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Carpenters’ march in Toronto Labour Day Parade
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Carpenters’ march in Toronto Labour Day Parade
TORONTO—Union members from Carpenters’ Local 27, the Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation Local 675, Residential Local 1030 and the Carpenters’ council staff were among those who took part in the 153rd annual Labour Day Parade in Toronto Sep. 2. This...
Labour
![Construction underway on Sentinel Apartments by Big-D Midwest](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DCN-AG-Construction-underway-on-Sentinel-Apartments-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Construction underway on Sentinel Apartments by Big-D Midwest
 ST. PAUL, MN - Big-D Construction Midwest recently started construction on a 30...
Labour
![Hamilton trades march as CLC launches campaign](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DW-labour-day-liuna1-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Hamilton trades march as CLC launches campaign
The weather was perfect and the mood celebratory as the Hamilton and District La...
Labour
![Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_594218537WEB-300x169.jpg)
Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
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Carpenters’ march in Toronto Labour Day Parade
TORONTO—Union members from Carpenters’ Local 27, the Drywall Acoustic Lathing an...
Labour
![Construction underway on Sentinel Apartments by Big-D Midwest](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DCN-AG-Construction-underway-on-Sentinel-Apartments-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Construction underway on Sentinel Apartments by Big-D Midwest
 ST. PAUL, MN - Big-D Construction Midwest recently started construction on a 30...
Labour
![Hamilton trades march as CLC launches campaign](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DW-labour-day-liuna1-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Hamilton trades march as CLC launches campaign
The weather was perfect and the mood celebratory as the Hamilton and District La...
Labour
![Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_594218537WEB-300x169.jpg)
Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
![Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, one buil...
Labour
![Shipyard sector receives funding to train and upskill workers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_1149954614WEB-300x169.jpg)
Shipyard sector receives funding to train and upskill workers
ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Ontario Shipyards Inc. is receiving $10 million from the...
Government , Labour
![Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/04/shutterstock_617683550-e1556111440637-300x169.jpg)
Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal
OTTAWA - The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back t...
Government , Labour
![Avison Young outlines consequences of rail strike](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_2122876310MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Avison Young outlines consequences of rail strike
TORONTO - Real estate adviser Avison Young has issued a statement warning about...
Government , Labour
![Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_467742179MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC
OTTAWA — The Teamsters аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 Rail Conference says it has taken down picket line...
Labour
![Skills Council, Mohawk launch skills development partnership](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_514367593WEB-300x169.jpg)
Skills Council, Mohawk launch skills development partnership
OTTAWA — The Skills Council of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 and Mohawk College have announced a new pa...
Labour
![Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 19 to 23](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/Collage_08_23DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 19 to 23
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news July’s flash floods in Toronto and s...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
![‘Impacts cannot be understated’: Ottawa intervenes to get railways moving again](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/CP-teamsters-MontrealMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
‘Impacts cannot be understated’: Ottawa intervenes to get railways moving again
Ottawa ordered up binding arbitration Thursday to get freight trains moving agai...
Government , Labour
![National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/CP-teamsters-MontrealMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways
MONTREAL — In a first for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, freight traffic on its two largest railways ha...
Economic , Labour
![Legault announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/OHS_01-768x432.jpg)
Legault announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault is announcing a six-month freeze on c...
Government , Labour
![Railway shutdown would be ‘devastating’ for small businesses: CFIB](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_467742179MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Railway shutdown would be ‘devastating’ for small businesses: CFIB
MONTREAL — A potential work stoppage at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023's two major railways this week wo...
Economic , Labour
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s ‘can do’ spirit stifled by bad policies](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/PCA-IndustryPerspectivesOPED-AugustMainWEB-oped-300x169.png)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s ‘can do’ spirit stifled by bad policies
It sounds so simple. аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s construction industry could build more for less....
Associations , Government , Labour
![Feds announce next round of UTIP funding](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_1061567072MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Feds announce next round of UTIP funding
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will spend $74.6 million on 124...
Government , Labour
![Ontario funds study of heat pump installation skills gap](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/FRONT-DW-heat-pumps-training2-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Ontario funds study of heat pump installation skills gap
It’s the HVAC sector’s time to shine as policy-makers are increasingly focused o...
Government , Labour
![Racialized workers less likely to be unionized: report](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/shutterstock_514367593WEB-300x169.jpg)
Racialized workers less likely to be unionized: report
OTTAWA — Black and racialized workers in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 are less likely to be represente...
Economic , Labour
![Northern Ontario workers get a $17 million funding boost](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_527941111MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Northern Ontario workers get a $17 million funding boost
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — More Skills Development Fund (SDF) money is being invested w...
Government , Labour
![Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Labour_11-768x432.jpg)
Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023
OTTAWA — The federal government is considering new regulations that could make f...
Government , Labour
![ECO аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 launches the Codes Acceleration Program for Indigenous communities](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/10/shutterstock_1409195639MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
ECO аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 launches the Codes Acceleration Program for Indigenous communities
CALGARY — ECO аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 has announced the launch of the Codes Acceleration Program...
Labour
![Skills Ontario summer camps provide a trades twist to summer vacation](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/PG-3-Trades-Tech-Truck-1-1-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Skills Ontario summer camps provide a trades twist to summer vacation
At a time of the year when most children are swimming, biking or heading to adve...
Labour
![Gordie Howe bridge female ironworker cherishing every moment before it wraps](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/TRobinson-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Gordie Howe bridge female ironworker cherishing every moment before it wraps
Growing up in Windsor, Ont. Tracy Robinson would help her dad with odd jobs arou...
Infrastructure , Labour
![Sudbury camp inspires, nurtures potential architects of the future](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DP-2023_ArchiNorth_EN-02_Day05_058-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Sudbury camp inspires, nurtures potential architects of the future
For the second year, Grade 11 and 12 high school students were drafting, drawing...
Labour
![Hamilton hires additional staff to oversee $543M water treatment plant project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DF-Woodward-Water-Treatment-Plant-Filter-Building-exterior-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Hamilton hires additional staff to oversee $543M water treatment plant project
The City of Hamilton has hired four new permanent full-time staff members to lea...
Labour
![Applications for Skills Development Fund Training Stream open next week](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2373790687MainWEB-300x169.png)
Applications for Skills Development Fund Training Stream open next week
KITCHENER, ONT. — Premier Doug Ford made skilled trades training investment anno...
Government , Labour
![Life cycle assessment training now available for architecture professionals](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/10/shutterstock_1409195639MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Life cycle assessment training now available for architecture professionals
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 (RAIC) is teaming up with t...
Labour
![Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O’Regan](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/mackinnon-original-credit-FACEBOOK-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O’Regan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' new minister for labour and seniors is Steven Mac...
Government , Labour
![Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02-768x432.jpg)
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say
OTTAWA - Two sources with knowledge of the situation say federal labour minister...
Government , Labour
![MOL funds new training platform for insulators](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Labour_11-768x432.jpg)
MOL funds new training platform for insulators
RICHMOND HILL, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is allocating $700...
Government , Labour
![OCS report on 2022 contract sessions a key tool as next round looms](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-DW-OCS-bargaining-survey2-300x264.jpg)
OCS report on 2022 contract sessions a key tool as next round looms
Union and employer negotiators in Ontario’s ICI sector will be looking to avoid...
Labour
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Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
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Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
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$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
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![Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, one buil...
Labour
![$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-South-Niagara-Hospital-project-rendering-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
It’s been just over a year since ground was broken on the massive South Niagara...
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Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’
A new waterfront townhouse development in Muskoka, Ont. is looking to bring peop...
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![аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
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![Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
TORONTO - Ontario’s workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...