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Path Forward

BTA’s Path Forward aims to instill hope and a sense of belonging among Alberta’s Indigenous youth. The truth is, for many Indigenous Albertans, desperation and despair are unfortunate realities and can lead folks down a dangerous path. Addictions, incarcerations, mental health issues, and suicides have plagued numerous Indigenous communities at disproportional rates, for far too long.

STAND UP for Safety

Stand Up for Safety is a new industry philosophy shared by the 18 building trade unions in Alberta. Our goal is to empower stakeholders at all levels from apprentices to business owners to have the freedom to talk openly about safety concerns on the job. On every job. Every single day. Watch the Stand Up for Safety video, which was shot entirely at Shell Scotford.

Social Procurement Agreements

Social Procurement Agreements put Alberta workers, families, and local communities first.

The members of the Building Trades of Alberta live right here in Alberta. We raise our families here. We pay taxes here. And we want to build infrastructure projects the right way; they become part of our province, and we want them to last. That’s why we support Social Procurement Agreements.

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Build Together

Build Together is a national workforce development program initiated by Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU). Build Together now has chapters across the country. Alberta was one of the first Chapters (Build Together – Women of the Alberta Building Trades) and has been operating since 2015, but our efforts to bring women into the building trades date back much further.

Trade Winds to Success

Trade Winds to Success offers Trade Orientation and Pre-Apprenticeship Training programs, as well as evaluation and follow-up during apprenticeship training. See the Trade Winds to Success website for intake dates. The program has been featured in the Edmonton Journal and was the recipient of the 2013 Senator Thelma Chalifoux Award presented annually by the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

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Building Trades of Alberta

The BTA proudly coordinates and promotes the interests of 18 Alberta local skilled trades unions

What a pleasure it was to hear from 6-time Olympian Medalist Clara Hughes as the keynote speaker of the Canada's Building Trades Unions 2024 Conference!Clara shared her inspiring and touching story as an athlete, overcoming mental health struggles that so many experience. It was these experiences that led Clara to become a powerful mental health advocate through Bell Lets Talk Day.#cdntrades #mentalhealthwellness ... See MoreSee Less
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The Oil & Gas sector has created many good union jobs for our members. That's why we were glad to have Lisa Baiton from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) at the CBTU Conference to discuss the potential for Canada to become a major power in the O&G sector.#cdntrades #AlbertaEnergy #buildingtradesofalberta ... See MoreSee Less
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There is a very real opioid crisis in Canada and we in our industry must rise to the challenge of combatting it.We thank Matt Teber, a construction worker who suffered a major injury on the job and shared his journey overcoming opioid addiction. Matt's story is a powerful one, and it is important to hear when developing solutions.Pharmacist and Owner of Respect RX Pharmacy, Mark Barnes, gave a great presentation on Nalaxone kits and their life-saving capabilities when faced with opioid overdoses.#opiodoverdoseawareness #buildingtrades #cdntrades ... See MoreSee Less
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Vicky Waldron, Executive Director of the Construction Industry Rehabiliation Plan presented on the work being done in BC to address the issue of drug overdoses. Vicky shared extensive and troubling data on the prevalence substance abuse in the BC construction sector. Vicky also highlighted the BC Building Trades' establishment of a Opioid-Free Pain Clinic.In Alberta, we have rolled out our Building Resiliency program to address the crisis of mental health struggles among workers in our industry. We are working to build resilient work places across our province's skilled trades. buildingresiliency.bta.ca/#cdntrades #buildingresiliency #buildingtrades #mentalhealthwellness ... See MoreSee Less
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