FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSTRUCTION
Our labour relations course provides a practical, hands-on experience that you can take back to your day-to-day professional life to enhance relationships and create a positive labour relations environment in Ontario’s construction industry.
Delivered in-person over 3-days in a small class format, you can expect to engage with industry experts and your labour and management colleagues as you explore labour regulations, the historical context that created our current labour relations regime and delve into topics such as JDs, negotiations and the duty to accommodate.
We believe that in addition to building knowledge, this course will help build stronger relationships as participants engage with each other by discussing and sharing real-life experiences.
Upon completion, participants will receive a McMaster University Continuing Education Certificate of Attendance and points towards accreditation by Canadian Construction Association’s Gold Seal Program.
CALL FOR LABOUR RELATIONS COURSE INSTRUCTORS
The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) is looking to develop a roster of qualified facilitators, instructors, and/or subject matter expert guest speakers for our newly launched Fundamentals of Construction Labour Relations Course.
This 3-day, in-person course provides labour and management participants with a historical perspective of the evolution of construction sector labour relations and working knowledge of key labour relation regulations and practices in Ontario’s unionized ICI construction sector. Over the course of 7 Modules, participants engage in group discussions, practical exercises and a review of key case law covering topics from the Legislated Framework, Collective Agreements, Bargaining & Negotiations, Grievances and Jurisdictional Disputes, Health & Safety, and Human Rights.
If you are interested in building strong labour and management partnerships in Ontario’s unionized ICI construction sector, reach out and let us know how your passion and expertise relates to the objectives of our course.
Sessions
Spring 2026 Session (April 20-22, 2026)
Fall 2026 Session (November 16-18, 2026)
The Fundamentals of Construction Labour Relations course outline is comprised of seven modules that are delivered through a combination of lecture material, group discussions, and interactive activities to provide participants with a basic understanding of labour relations in Ontario’s unionized ICI sector.
As part of the course curriculum, each participant will receive a hardcopy Resource Handbook on the first day of the course and access code. An electronic version will also be available via this website. Here are additional resources to supplement your learning experience.
