Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Climate
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Defence
- Economic Development
- Education
- Elections
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Labour
- Mining
- Natural Resources
- Pensions
- Regional Development
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Advocating for supports for labour mobility in the construction industry. This includes tax supports for workers to deduct travel expenses and for inter-provincial and Canada-US travel.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Advocating for increased funding to the apprenticeship incentive grant, the completion grant and the continuation of the UTIP funding.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Federal Budget - with respect to recommendations that support the Building Trades and construction sector.
- Legislation to implement a skilled trades workforce mobility tax deduction.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Advocating for investments in infrastructure including in renewable technologies, transit, and large-scale public investments.
Policies or Program
- Advocacy for supports for displaced workers, particularly in the energy sector, as the economy transitions to Net Zero.
- Advocating for changes to the Employment Insurance program to better support workers.
- Advocating for childcare programs that help our members.
- Advocating for pandemic supports for our members.
- Advocating for the government to use Community Benefits Agreements/Workforce Development Agreements on public infrastructure projects.
- Apprenticeship & Training Employment and Skills Development and the Red Seal Secretariat to continue to promote and use the Red Seal Program.
- Immigration - advocating for the long-term labourforce needs of the construction industry.
- Pipeline projects - discussing the benefits to the economy and employment of these type of projects in Canada
- Temporary foreign workers - advocating for the needs of the industry including the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program.
- The impact on employment opportunities for skilled trades workers in Canada and the effect on training opportunities in primary and emerging industries.
- To oppose any potential tax measures to be enacted by the Federal Government on Union members or pensioners who receive a private supplemental health and dental plan which is paid for by an employer , collective bargaining agreement or pension plan.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
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Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
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Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
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Elections Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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National Capital Commission (NCC)
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National Defence (DND)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
A NATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION AFFILIATING 14 INTERNATIONAL UNIONS REPRESENTING OVER 600,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CANADA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.BUILDINGTRADES.CA
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Sean Strickland,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING TRADES UNIONS, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILS
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-06-30
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$26,645,100.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
72 Chamberlain Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 1V9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-0653
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Nathan Carr,
Manager, Public Affairs |
No public offices held
- Sean Strickland,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
