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The UBC is proud to share that members McKenna Goodwin of Local 93 and Delaney Krieger of Local 494 have been named winners of WXN’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards! These awards recognize women across Canada whose leadership and influence are transforming industries and communities. Both McKenna and Delaney are Journeywomen who, in...

This past December, Canada’s Secretary of State (Labour), the honourable John Zerucelli, visited the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades (CCAT) to announce federal funding for the UBC Sustainable Jobs Mass Timber Project through the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy’s Union Training and Innovation Program. The project will establish 10 mass timber training modules delivered at select...

From October 5th to 7th, at the Carpenter’s International Training Center in Las Vegas, the inaugural Member Engagement Conference brought together over 500 Sisters and Brothers from across North America.   Among them, Canadians made history. With 106 delegates representing all five of the Canadian District’s Regional Councils; from St. John’s, NL, to Fort McMurray,...

Two members of UBC Local 675, Chris and Alejandro, demonstrated remarkable composure and concern for others during a tragic jobsite explosion last month in North York, Toronto. “It was a regular day,” says Chris, as he recalls the events leading up to the incident. While waiting for the elevator alongside his coworker and fellow member...

Each year, the UBC hosts the National Apprenticeship Competition (NAC), where skilled apprentices from across the country showcase their abilities and compete against their peers in their respective trades. Participants are first selected at the Local level to attend regional competitions, where winners secure a spot in the national finals. Those who moved on were...

On September 11th in Edmonton, Local 1325 hosted Prime Minister Carney for the announcement of the first five projects that will be expedited through the Federal Government’s new Major Projects Office (MPO). This office will streamline regulatory processes and get UBC members out to work more quickly on the nation-building infrastructure projects that Canada is...

UBC members and contractor partners in Northern Ontario can look forward to expanded training opportunities on the horizon as construction begins on a new facility at the UBC Training Centre in Sudbury. The new 14,000 sq. ft. building will provide additional classrooms and a second shop floor, increasing capacity to meet high demand for apprenticeship...

In August, delegates from across the United Brotherhood of Carpenters convened in Vegas for the 43rd General Convention. The UBC-Canadian District was represented by 217 Delegates from various councils, including the Atlantic Canada Regional Council, the Carpenters’ Regional Council, the Conseil Régional Québécois, the National Construction Council, and the Millwrights Regional Council. The event was...