ICBA Press Release | December 8, 2025 SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association, is calling on Premier David Eby to immediately recall the B.C. Legislature, repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and repeal section 8.1 of the Interpretation Act, after the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that…
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BuildStrong App – Call to Action!
On behalf of Buildstrong by CIRP BuildStrong by CIRP ( Formerly the Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan ) has a free app that is available for all in construction regardless of their union affiliation. Here is link to a video describing the BuildStrong App. The app provides construction workers with on-demand access to mental health and substance use support,…
Read MoreManitoba enforcing stronger rules to protect workers from asbestos exposure
Journal of Commerce | DCN-JOC News Services | December 8, 2025 WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is introducing stronger rules to protect workers from asbestos. Commonly found in older building materials, asbestos becomes hazardous when it is disturbed and released into the air. Manitoba’s current regulations set basic requirements for training, inventories and safety measures, a…
Read MoreA long time coming: B.C. prompt payment becomes law
Journal of Commerce | DCN-JOC News Services | December 5, 2025 VANCOUVER – Several construction industry associations are breathing a sigh of relief after years of advocacy work with news prompt payment legislation received Royal Assent this week and is now law. The British Columbia Construction Association has broken down what Bill 20, the Construction Payment Act,…
Read MoreIndustry speaks on West Coast pipeline pact: B.C. ‘needs to be part of Team Canada’
Journal of Commerce | Grant Cameron | December 2, 2025 Contractors, unions and open shop construction associations in B.C. and Alberta are solidly behind a deal that opens the door for more pipelines to be built to transport oil to the West Coast. While environmental groups and First Nations argue the impacts of a new oilsands…
Read MoreICBA – Now is the Time for BC to Support Canada’s Energy Future
November 27, 2025 SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is welcoming the new Ottawa–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding on energy, infrastructure, pipelines, rail, power generation, and ports that will support energy and natural resource development in Western Canada – and urges Premier David Eby to be a constructive partner in making these important nation-building…
Read MoreCSA/ASC Z1003 Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace Prevention, Promotion, and Guidance (New Edition)
A note from The Employer’s Forum –> The CSA/ASC Z1003 Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace Prevention, Promotion, and Guidance (New Edition) is currently open for public review. Provide your feedback by registering here. It takes 2 minutes. Then, click here. Then, click on the item circled: And enter your comments in the space. Not sure what to say?…
Read MoreDonald Trump not to blame for B.C’s financial woes, David Eby is
Vancouver Sun | By Vaughn Palmer | November 28, 2025 Vaughn Palmer: The NDP points to new schools and the like to justify deficits, but day-to-day spending is to blame for half of it VICTORIA — Finance Minister Brenda Bailey released a budget update Thursday confirming that Premier David Eby has thrown away the good financial position he…
Read MoreOne year later: WorkSafeBC outlines compliance with new tower crane regs
Journal of Commerce | DCN-JOC News Services |November 27, 2025 RICHMOND, B.C. – It’s been just over one year since new tower crane regulations came into effect, and WorkSafeBC is reporting good compliance overall across tower crane operations in B.C., but risks do remain. Since Oct. 1, 2024, employers have been required to submit a Notice…
Read MoreBuilding Trades wants strong role in BC Infrastructure Act process
Journal of Commerce | Jean Sorensen | November 24, 2025 The BC Building Trades (BCBT) is arguing for a strong role and voice under the newly-passed BC Infrastructure Act where regulations are now being formed. “We want to ensure that workers and communities benefit from these projects,” said Brynn Bourke, BCBT executive director. Those benefits, as…
Read MoreCCA Hill Day urges continued action on infrastructure, procurement and workforce strategy
Journal of Commerce | DCN-JOC News Services | November 19, 2025 OTTAWA — The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) recently hosted its largest Hill Day, bringing 115 delegates from across the construction sector to hold more than 100 meetings scheduled with parliamentarians. It was an opportunity to discuss the recently unveiled budget, the newly released Major Projects…
Read MoreCarney Liberals narrowly survive crucial budget vote, preventing winter election
Journal of Commerce | The Canadian Press | November 18, 2025 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government narrowly survived a crucial budget vote Monday evening, one that could have sent Canadians to the polls this winter but instead propped up the minority Liberal government. Members of Parliament ended weeks of drama and speculation about the…
Read MoreRecent work-related incidents reported to WorkSafeBC
November 13, 2025 Construction incident summaries are based on information obtained as soon as possible after the incidents: they are preliminary and subject to change. Details have been edited to protect workers’ privacy. See additional summaries online. Injury Type: Fracture Core Activity: Construction labour supply or general labour supply Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. Date of Incident: 2025-Oct ID Number: 2025155270011 A…
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Trades Training Funding
BC Building Trades Press Release | Friday, November 14, 2025 VICTORIA – BC Building Trades celebrates transformational investment into trades training system For the first time in over twenty years, the BC Government is making a historic $241 million-dollar investment into the trades training system. “As the backbone of trades training in BC, the BC…
Read MoreCoalition pens letter to Carney urging ‘open and fair’ procurement for major projects
Journal of Commerce | DCN-JOC News Services | November 14, 2025 OTTAWA – Eighteen construction sector organizations have joined forces, penning a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney in the wake of his latest major projects list. They are urging the Liberals to rethink their procurement practices when it comes to building Canada up on a…
Read MoreLNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
Richmond News | Nono Shen, The Canadian Press | November 13, 2025 TERRACE, B.C. — The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects to be considered for fast-track approval under legislation passed in June — a list focused entirely on critical minerals and energy. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Measure Twice, Cut Once Fall Line Up generating listens
HAVAN | November 13, 2025 Measure Twice, Cut Once –Feature Episodes Spotlight Housing Supply, Building Science, Financing, and Environmental Stewardship. This fall, HAVAN podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once delivers again with high-impact episodes focused on the issues shaping homebuilding in Metro Vancouver. From housing supply pressures to high-performance windows, construction financing, and deconstruction, industry leaders…
Read MoreKeep Canada’s Major Projects Open To All Qualified Workers, ICBA Tells Ottawa
ICBA | November 13, 2025 SURREY & CALGARY – As the federal government unveils its next batch of major projects today, the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) in B.C. and Alberta has signed on to a coalition letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carneyto commit to open and fair procurement – rejecting building-trades-union-only monopolies and exclude the…
Read MoreCarney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’
Journal of Commerce | The Canadian Press | November 10, 2025 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience Friday that he will secure a new pipeline for Alberta, offering his strongest endorsement of the idea yet. During an armchair talk at the Canadian Club Toronto, Carney told the audience…
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