BUILD WITH EXCELLENCE
Your connection to more than 45,000 highly skilled workers.
We build:
- Residential and high-rise buildings
- Major institutional and industrial projects
- Roads
- Hydro electric construction
- And more
Learn how the BC Building Trades can help you bring your construction projects to the next level.
Latest News
College of the BCBT connects high school students with careers in the trades
November 21, 2025 YOUTH ACROSS THE PROVINCE are finding new pathways to get involved in the trades, thanks in part to a new hands-on program. The Youth Trade Sampler program, run as a partnership between the UA Piping Industry College of BC College of the BC Building...
84 per cent of British Columbians want a plan to keep shipbuilding jobs in B.C.
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release November 18, 2025 84 per cent of British Columbians want a plan to keep shipbuilding jobs in B.C. NANAIMO — A new poll shows overwhelming public support for rebuilding B.C.’s shipbuilding industry. The poll, conducted by Leger and...
Op-Ed
Workers are the ones who create our prosperity – President’s Message
November 21, 2025 THE LATEST FISCAL UPDATE from the provincial government shows that B.C.’s finances have seen better days. With the release of the first quarterly report, we learned that British Columbia is set to run a deficit of $11.8 billion. That exceeds previous...
Start Your Career in the Trades
October 9, 2025 I AM OFTEN ASKED HOW TO start an apprenticeship. It happens all the time. From the cab driver taking me to the airport to the service representative helping me process a return. When people find out I work in construction, they frequently follow up...
College of the BCBT Apprenticeship Guide
College of the BC Building Trades Apprenticeship Guide
Use this guide to:
- Explore our programs
- Explore our training schools
- Learn about the College of the BC Building Trades advantage
Tradetalk
Read the Latest Edition of TradeTalk
Winter 2025 Vol. 28 No. 4
In this issue
- B.C.’s underground economy
- The fight to build ferries in B.C.
- College of the BCBT connects with students
- Building B.C.: The BC Place story
WE ARE INVOLVED WITH WORTHWHILE CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE REGION TO ENSURE ALL OUR MEMBERS ARE PRIMED FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEARS
MEMBER RESOURCES
The BC Building Trades represents 45,000 highly skilled construction workers in British Columbia. Our members work in the industrial, commercial, institutional and residential sectors building our communities.
BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH THE COLLEGE OF THE BC BUILDING TRADES
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ABOUT US
We represent 45,000 highly skilled construction workers in B.C., and we are part of a network of 500,000 unionized construction workers across Canada.
MEMBER RESOURCES
Members of a BC Building Trades union have access to health and welfare plans, pension plans, and mental health & addiction services.
BUILDING B.C. BETTER.
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BC BUILDING TRADES
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Phone: (778) 397-2220
Fax: (778) 397-2250
UA Local 170 is excited to support the provincial government's historic investment in trades training. This is a massive win for apprentices, union training schools, the construction industry and the economy.