Media Invited to Attend Key Plenary at CBTU's "Our Skills, Our Voice" Annual Conference
Plenary Session – Our Skills, Our Voice
This dynamic session will explore the role of skilled trades in shaping Canada's economy, workforce development, and just transition strategies. Expect timely discussions on apprenticeships, labour mobility, infrastructure investment, and inclusion in the skilled trades workforce.
Speakers include:
Dalton McGuinty, Former Premier of Ontario
Jason Kenney, Former Premier of Alberta
Dwight Ball, Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jim Hogarth, Executive Director & Curtis Houston, Co-Founder and Chair, Helmets to Hardhats
The Honourable Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education, Alberta
Senator Andrew Cardozo, Senator for Ontario
Ken Sandmoen, Board Chair, AMCC
Mandy Kaiser, co-chair AMCC
Robert Kucheran, co-chair AMCC
Marc Wahl, Leader, Turnaround, NOVA Chemicals
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Plenary begins at 1:00 PM EST
Media check-in opens 30 minutes prior
WHERE:
Westin Hotel Ottawa
11 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON
With skilled trades playing a pivotal role in Canada's transition to a low-carbon economy and in meeting labour demands in infrastructure and housing, this plenary offers critical insight and firsthand perspectives from the frontlines of construction and labour.
SOURCE Canada's Building Trades Unions
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