LABOUR MARKET RESEARCH WEBSITES

These sites provide comprehensive information on most occupations in B.C. and Canada:

Industry Training Authority of BC
http://www.itabc.ca/site3.aspx
Data BC- New Provincial Website
http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/


National Occupation Codes
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/Welcome.aspx

Provincial Work BC Website
http://www.workbc.ca

Work Futures
http://www.workfutures.bc.ca

Working in Canada
http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca

Aboriginal Business Service Network
http://www.absn.ca/

Test of Essential Workplace Skills
http://www.towes.com/en/home/home

INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Some of these associations are actively involved in training program development and delivery. [1] Industry Training Authority website access http://www.itabc.ca

Aerospace Industry Association of BC – www.aiabc.com/

Automotive Retailers Association – www.ara.bc.ca/index.shtml

BC Institute of Film Professionals – www.bcifp.com

BC Chamber of Commerce – www.bcchamber.org/

BC Landscape and Nursery Association – www.canadianursery.com/

BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association – www.roadbuilders.bc.ca/

BC Wall and Ceiling Association – www.nwcb.org/regions.php?region=15&action=display

Business Council of BC – www.bcbc.com

Canadian Home Builders’ Association – BC – www.chbabc.org/

BC Construction Association – www.bccassn.com/

Cosmetology Industry Association of BC – www.ciabc.net

Electrical Contractors Association of BC – www.eca.bc.ca/

go2 – a resource for people in tourism – www.go2hr.ca/

Heavy Industry Training Advisory Committee – www.hitac.ca/

Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC – www.icba.bc.ca/

Mechanical Contractors Association of BC – www.mcabc.org/

New Car Dealers Association of BC – www.bcada.org/

UNION CONTACTS
Boilermaker-Boilermakers
Vancouver - Local 359
4514 Dawson Street
Burnaby, BC V5C 4C1
Tel: (604)291-7531
Fax: (604)291-9265
Email: memberservices@boilermakers359.org
Web: www.boilermakers359.org

Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union Local 1611- Labourers
CSWU Local 1611 (Labourers Union) - Kamloops
403 - 235 First Ave, Kamloops, BC V2C 3J4
12:00pm - 3:00pm (Mondays Only)
Phone (250) 372-1535
Dean Homewood - Aboriginal Liaison Officer
604-437-6889 ext. 223
dhomewood@lms1611.org

Construction Local Unit 1346- Carpenters
Thompson-Okanagan
#7, 3107B 31st Avenue, Vernon V1T 2G9
Telephone: 250-542-8814
Facsimile 250-542-5576 

UA Local 324 United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of Canada and the United States - pipefitters
Prince George, BC
Information Current as of: 04/11/11
Doreen Office Manager
UA Local 170 Prince George Office
909 - 5th AvenuePrince George, BC V2L 3K7
e-mail:mailto:doreenpe@telus.net
Bus Phone: 1(250) 563-1163
Fax Number:1(250) 563-3386
UA Local 324
Bus Phone: (250) 382-0415
Fax Number: (250) 380-1713

Apprenticeship with Millwright Local Union 2736 - Millwrights

Millwright Local 2736 is a construction local therefore no job is full time and the length of each job will vary.  Apprentices as well as journeypersons must be able to travel from job to job.

#102580 Ebury Place, Delta, BC V3M 6M8
Phone: (604)525-2736
Fax: (604)525-1335

IBEW- Local 993- Electricians
 Address: 873 Desmond Street, Kamloops BC, V2B 5K3

Membership Development Dale Nixon

Email:  dalen993@shaw.ca