The Homebuilders Initiative is a project of

CHBA BC

Hi!

I’m A homebuilder

A career in the skilled trades takes passion, professionalism and a knack for problem solving. Everything else can be taught.

Your Future Awaits

The skilled trades are your key to a rewarding and lucrative career in homebuilding.

            Many of our 2,400 members have taken a career in the trades as a starting point to their own successful businesses building homes and communities across the province.

            A career in homebuilding is a career with financial success, stability and opportunity.

            Trades to Choose From in BC

            100+

            On-the-Job Training

            80%

            By 2033

            85,000 +

            Skilled Worker Job Openings

            Training & Apprenticeships

            10,000+

            Youths Participating

            Find Your Future in the Skilled Trades

            From carpenters and electricians, to plumbers and painters, it takes an array of professionals to deliver a dream home.

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            10 good reasons

            to be a homebuilder

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              Build Your Future!

              Are you an employer looking to start a work experience program for youth and students to get into homebuilding or the skilled trades? Work Experience programs are beneficial to both the students and the employer. For the employer, it provides leads to students who are passionate to learn more about the industry. It also can…

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