As the construction industry prepares for the large-scale retirement of the baby boom generation, the skilled trades labour shortage looms as a major challenge. To meet this need, the UBC is working with union contractor partners to attract youth to the trades and proactively grow the workforce through programs like Victoria Local 1598’s Plan A...
The Enhanced Construction Program (ECP) is a collaboration between the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) and UBC Local 494 Windsor. The program allows Grade 11 and 12 students to study at the Union’s training facility for a semester, rather than attending their local high school. Participants gain hands-on construction experience, earn health and...
Helping more Canadian newcomers with foreign credentials write the Red Seal exam and join the construction industry workforce is the focus of a new United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Canadian District project. The UBC Bridge to Red Seal project, funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program, aims to...
