New Canada‑Alberta Productivity Grant
Starting this fall, CLRA members will be eligible to apply for the new Canada‑Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG), which replaces the former Canada‑Alberta Job Grant. When the original program was cancelled, […]
Year: 2025
CLRA Members in On-Site’s Top 40 Contractors in Canada List
Five of CLRA’s members, PCL Construction, EllisDon, AECON, Bird Construction and Michels Canada, were included in this year’s Top 40 Contractors line-up by On-Site Magazine. Our members represent nearly half of […]
CLRA Congratulates Honorary NAIT Graduate, Trades Trailblazer Carol Moen
CLRA congratulates NAIT’s recent honorary Bachelor of Technology in Management recipient Carol Moen. Considered to be NAIT’s highest form of recognition, honorary degrees are awarded to those who have made […]
NCLRA and CLRA support Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act
The National Construction Labour Relations Alliance of Canada (NCLRA) and Construction Labour Relations Alberta (CLRA) want to see the swift passage of Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free […]
Collective Bargaining with Building Trades Concludes: New agreements offer stability, certainty to trades, investors and government
Alberta construction employers and building trades unions have agreed to new collective agreements that preserve Alberta’s place as the most stable and competitive construction market in Canada. The new four-year […]
More Interprovincial Trade for Alberta
This week, Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at improving the free flow of goods, services, and workforce talent between […]
Building Big Things: What it Means For Alberta’s Construction Workforce
The Public Policy Forum’s recent report, Build Big Things, is a national call to action, and Alberta’s construction industry is at the heart of the opportunity. Canada is entering an […]
CLRA Hosts Panel Discussion on Attracting and Retaining Skilled Labour in Alberta
The Canadian construction industry has an aging workforce and in the coming decade will lose almost a quarter of its skilled workers to retirement. At the same time, forecasts indicate […]
CLRA Congratulates Sean Strickland on Appointment as Chair of Helmets to Hardhats Canada
Construction Labour Relations Alberta (CLRA) extends its congratulations to Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), on his recent appointment as Chair of the Board of Directors […]
CLRA Donates $30,000 for New NAIT Bursaries
CLRA is supporting the training and development of tradespeople in Alberta through a set of new bursaries and grants for apprenticeship students at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). […]