BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc
@bcibinc.bsky.social
BCIB employs skilled tradespeople on infrastructure projects throughout the province. NOW HIRING on multiple projects including the Trans-Canada Highway 1 Four-Laning Program: Selkirk and Jumping Creek to Macdonald Snowshed! Apply online now.
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Safety starts with our flagpeople! 🚩 Thanks to dedicated pros like Felecia, every worker and passerby near Chase East gets home safe. Let’s not forget: flagpeople are the first line of security and the unsung heroes of every build.
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Safety starts with our flagpeople! 🚩 Thanks to dedicated pros like Felecia, every worker and passerby near Chase East gets home safe. Let’s not forget: flagpeople are the first line of security and the unsung heroes of every build.
During #ApprenticeshipMonth we're shining spotlights on the future builders helping shape our communities and infrastructure.
Meet Eduardo, Isaac, and Juan—three passionate apprentices who have made remarkable progress while making their mark on the Pattullo Bridge project.
Meet Eduardo, Isaac, and Juan—three passionate apprentices who have made remarkable progress while making their mark on the Pattullo Bridge project.
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
During #ApprenticeshipMonth we're shining spotlights on the future builders helping shape our communities and infrastructure.
Meet Eduardo, Isaac, and Juan—three passionate apprentices who have made remarkable progress while making their mark on the Pattullo Bridge project.
Meet Eduardo, Isaac, and Juan—three passionate apprentices who have made remarkable progress while making their mark on the Pattullo Bridge project.
It's #ApprenticeshipMonth!
At BCIB, apprentices aren't just gaining experience— they’re powering B.C.’s construction workforce. Since 2019, they’ve contributed nearly 1.5 million craft hours, building skills, advancing careers, and strengthening the communities where they live and work.
At BCIB, apprentices aren't just gaining experience— they’re powering B.C.’s construction workforce. Since 2019, they’ve contributed nearly 1.5 million craft hours, building skills, advancing careers, and strengthening the communities where they live and work.
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's #ApprenticeshipMonth!
At BCIB, apprentices aren't just gaining experience— they’re powering B.C.’s construction workforce. Since 2019, they’ve contributed nearly 1.5 million craft hours, building skills, advancing careers, and strengthening the communities where they live and work.
At BCIB, apprentices aren't just gaining experience— they’re powering B.C.’s construction workforce. Since 2019, they’ve contributed nearly 1.5 million craft hours, building skills, advancing careers, and strengthening the communities where they live and work.
On National #TruthandReconciliation Day we should all take time to reflect on the truths of residential schools. We honour survivors, their families and communities, and those who passed. Today is an opportunity to listen and learn.
#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters
#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On National #TruthandReconciliation Day we should all take time to reflect on the truths of residential schools. We honour survivors, their families and communities, and those who passed. Today is an opportunity to listen and learn.
#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters
#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters
BCIB is proud to support our workers as they progress in their careers. Well done, Juan, Isaac, and Eduardo!
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #BuildBC #Pattullo
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #BuildBC #Pattullo
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BCIB is proud to support our workers as they progress in their careers. Well done, Juan, Isaac, and Eduardo!
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #BuildBC #Pattullo
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #BuildBC #Pattullo
How is working in construction like playing baseball? Hear from Mila Bowle-Evans, a BCIB site rep, what it's like to be on the field and play ball.
Click the following link and read Mila's blog: bcib.ca/news/hitting...
#bcib #skilledtrades #bcconstruction #tradescareer #buildbc #bccwit #build
Click the following link and read Mila's blog: bcib.ca/news/hitting...
#bcib #skilledtrades #bcconstruction #tradescareer #buildbc #bccwit #build
September 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
How is working in construction like playing baseball? Hear from Mila Bowle-Evans, a BCIB site rep, what it's like to be on the field and play ball.
Click the following link and read Mila's blog: bcib.ca/news/hitting...
#bcib #skilledtrades #bcconstruction #tradescareer #buildbc #bccwit #build
Click the following link and read Mila's blog: bcib.ca/news/hitting...
#bcib #skilledtrades #bcconstruction #tradescareer #buildbc #bccwit #build
10 million hours! It's what BCIB skilled trades employees have worked in just 6 years. It's an epic milestone.
Congratulations to all our skilled employees. Thank you for helping us build infrastructure and opportunity here in BC.
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #tradescareer
#BuildBC #BCConstruction #BC
Congratulations to all our skilled employees. Thank you for helping us build infrastructure and opportunity here in BC.
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #tradescareer
#BuildBC #BCConstruction #BC
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
10 million hours! It's what BCIB skilled trades employees have worked in just 6 years. It's an epic milestone.
Congratulations to all our skilled employees. Thank you for helping us build infrastructure and opportunity here in BC.
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #tradescareer
#BuildBC #BCConstruction #BC
Congratulations to all our skilled employees. Thank you for helping us build infrastructure and opportunity here in BC.
#BCIB #SkilledTrades #tradescareer
#BuildBC #BCConstruction #BC
Imagine if each hour you worked helped build communities and grow a sector? Mankaran’s work does. His passion for building a better future fuels his days.
Read Mankaran's take on his job here-> lnkd.in/g-KUThzU
#VCC #BCIB #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #SkilledTrades #BuildBC
Read Mankaran's take on his job here-> lnkd.in/g-KUThzU
#VCC #BCIB #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #SkilledTrades #BuildBC
August 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Imagine if each hour you worked helped build communities and grow a sector? Mankaran’s work does. His passion for building a better future fuels his days.
Read Mankaran's take on his job here-> lnkd.in/g-KUThzU
#VCC #BCIB #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #SkilledTrades #BuildBC
Read Mankaran's take on his job here-> lnkd.in/g-KUThzU
#VCC #BCIB #BCConstruction #TradesCareers #SkilledTrades #BuildBC
Congratulations to all those named to the SiteNews 2025 list of Construction's Most Influential People, including our President and CEO, Irene Kerr!
See the full list of this year’s recipients readsitenews.com/most-influential-in-construction/2025/
See the full list of this year’s recipients readsitenews.com/most-influential-in-construction/2025/
July 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Congratulations to all those named to the SiteNews 2025 list of Construction's Most Influential People, including our President and CEO, Irene Kerr!
See the full list of this year’s recipients readsitenews.com/most-influential-in-construction/2025/
See the full list of this year’s recipients readsitenews.com/most-influential-in-construction/2025/
We are proud to share that Irene Kerr, our President and CEO, has once again been named to the #BiV500 list. Under Irene’s leadership, BCIB has employed more than 5000 skilled tradespeople, 92% of whom have been British Columbians.
Get your copy of the list here: bc500.biv.com
Get your copy of the list here: bc500.biv.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We are proud to share that Irene Kerr, our President and CEO, has once again been named to the #BiV500 list. Under Irene’s leadership, BCIB has employed more than 5000 skilled tradespeople, 92% of whom have been British Columbians.
Get your copy of the list here: bc500.biv.com
Get your copy of the list here: bc500.biv.com
We offer in-person, comprehensive training that helps teams connect while learning about the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada, and about how to support diverse team members. We hear pretty great things from our participants.
Learn about how to offer it to your teams: bcib.ca/respectful-o...
Learn about how to offer it to your teams: bcib.ca/respectful-o...
June 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We offer in-person, comprehensive training that helps teams connect while learning about the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada, and about how to support diverse team members. We hear pretty great things from our participants.
Learn about how to offer it to your teams: bcib.ca/respectful-o...
Learn about how to offer it to your teams: bcib.ca/respectful-o...
We had a great time at the Operating Engineers (IUOE Local 115) Heavy Equipment Rodeo! It is always fun to be able to see people discovering the trades. Attendees got to try operating excavators, the cranes, and the simulators.
June 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We had a great time at the Operating Engineers (IUOE Local 115) Heavy Equipment Rodeo! It is always fun to be able to see people discovering the trades. Attendees got to try operating excavators, the cranes, and the simulators.
It's #MensMentalHeatlhMonth - so let's talk about it. Our industry is rewarding, but it's also demanding. This month (and all the months), remember to take care of yourself. If you're feeling good, check in with those around you.
June 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It's #MensMentalHeatlhMonth - so let's talk about it. Our industry is rewarding, but it's also demanding. This month (and all the months), remember to take care of yourself. If you're feeling good, check in with those around you.
BCIB prides itself on creating welcoming and inclusive environments for all our workers as well as priority hiring for qualified 2SLGBTQIA+ and other underrepresented tradespeople.
To learn more about what we're up to, visit BCIB.ca Happy #pridemonth to all! (And Happy Friday.) #pride #lgbtq
To learn more about what we're up to, visit BCIB.ca Happy #pridemonth to all! (And Happy Friday.) #pride #lgbtq
June 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
BCIB prides itself on creating welcoming and inclusive environments for all our workers as well as priority hiring for qualified 2SLGBTQIA+ and other underrepresented tradespeople.
To learn more about what we're up to, visit BCIB.ca Happy #pridemonth to all! (And Happy Friday.) #pride #lgbtq
To learn more about what we're up to, visit BCIB.ca Happy #pridemonth to all! (And Happy Friday.) #pride #lgbtq
We're thrilled to have won the Employer NexGen Builders Award last night.
"Skilled professional trades people are the real next generation builders and I was honoured to accept the Employer award last night on behalf of the people at BCIB," says Irene Kerr, BCIB's President and CEO.
"Skilled professional trades people are the real next generation builders and I was honoured to accept the Employer award last night on behalf of the people at BCIB," says Irene Kerr, BCIB's President and CEO.
May 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We're thrilled to have won the Employer NexGen Builders Award last night.
"Skilled professional trades people are the real next generation builders and I was honoured to accept the Employer award last night on behalf of the people at BCIB," says Irene Kerr, BCIB's President and CEO.
"Skilled professional trades people are the real next generation builders and I was honoured to accept the Employer award last night on behalf of the people at BCIB," says Irene Kerr, BCIB's President and CEO.
We're at the Okanagan College #JillOfAllTrades event in Kamloops and we're LOVING the conversations with students about becoming #WomenInTheTrades.
May 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We're at the Okanagan College #JillOfAllTrades event in Kamloops and we're LOVING the conversations with students about becoming #WomenInTheTrades.
(2/2) BCIB hires individual skilled workers and supplies them to contractors. We do not select businesses. We have zero authority to do that.
May 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
(2/2) BCIB hires individual skilled workers and supplies them to contractors. We do not select businesses. We have zero authority to do that.
(1/2) With regards to the Bruhn Bridge project:
BCIB is not involved in negotiating commercial agreements with Economic Development Groups, nor is BCIB involved in the pricing of construction contracts or the awarding of construction contracts.
BCIB is not involved in negotiating commercial agreements with Economic Development Groups, nor is BCIB involved in the pricing of construction contracts or the awarding of construction contracts.
May 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
(1/2) With regards to the Bruhn Bridge project:
BCIB is not involved in negotiating commercial agreements with Economic Development Groups, nor is BCIB involved in the pricing of construction contracts or the awarding of construction contracts.
BCIB is not involved in negotiating commercial agreements with Economic Development Groups, nor is BCIB involved in the pricing of construction contracts or the awarding of construction contracts.
On the #dayofmourning, we honour the lives of workers that were lost or injured on the job. Last year, 146 British Colubian workers died from workplace accidents and illness. Today, we stand with labour and business leaders to remember those people and our responsibility to create safe worsites.
April 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On the #dayofmourning, we honour the lives of workers that were lost or injured on the job. Last year, 146 British Colubian workers died from workplace accidents and illness. Today, we stand with labour and business leaders to remember those people and our responsibility to create safe worsites.
Check out how design will positively impact the patient experience at the #NewCowichanHospital.
"I don't believe it's ever been done. And a lot of our elders in our community are absolutely elated that we're going to have a place that we can come to." - Bubba Qwelshemut
cheknews.ca/cowichan-dis...
"I don't believe it's ever been done. And a lot of our elders in our community are absolutely elated that we're going to have a place that we can come to." - Bubba Qwelshemut
cheknews.ca/cowichan-dis...
Cowichan Hospital closes gap for Indigenous people in medical system
A $1.4-billion project to build a new hospital is now taking shape and can be seen from parts of the Cowichan Valley.
cheknews.ca
April 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Check out how design will positively impact the patient experience at the #NewCowichanHospital.
"I don't believe it's ever been done. And a lot of our elders in our community are absolutely elated that we're going to have a place that we can come to." - Bubba Qwelshemut
cheknews.ca/cowichan-dis...
"I don't believe it's ever been done. And a lot of our elders in our community are absolutely elated that we're going to have a place that we can come to." - Bubba Qwelshemut
cheknews.ca/cowichan-dis...
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The work of @bcibinc.bsky.social, assessed for its positive impact on the construction industry in this new @policyalternatives.ca report by John Calvert [https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/building-better/] gets profiled below. Read why it is succeeding; www.vicnews.com/news/bc-publ...
B.C. public construction hiring program has 'largely succeeded': report
Community Benefit Agreements criticized for favouring unions, raising costs have boosted local hiring, improved conditions, SFU research finds
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April 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The work of @bcibinc.bsky.social, assessed for its positive impact on the construction industry in this new @policyalternatives.ca report by John Calvert [https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/building-better/] gets profiled below. Read why it is succeeding; www.vicnews.com/news/bc-publ...
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A unique provincial organisation in #BC, the @bcibinc.bsky.social, uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good jobs in construction. See highlights from the new @policyalternatives.ca report about it! #canlab 3/3
April 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A unique provincial organisation in #BC, the @bcibinc.bsky.social, uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good jobs in construction. See highlights from the new @policyalternatives.ca report about it! #canlab 3/3
Reposted by BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc
A unique provincial organisation in #BC, the @bcibinc.bsky.social, uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good jobs in construction. See highlights from the new @policyalternatives.ca report about it! #canlab 2/3
April 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A unique provincial organisation in #BC, the @bcibinc.bsky.social, uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good jobs in construction. See highlights from the new @policyalternatives.ca report about it! #canlab 2/3
Reposted by BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc
A unique provincial organisation in #BC, the @bcibinc.bsky.social, uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good jobs in construction. See highlights from the new @policyalternatives.ca report about it! #canlab 1/3
April 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A unique provincial organisation in #BC, the @bcibinc.bsky.social, uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good jobs in construction. See highlights from the new @policyalternatives.ca report about it! #canlab 1/3
Reposted by BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc
New from @policyalternatives: A unique provincial organisation in #BC uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good local jobs in construction—and make that workforce be more representative of the BC population. By John Calvert #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
April 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New from @policyalternatives: A unique provincial organisation in #BC uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good local jobs in construction—and make that workforce be more representative of the BC population. By John Calvert #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...