Catch up on the latest industry news and notes with The WCA Newsletter for April 12, available here ..read more

Winnipeg Construction Association Disappointed in Provincial Government’s Apprenticeship Ratio Regression WINNIPEG , March 27, 2024 – On Wednesday, the provincial government announced a regression of the Apprenticeship Ratio from two apprentices for each journeyperson to one apprentice per journeyperson. The Winnipeg Construction Association (WCA) has been strongly advocating against this change. “It’s extremely disappointing to see Manitoba move backwards on this,” said Ron Hambley, WCA President. “Anyone can tell you that we’re currently in the middle of a skilled labour shortage that’s goin ..read more

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By Darryl Harrison, WCA Director, Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy The Manitoba Apprenticeship Board has undergone some recent changes, including the removal of several Board members (myself included), replaced with five new appointees, four of which are from organizations that are vocal critics of the current 2:1 apprenticeship ratio. On Friday (Feb. 23) the Winnipeg Free Press published an op-ed from the new Chair of the Apprenticeship Manitoba Board. She raised some important points regarding training and education in the construction industry that are worth discussing. The op-ed pointe ..read more

At yesterday’s Annual General Meeting we welcomed our 2024 Board of Directors, led by new Chair Roger Tuk. Congratulations to all our new and returning Board Members – we’re excited to get to work to continue building the ICI industry across Manitoba. (Front Row, L-R): Peter Bernatsky, Vice-Chair; Ellowyn Nadeau, Immediate Past Chair; Roger Tuk, Chair; Ron Hambley, President, John Enns, Past Chair (Middle Row, L-R): Jennifer Lowe, Director-at-Large; Stacey Gagné, Manufacturers and Suppliers Division Chair; Xuan Nguyen, MWC Representative; Christa Lee, YCLM Representative, Terri Randall, Direc ..read more

Catch up on the latest industry news and notes with the February 16 edition of The WCA Newsletter, now available here ..read more

The latest edition of The WCA Newsletter is now available here ..read more

Catch up on the latest industry news and notes with the latest edition of The WCA Newsletter, available here ..read more

Welcome to 2024! The first issue of The WCA Newsletter of the year is now available here ..read more

The last WCA Newsletter of 2023 is available – click here to check it out ..read more