The IBEW First District office would like to announce that after a comprehensive application process, with 13 applicants who had outstanding videos and resumes, we are pleased to announce Brother Richard Prasad from Local Union 804 – Kitchener as the new Canadian Education Specialist, effective June 1, 2023. Brother Prasad joins the First District Office…
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‘Get Creative, Dream Big’: Canadian Conference Fuels Organizing Momentum
Energized by four days full of ideas, information and inspiration in Toronto, an army of First District organizers raced back to their locals in late March, ready to supercharge their efforts to grow the IBEW across Canada. The Canadian Membership Development Conference, which hadn’t been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drew 120…
MoreNational Day of Mourning
The Day of Mourning is an annual day of remembrance for workers who have been killed and injured on the job; the aim of this day is to publicly renew the commitment to fight for the safety of the living as well as mourn for those workers who have died. The National Day of Mourning,…
MoreIn Ontario, Electrified Ferry Offers Glimpse of Future Marine Work
The conversion of an airport ferry from biodiesel to electric power could help carry more marine-based work to the members of St. Catharines, Ontario, Local 303 and beyond. “There’s a whole opportunity to electrify the marine industry and to be a leader in that, to be able to tie the IBEW to it,” said Mark…
MorePress Release: Government of Canada’s 2023 Federal Budget
Please see link: Press Release – Budget 2023
MoreOntario Local Made Recruiting Female Apprentices a Priority – It Paid Off
In 2017, Kitchener Local 804 — a major construction local in southern Ontario — had eight women among its membership. Leadership decided that needed to be addressed. The local needed to give more people a chance at the life-changing impact of IBEW membership and help meet the need for skilled construction workers. Brian Jacobs, now…
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