IBEW 213

04/07/2026

Congratulations to the latest group of The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. - Certified Fiber Optic Specialist - Outside Plant (CFOS/O)! This session was held at the Ken Wigard NETCOM Training Centre in Port Coquitlam, BC from March 16-20, 2026.

https://www.netcomtraining.org/courses/

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning how to properly install Outside Plant (OSP) Fiber Optics Cabling. This Fiber Optic Training combines lecture sessions and hands-on activities to prepare the student to take the CFOS/O hands on and written exams that are sanctioned by the FOA (Fiber Optics Association) and given and graded the final class day.

IBEW Canada IBEW 213

04/02/2026

It’s Construction and Skilled Trades Month 🏗️

This April, we celebrate the skilled tradespeople across BC that shape our communities. Our members are building the future with every new hospital, school, bridge, and more. We recognize their hard work and recommit to fighting for them at every opportunity.

03/31/2026

03/26/2026

03/24/2026

“We’ve seen what can happen when public projects are built without these agreements. The BC Conservatives want to take us back to a time when public projects like the Canada Line were built using temporary foreign labour. On that project, foreign workers were paid less than $4 an hour.” said Brynn Bourke, executive director for the BC Building Trades

We thank the Journal of Commerce for covering our ongoing fight to protect local BC jobs and family-sustaining wages. Learn more at https://protectbcjobs.ca/

03/19/2026

BC Conservative legislation will ban agreements that protect local jobs on BC infrastructure projects. Add your name to tell the BC Conservatives to withdraw their bill: https://protectbcjobs.ca

03/17/2026

New BC Conservative legislation will put local BC jobs at risk and will tie government's hands on securing skilled trades. Learn more and add your name to stop the new law: http://protectbcjobs.ca

03/10/2026

03/09/2026

03/06/2026

IBEW First District has partnered with Milwaukee Tools and is organizing a nation-wide photo contest centered around the theme of “Women in IBEW Canada.”

The contest invites members to submit photographs capturing moments that celebrate the accomplishments, resilience, and diversity of women within our union. Participants are encouraged to showcase the various roles women hold across different sectors, their leadership capabilities, and their impact on our union’s success.

The contest is open to all active and retired IBEW Canada members, men and women alike. Photos must have a “Women in IBEW Canada” theme, with IBEW members at work, engaged in a union-related activity or featuring subjects conveying images of the electrical industry or the union.

To enter, visit: ibewcanada.ca/ibew-canada-international-womens-day-photo-contest