Organizations

Canada's Building Trades Unions

Canada's Building Trades Unions has met with MPs 20 times since January 2024, reaching 11 MPs across 4 parties. Most recent contact: January 8, 2026.

20 meetings since 202475 all-time11 MPs4 parties100% by in-house staff

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

  1. Advocating for enhanced coordination in relation to the Major Projects Office, major projects, and national workforce planning.

    January 8, 2026 · Mark Carney · Liberal · Employment and Training; Infrastructure; Labour; Budget; Economic Development

  2. Advocating for the government to fund, develop, and publish sophisticated construction labour market data on projects in the national interest to ensure skilled trades labour supply is consistent and maximizes Canadian jobs.

    November 4, 2025 · Mark Carney · Liberal · Employment and Training; Infrastructure; Labour; Taxation and Finance; Budget

  3. Discussion of shipbuilding industry opportunities and related workforce and policy considerations

    October 28, 2025 · Mike Kelloway · Liberal · Industry; Labour

  4. Advocacy for supports for displaced workers, particularly in the energy sector, as the economy transitions to Net Zero.

    March 18, 2025 · Steven MacKinnon · Liberal · Employment and Training; Internal Trade; International Trade; Labour; Taxation and Finance

  5. Advocating for investments in infrastructure including in renewable technologies, nuclear energy, infrastructure, transit, and large-scale public investments.

    February 28, 2025 · Pierre Poilievre · Conservative · Employment and Training; Energy; Environment; Immigration; Labour

  6. Advocacy in support of Canadian skilled trades workers on cross-border issues with respect to the United States.

    February 7, 2025 · Steven MacKinnon · Liberal · Internal Trade

  7. Advocating for increased funding to the apprenticeship incentive grant, the completion grant and the continuation of the UTIP funding.

    November 18, 2024 · Steven MacKinnon · Liberal · Labour; Budget; Education

  8. Advocating for the government to use Community Benefits Agreements/Workforce Development Agreements on public infrastructure projects.

    November 5, 2024 · Kyle Seeback · Conservative · Employment and Training; Energy; Environment; Labour; Taxation and Finance

  9. Temporary foreign workers - advocating for the needs of the industry including the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program.

    October 25, 2024 · Steven MacKinnon · Liberal · Immigration

Full meeting log

20 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.

DateMP
2026-01-08Mark Carney · Liberal
2026-01-08John Zerucelli · Liberal
2025-11-04Mark Carney · Liberal
2025-11-04John Zerucelli · Liberal
2025-10-31Don Davies · NDP
2025-10-28Mike Kelloway · Liberal
2025-03-18Steven MacKinnon · Liberal
2025-02-28Pierre Poilievre · Conservative
2025-02-07Steven MacKinnon · Liberal
2024-12-17Peter Fonseca · Liberal
2024-12-17Steven MacKinnon · Liberal
2024-11-18Steven MacKinnon · Liberal
2024-11-05Kyle Seeback · Conservative
2024-10-25Steven MacKinnon · Liberal
2024-04-30Alexandre Boulerice · Independent
2024-04-30François-Philippe Champagne · Liberal
2024-04-30Don Davies · NDP
2024-04-30Kyle Seeback · Conservative
2024-04-30Pierre Poilievre · Conservative
2024-02-22Yvan Baker · Liberal
Counts include only communications where a sitting MP is the named public office holder — meetings with ministers' staff, senators, or departments are not shown. Registrants self-report these records. See our methodology.