Ontario Building Trades Council supports Bruce Power’s Bruce “C” project, life-extension program

The Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario is bullish on the opportunities ahead for skilled tradespeople with Bruce Power’s ongoing Life-Extension Program, Major Component Replacement (MCR), and Bruce “C” projects.

Continuing long-standing support for Bruce Power and its operations and projects, delegates to the Building Trades’ 68th Annual Convention in Windsor passed a resolution re-affirming their commitment to collaborating to further the company’s Life-Extension Program and MCR project, as well as new opportunities with Bruce “C” which could see the development of a new nuclear build on the Bruce Power site.

“The Ontario government’s Integrated Energy Plan – Energy for Generations – recognizes Bruce Power’s critical role in securing the future of the province’s clean energy supply, as well as the possibility of new nuclear through its Bruce ‘C’ project,” said Marc Arsenault, business manager and secretary-treasurer of the trades council. “Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Building Trades workers at Bruce Power, refurbishments are advancing safely, with quality, and on-schedule, and the Bruce ‘C’ project would create and sustain thousands of direct and indirect jobs during construction and operation.”

During the design and construction phase of Bruce “C,” it is estimated that more than 20,000 jobs would be created or supported, nationally, each year. Across the entire project lifespan, an estimated 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs would be created or supported, annually, in Canada.

The trades council resolution also called on the government to bolster its plans through policy certainty by “unlocking investment through Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) and other innovative financing models, Indigenous participation, and supply chain and workforce collaboration.”

As part of its resolution, the trades council highlighted the large economic footprint that Bruce Power projects have, including creating an estimated 22,000 jobs, directly and indirectly, from operations, and an additional 5,000 jobs, annually, throughout the investment program. The trades council is proactively collaborating with Bruce Power, site contractors, and the local community to help diversify the construction workforce needed to supply these projects, to include more Indigenous employees, women, returning veterans and reservists, and under-employed youth.

“The trades council and the skilled tradespeople who work on our site are driving our economy and helping to secure a clean energy future for Ontario,” said Pat Dalzell, Bruce Power’s vice-president of corporate affairs and market development. “Together, we are showing the world that we can deliver projects safely, successfully, with quality, and on-track, and that our expertise and innovation are second to none.”



Pat Dalzell (centre), Bruce Power’s vice-president of corporate affairs and market development, addresses the delegates at the Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario annual conference