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Working Across Party Lines
On the fourth of August, the Building Trades of Alberta met with Premier Danielle Smith and Matt Jones, Minister of Jobs Economy and Trade. The discussion covered a variety of issues facing our members and the Alberta skilled trades, from amending certain provisions...
Local 1999 is a Threat to Alberta Workers
The National Construction Council (NCC), Local 1999 says that they’re a “game changer” for the future of construction. “Game fixer” is more like it. Contracts signed by Local 1999 result in sub-standard agreements that, in the long-term will cause irreparable damage...
BTA at the First Nations Power Authority Cleaner Energy Forum 2023
The First Nations Power Authority recently hosted their seventh annual Cleaner Energy Forum in Saskatoon. The Building Trades of Alberta's Community and Indigenous Director Lyle Daniels was invited to speak at the second day of the forum. Lyle captured the audience's...
John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament 2023 a Success!
Yesterday, The Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation hosted its sixth annual John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament. In the spirit of John's legacy of generosity, our organization donated $300,000 to the Stollery Children's Hospital. The main focus of...
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!
June 21 marks National Indigenous People’s Day. This is a day we recognize and celebrate the cultures of the Indigenous peoples across Canada. For the Building Trades of Alberta, this means recognizing the important contributions of our First Nations, Inuit, and Métis...
Ottawa Announces Sustainable Jobs Bill
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has tabled Bill C-50, the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act in the House of Commons, respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in...
Hiring Intentions Survey Live Now!
As the labour market and economy heat up, the Alberta Chambers network has partnered withBuilding Trades of Alberta, industry partners and the Government of Alberta to identify hiringchallenges employers may be facing and answer important questions: Do businesses have...
Charitable Foundation Announcement
The Building Trades of Alberta Charity Foundation is excited to be hosting the John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 22 at The Quarry. Registrations and breakfast will be held at 7:00am and golfing will start at 8:30am. This charity tournament is...
Millions of jobs to be ‘disrupted’ by Canada’s Just Transition as world oil demand reaches new highs
https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/millions-of-jobs-to-be-disrupted-by-canadas-just-transition-as-world-oil-demand-reaches-new-highs/