View PDF Greetings: Further to the correspondence I sent out in August regarding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) coming to an end and a transition to Employment Insurance (EI), please find below the update and resources from the Federal Government. Even though the CERB has ended, you can apply for a period retroactively. The…
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Webinar Wednesdays: Common Sense Economics – Part II
View as PDF Thank you to all who have attended our webinars and have provided feedback. We’re excited to announce our next webinar titled, “Common Sense Economics Part II”. The Popular Economics series was initially billed as a one webinar event, but due to participant interest and engagement we’re going to delve deeper into the…
MoreIBEW Canada Mourns Loss of Local 2067 Members
The entire IBEW Canada family is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of two of our members of Local 2067 on Thursday October 8, 2020. Despite the best training and safety programs available this serves to remind us all of the precarious nature of our work, and the fact that our dedicated members…
MoreThanksgiving Message from 1st District International Vice President
Greetings: Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year. Of course with COVID-19, the way in which we celebrate holidays has changed; this country is starting to…
MoreOntario Local Begins Innovative Apprenticeship
For more than a century, the IBEW has been successful by adapting to changes in the electrical industry. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Local 402 Business Manager Glen Drewes is confident his local union has found an innovative way to build on that history. Earlier this year, Local 402 received rare permission from the Ontario provincial government…
MoreOrange Shirt Day 2020
Started in 2013, Orange Shirt Day helps increase awareness of the effects of residential schools on Indigenous communities in Canada. This day helps to continue the conversation and efforts around reconciliation. Those who have suffered tell their stories and continue to heal. For the rest of us it’s about supporting our Indigenous brothers and sisters…
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