Build Right Nova Scotia

10/26/2026

🔧 Earned your Red Seal? You could receive a $5,000 bonus! Apprentices who completed their Red Seal certification on or after April 1, 2025, may be eligible.

📅 Applications open November 16, 2026.

Are you getting Red Seal certified?

We’re introducing a new $5K bonus for apprentices who obtain certification in a Red Seal trade, retroactive to those who completed their certification on or after April 1, 2025.

Applications launch on November 16, 2026.

Check it out: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/10/government-of-canada-will-be-accepting-applications-for-5000-team-canada-strong-red-seal-completion-bonus-as-of-november-16.html

10/21/2026

Great to see our partner, CBTU and Mainland Building Trades supporting Women Unlimited! 🎉

Women Unlimited is helping create a more inclusive skilled trades industry by connecting women with training, mentorship, and pathways to meaningful careers.

There’s still time to become a sponsor of their 20th Anniversary Celebration on November 6 in Halifax and be part of this important milestone!

Together, we can help open doors and build a stronger future. 🏗️

🎉 Sponsor shoutout! 🎉
Thank you to the Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council for joining us as a sponsor for our upcoming 20th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, November 6th in Halifax.
The trades council represents 14 unions with more than 4,000 members in Cape Breton. These skilled trades professionals include Women Unlimited graduates who build schools, hospitals, and commercial and industrial projects on the island.
We are building stronger communities together. 💪🏿💪💪🏾
Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency

10/19/2026

📢New funding announced to support Canada’s skilled trades and apprenticeship training!

Through the Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP), eligible unions and organizations can access funding through three streams:

1. Brick and Mortar – Funding for renovations, expansions, and new training facilities to increase union training capacity.

2. Innovation and Apprenticeship – Supporting innovative training approaches and partnerships to help apprentices and skilled trades workers succeed.

3. Training Equipment – Funding for equipment and materials used to train workers in Red Seal trades.

These funding opportunities aim to improve training quality, strengthen workforce development, and help prepare more skilled workers for the future.

Learn More: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/union-training-innovation.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawVC5rVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWlIQ0ozc1F3R09HcG5XTkpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebO9e6my_bb97A6V8N1gqfuuzRvI7LCzFfQxViExcbubXolKtYCE3agnHJ7g_aem_FWzQKT_UOaObLFmbmQvviA

Today, the Government of Canada announced $430 million in funding through the Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP) to support training, apprenticeship initiatives, and equipment investments that will strengthen Canada’s unionized construction workforce. This funding creates an important opportunity for our unions to expand capacity and ensure members have the skills, equipment, and facilities needed to build Canada’s future. To apply visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/union-training-innovation.html

10/15/2026

A major milestone for healthcare construction in Nova Scotia! With the Level 8 podium now complete, the new QEII Halifax Infirmary acute care tower continues to take shape.🏗️

With more than one million hours worked and zero lost-time incidents to date, the project demonstrates the importance of skilled workers, collaboration, and a strong commitment to safety in delivering critical infrastructure.

As construction continues, our industry plays an essential role in building facilities that Nova Scotians will rely on for generations to come.👏

10/12/2026

🦺 Happy Thanksgiving from BuildRight! 🧡

We’re grateful for the people who keep our industry building, growing, and moving forward. From the contractors on the job site to the partners behind every project, your hard work and dedication help build a stronger future for our communities.

Wishing you, your families, and loved ones a safe, happy, and restful Thanksgiving! 🍁🏗️

10/07/2026

Another Free training opportunity in Cape Breton.

Get ready for another training opportunity through the Enhance Direct Entry Pathway to the construction industry!

Applications are now open for our Intro to Architectural Cladding Program in Cape Breton.

With skills training, there is an opportunity for work placement and connections to employers.

Apply here or learn more: https://nscsc.ca/training/ac-cb/

10/05/2026

Proud to see Erica’s story highlighted! Her journey as a carpenter apprentice is a great example of the opportunities and impact women are making in the skilled trades.

Keep inspiring, Erica! 👏

Anyone else studying for their Red Seal Exam? Give Erica your best advice!

Thank you to Build Nova Scotia, PCL Construction, and Mekhla with the Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council for sharing Erica's story!

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Erica Patterson has been with the QEII Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project since day one as a carpentry apprentice. She's studying for her Red Seal Exam and plans to write in the upcoming months.

A proud mom from Upper Hammonds Plains, Erica began her carpentry career in 2020. She says helping build a new acute care tower that will serve Nova Scotians for generations is one of the most rewarding parts of her work.

Her message to women considering a career in the skilled trades: "Just do it. Take the chance to be part of something legendary. Being a woman on a site doesn't make you less of a tradesperson. You are treated as equally important."

Updated:
Erica is a proud member of the Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers - Local 83. 👏

Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency

10/02/2026

Nova Scotia Construction Employers — This Opportunity Is for You

International recruitment missions are coming up to connect Nova Scotia construction employers with qualified candidates interested in working in the province.

If you’re hiring in the skilled trades, construction administration, or management, you can submit your current openings and connect with candidates whose qualifications match your needs.

Submit your openings and receive resumes from candidates: https://liveinnovascotia.com/form/ns-ipg-employer-vacancy-form

Interested in joining on the recruitment mission? Find more information here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=EzOyjnXORUOlail6JBK020UL5E4xwd9FtXZKzzVLvRpUNTJBRzNYQjJCR0FIMFU3OEFXSTBLMTJRSS4u&route=shorturl

09/30/2026

🧡 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Today, we honour Residential School Survivors, their families and communities, and remember the children who never returned home.

As an industry that helps build the communities and spaces Canadians call home, we recognize that building a better future means more than physical structures. It means building relationships based on respect, understanding, and reconciliation.

On September 30, we pause to listen, learn, remember, and reflect on the ongoing journey toward reconciliation.

09/28/2026

The Respectful Workplaces Working Group is seeking input from construction industry stakeholders across Nova Scotia.

If you’re a construction employer, owner, manager, supervisor, safety professional, industry association, or labour representative, consider completing the survey.

Your feedback will help the working group better understand current workplace practices, challenges, resource needs and opportunities across the sector, while helping shape practical, construction-specific tools and resources for more respectful workplaces.

Survey : https://constructionsafetyns.ca/respect/

Nova Scotia's construction industry has come together to establish the Respectful Workplaces Working Group, a collaborative, industry-led initiative focused on strengthening workplace culture across the sector.

Bringing together employers, workers, industry associations, labour representatives and other partners, the group will work to identify priorities, share best practices, learn from lived experiences, and better understand the challenges, needs and opportunities facing the industry.

The initiative aims to build on existing efforts already underway across the sector while helping identify practical resources, tools and opportunities that support safe and respectful workplaces.

Read the full media release: https://bit.ly/4hiqN8N