Western Canada’s #1 Trainer:
Workforce development, training & apprenticeships
ICBA and ICBA Alberta are proud to be western Canada’s leader in professional development and the single largest sponsor of apprentices in British Columbia.
Open shop companies do 85 per cent of the training of construction workers in B.C. and Alberta, and we are happy to help deliver that training.
ICBA Training provides a wide range of competitively-priced courses in management, leadership and technical skills, human resources, business development, regulatory updates, and safety training. We offer more than 900 courses each year in cities and on job sites across Canada, training thousands of workers in nearly 90 locations.
We customize courses to meet your needs and also offer online courses to make it as convenient as possible for construction and other industry workers to improve their skills. Our courses are recognized by various accrediting bodies, both provincial and national. ICBA Training customizes and delivers top-notch training for individual companies.
It’s not just current construction workers that ICBA invests in. We also have more than 1,400 trades apprentices working for our member companies – the future of construction. ICBA manages the paperwork on behalf of our member companies, ensuring they can stay focused on building their business while training B.C.’s next generation of workers.
Why Choose ICBA Training
We're helping build the construction industry
OuR Team
Todd Cumiskey
Chief Operating Officer
Ally Bodnar
Training Manager
Kerry Vital
Manager, Member Services
Nicola Blockley
Education Program Manager
ABOUT ICBA
ICBA represents the entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and skilled construction professionals building western Canada.
Every morning in British Columbia and Alberta, nearly half a million men and women get up and go to work on a construction site. They are employed by some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs in Canada; independent contractors who are taking a risk on their business, their talents, and their teams. Together, these men and women are building every part of our province – from the largest LNG plants to the tallest condo buildings to the busiest hospitals to the rural farmhouse. They are building our communities, one job at a time.
We’re proud to represent more than 4,000 of these entrepreneurs, businesspeople, skilled construction professionals, independent contractors, sub-trades, and responsible resource development companies – who together employ 150,000 Canadians.
They are the open shop companies – independent contractors who treat their workers well, build incredible projects, seek fair bidding opportunities, and create our communities’ homes, schools, roads, services, and much more.
Everything we do at ICBA is dedicated to serving these open shop businesses, helping their teams, and growing their businesses. We come to work every day because we believe in the people in construction and resource development.
To protect their workers and their families, we have grown into one of the leading independent providers of group benefits in western Canada. To ensure there are opportunities for future generations of workers, we are now the single largest sponsor of trades apprentices in BC.
To build the strong economy we know is vital to create the opportunities for projects and jobs, ICBA is the province’s leader in public policy analysis, advocacy initiatives, social media, and provides training focused on supporting the construction sector and ensuring responsible resource development.
We offer services that have proven to help our businesses grow, including human resources help, wellness programs, innovative professional development courses, wage and benefit surveys, jobs boards, and much more – all geared to improve our members’ team and bottom line.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur striking out on your first solo job, a sub-trade looking for new projects, a general contractor in the midst of a tough bid, a resource development company looking for workers, a booming construction company, or anything in between – ICBA is there to help you meet every challenge and seize every opportunity.
Some of our Industry Engagement Partners
Workforce Development
Together, ICBA, ICBA Alberta, and Merit Canada are your open shop voice on both provincial and national issues as they relate to trades training. Whether it’s government Red Seal reviews or provincial regulatory matters on Occupational Health and Safety, ICBA ensures the open shop is represented on:
- Red Seal Review Boards
- Construction Sector Councils
- Skills Canada
- SkilledTradesBC and other apprenticeship organizations
- Provincial Safety Authorities
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Building Stronger Futures
The ICBA Foundation, founded with a $3 million endowment from ICBA, is wholly dedicated to supporting people pursuing a career in the trades and improving mental health in construction.
With more than 4,500 members and clients, ICBA is the largest construction association in Canada, and we could not have made this contribution without the strong support of our members. ICBA is the largest sponsor of trades apprentices in BC, including women and Indigenous apprentices.
Remove barriers to trades training
Support people pursuing a career in the trades by removing barriers to accessing education through bursaries and scholarships
Address skills shortage
Advance trades training through building awareness for and inspiring people to pursue a career in the trades
Wellness in construction
Support the award-winning ICBA Wellness program and other vital mental health initiatives for people working in construction
