Inspiring Your Career in the Trades
There are over 100 trades to choose from in BC and the demand for workers is increasing. The Homebuilders Initiative is a showcase of many of those trades and it was inspired by you – the next generation of tradespeople who will help design, build and complete communities and homes across this province.
From carpenters to bricklayers, flooring installers and painters, it takes dozens of trades to build a new home from the ground up. Our mission is to inspire you to consider a career in the trades in BC and for this resource to be a toolkit providing salary potential, training requirements and a window into the opportunities that come from mastering a trade.
The Homebuilding Industry Needs You!
By 2033, there will be an anticipated 85,000 job openings for skilled workers in BC. That’s not far away, and allows time to get trained up. With high demand for workers and an abundance of opportunities in BC, this is the perfect time to share information about the variety, earning potential, flexibility and fulfillment that comes with working in the homebuilding trades.
The homebuilding industry in BC is very diverse and is filled with professionals who have discovered the flexibility to live the life they want with financial success. The Homebuilders Initiative is your toolkit to finding your future career in the trades.
If you are passionate about your career in construction and have worked in the skilled trades for plus 5 years, we would like to talk to you about joining us as a volunteer Homebuilders Initiative Ambassador.
Reach out to dani@chbabc.org for more information.
Real Experience. real impact.
Work experience programs create powerful connections between the classroom and the construction site—benefiting both students and home building companies. For students, it’s a chance to explore rewarding careers in residential construction, gain valuable hands-on experience, and build confidence in a real-world setting. For employers, it’s an opportunity to mentor future talent, strengthen workforce pipelines, and showcase the dynamic, team-driven nature of the industry.
To help make these connections easier, we’ve developed two practical guides:
Employer Guide: How to Host a Student – Step-by-step advice for builders, trades, and other industry professionals interested in offering meaningful work experience opportunities
School Guide: Helping Students Explore the Trades – Tips and tools for educators and career coordinators to connect students with safe, supportive job placements in the home building sector.
Together, these guides are designed to make it easy to get started—and to open doors for the next generation of skilled trades professionals.
Bookmark our Work Experience page and come back often—we’ve made it easy to get involved when the time is right
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.
CHBA BC is the leading advocate for BC’s homebuilding industry
Representing 2,400 member firms through our eight (8) locally affiliated homebuilding associations. Our members are small- and medium-sized businesses who are builders, renovators, tradespeople, service professionals, and suppliers.
