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…
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IBEW 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…
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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…
MoreIBEW IVP Shewchuk Attends First Ministers’ Reception in Saskatoon
International Vice President of IBEW Canada, Russ Shewchuk, attended the First Ministers’ Reception in Saskatoon on Sunday, June 1. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe invited Shewchuk to represent the IBEW as a key voice in Canada’s energy and skilled trades sectors. The event brought together provincial leaders and newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney. Premier Moe…
MoreIBEW Finds Common Ground With Saskatchewan Leaders to Upgrade Training
The IBEW’s work to enhance electrical training programs across Canada reached a milestone last fall, when it signed a letter of intent with the Saskatchewan government to partner in upgrading the province’s apprenticeships in electrical, powerline and nuclear. The IBEW has a similar agreement with the provincial government in Ontario, in which the Progressive Conservatives…
MoreIVP Shewchuk Statement on Federal Election Results
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canada is the largest electrical industry stakeholder in Canada, representing nearly 70,000 skilled tradespeople across the electrical industry and various related sectors, all vital to building and maintaining Canada’s infrastructure and powering its economy. The past month has been a whirlwind of debate, discussion, and decision-making as Canadians…
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