Updates

CLR and the BCBT are both hosting popular charity golf tournaments.

CLR is hosting the 16th Annual Ben Backman Memorial Industry Leaders Golf Tournament, taking place on June 23, 2025 at the prestigious Vancouver Golf Club.  This tournament is in support of the Royal Columbian Hospital  Foundation.  Further information here.

BCBT’s 25^th Anniversary Golf Tournament will be held July 7, 2025 at Northview Golf & Country Club in Surrey.  “It’s FORE the Kids!”.  This year the BC Building Trades will be raising funds in support of two charities – UBC’s Centre for Research in Childhood Diabetes, and Variety – The Children’s Charity.  Further information here.

JAplan Level 1 and 2 courses are available at no cost to CLR and BCBT members.  Dates for the Spring 2025 Level 2 courses are May 5, 6.

Check our Training page for further information.

JAplan Level 1 and 2 courses are available at no cost to CLR and BCBT members.  Fall dates for the next Level 2 courses are October 15, 16.

Check our Training page for further information.

Labour Day originally grew out of an 1872 printers’ strike in Toronto, fighting for a nine-hour work day.  The printers won their battle, a major milestone in the changing relations between Canadian workers and their government.

Just over 20 years later, on July 23, 1894, the government of then-Prime Minister John Thompson passed a law making Labour Day official.  In Canada, Labour Day is still a statutory holiday observed each year on the first Monday in September.

In the early days, Labour Day was celebrated with parades and other festivities.  While celebrations are now more low-key, Labour Day is still observed across Canada and is viewed as the unofficial end of summer.

Executive Director

(Part-time and primarily remote)

Bring your well-honed leadership skills to this exciting new position and ensure continued delivery of excellent service to BC’s thriving Construction Industry

For details, view the full posting here

Applications must be received via email [email protected] no later than February 2, 2024

The Level 1 and 2 Training Courses are available AT NO CHARGE to members of CLR and the BC Building Trades!

Visit the Training page for details on how to access these valuable training tools.

The Level 1 training course, introducing the concept and basics of “jurisdiction” and its application to workers on the job, is currently undergoing a final review prior to conducting a pilot in the next few weeks (mid to late March).  Once that pilot is complete, the course will be available to both union and contractor personnel upon referral.

Stay tuned for specifics on accessing this course!

January 2022 marks the launch of the JAplan’s updated website. The look has changed a little, but the inner workings have changed a lot!

The new site is much more responsive. We’ve included enhanced search capability for the JAplan Decisions to make it easier to find what you’re looking for.  Search by multiple trades or a specific type of work.

We are also working on an industry Training program, to educate workers on the basics of jurisdiction as it relates to their work.  A new Training page has been added to the site, which will be activated as soon as the Training program is launched.

National Construction Day recognizes and celebrates the dedicated, hard-working people instrumental in building and connecting our communities through construction. Join us in celebrating the diverse and talented professionals who make up this industry, and the work they do to build a better Canada.

National Construction Day 2021

Our office will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 30 to observe Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Our members are strongly encouraged to learn about the horrific legacy of residential schools in British Columbia and Canada, and to be closed on Thursday, Sept. 30 to observe Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.