Sunday, March 9th

2:00-5:00pm

Youth Conference
Sponsored by IBEW Provincial CouncilRattenbury Room

3:30-5:00pm

Executive Board MeetingJames Room

5:00-6:00pm

Early Bird Delegate & Guest RegistrationPalm Court

7:00-9:00pm

Meet & Greet Reception
All Delegates & Guests Welcome
Sponsored by Union Power InsuranceShaughnessy Room

Monday, March 10th

7:30am

Registration desk opensPalm Court

8:00am

BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Vancity

9:00am

Opening of Convention
Executive Board Procession led by the Greater Vancouver Pipe Band
O Canada led by the Glenlyon-Norfolk School Performance Choir
Paddle Welcome Song by the Lekwungen Traditional DancersCrystal Ballroom

9:13am

President calls Convention to Order

9:15am

Greetings from Marianne Alto, Mayor, City of Victoria

9:20am

Greetings from Honourable Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour

9:30am

Greetings from Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation

9:40am

Safety Moment & Remembrance of Departed Brothers & Sisters

9:45am

President's Report

10:00am

Greetings from Honourable David Eby, Premier of British Columbia

10:15am

Panel Discussion: Building Back Better: A Case Study from the Highway Reinstatement Program
Moderator: Brynn Bourke, BC Building Trades
Panelist: Jennifer Fraser, Executive Director, Highway Reinstatement Program
Panelist: Robert Hasell, President & CEO, Emil Anderson Group
Panelist: Rob Fleming, Former Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure
Panelist: Geoff Higginson, President, BCBCBTU

11:00am

HEALTH BREAK
Sponsored by Segal

11:15am

Keynote Speaker: Hockey Legend Trevor Linden
Sponsored by IBEW-BC

12:00pm

LUNCH
Sponsored by Community Savings Credit Union

1:10pm

Convention Reconvenes

1:15pm

Resolutions

1:45pm

Executive Director's Report

2:00pm

Report from Rolf Harrison, Worker's Advocate, BC Building Trades

2:15pm

Report from Jeremy Allingham, Director of Campaigns & Communications, BC Building Trades

2:30pm

Report from Vicky Waldron, Executive Director, Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan

2:45pm

Report from Kyle Downie, CEO, SkillPlan

3:00pm

HEALTH BREAK
Sponsored by WE Group of Companies

3:15pm

Report from Sussanne Skidmore, President, BCFED

3:30pm

Report from Lisa Flesher, Chair, BuildTogetHER

3:45pm

Lobby Prep

4:45pm

Financial Report & Elections CLOSED SESSION

5:00pm

Convention Adjourns

7:00-9:00pm

Industry Reception
All Delegates & Guests Welcome
Sponsored by IUPAT DC38Crystal Ballroom

Tuesday, March 11th

7:30am

BREAKFAST
Sponsored by SkillPlan

9:00am

Call to Order
Mental Health Moment

9:05am

Lobby Prep #2

10:00am

Committee Reports:
Allied Hydro Council
Apprenticeship & Training Coordinators Committee
Camp Committee
Political Action Committee
Vancouver Island Building Trades
VNW Building Trades
AIRCC

10:45am

HEALTH BREAK
Sponsored by George & Bell Consulting

11:00am

Report from Lindsay Amundsen, Director of Workforce Development, CBTU

11:15am

Greetings from Honourable Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure

11:30am

Report from Shelley Gray, CEO, SkilledTradesBC

12:00pm

GOVERNMENT LUNCHEON
Co-Sponsored by BC Building Trades & CLRShaughnessy Room

1:30-4:30pm

Legislative Lobby

6:00-10:00pm

Dinner & Awards NightCrystal Ballroom

Wednesday, March 12th

8:00am

BREAKFAST
Sponsored by BCBCBTU