Leaders from Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), including IBEW Canada, gathered in Ottawa on September 22 and 23 for two days of important discussions with federal ministers. The roundtable meetings took place on Parliament Hill and focused on major issues that affect workers across the skilled trades. IBEW Canada International Vice President Russ Shewchuk joined…
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IBEW Canada Joins Coalition Urging Investment in East-West Power Grid
At a news conference in Ottawa on September 23, 2025, IBEW Canada stood alongside a coalition of organizations calling on the federal government to build an east-west electricity grid powered by renewable energy. The panel included Stephen Thomas of the David Suzuki Foundation, Melina Laboucan-Massimo of Sacred Earth, Brandon Dyck of the International Brotherhood of…
MoreIBEW Canada Applauds First Wave of Nation-Building Projects
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canada welcomes today’s announcement by Prime Minister Mark Carney regarding the launch of five major nation-building projects that will be reviewed by the new Major Projects Office (MPO). This announcement follows the passage of Bill C-5 in June 2025, which gives the federal government new authority to designate and…
MoreA Powerful Boost for Canada’s Electrical Workforce
Today, at our IBEW All Canada Progress Meeting, we were honoured to host The Honourable John Zerucelli, Secretary of State (Labour) speaking on behalf of The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor. Speaking to a room with filled with hundreds of IBEW Delegates from across Canada, Secretary Zerucelli shared a…
MoreIBEW Canada Supports National Collaboration on Skilled Trades Training
On June 24, IBEW Canada proudly joined national partners and government leaders at IBEW Local 353’s training centre in Mississauga, ON, for a media event hosted by the Future Skills Centre (FSC), Skillplan, and Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU). The event spotlighted The Pan-Canadian Recruitment and Training System for Canada’s Unionized Construction Sector, a national…
MoreCBTU Speaks Before Senate In Support Of Bill C-5
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada’s Building Trade Unions, gave evidence before the Senate in support of Bill C-5, the Free Trade and Labour Mobility and Building Canada Act, also known as the One Canadian Economy Act. Strickland joined the first panel of witnesses on Wednesday for a 75-minute examination…
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