The IBEW in Canada

The first Local Union was chartered here in Canada back in 1901. Today, the IBEW has ninety-four (94) Locals in Canada with a total membership of about 55,000.

The Per Capita assessment from Canadian Locals is sent to Washington, recorded on computer and deposited in the Bank of Nova Scotia in Toronto for the operation of the First District (Canada). Pension funds from Canadian" A" members are also invested in Canada.

Phil Flemming is the Vice President of the First District (Canada) and maintains offices in Toronto at Suite 300, 1450 Meyerside Drive, Mississauga, Ontario. He has a staff of fourteen Representatives and a number of clerical staff to assist him. Three of the Representatives work in the Toronto office, and the remainder are assigned to jurisdictions throughout Canada.

Rick Dowling from Local 213 in Vancouver B.C., is the Eighth District - Canada - representative on the International Executive Council of the IBEW. he was elected at the International Convention in 2006

The positions of International Vice President for the First District and the International Executive Council Member for the Eighth District are elected positions. Elections take place at the regular convention of the IBEW, which is held every five years. Only Canadian delegates to the convention vote for the Canadian officers.

The IBEW in Canada is diverse. We represent people in many industries, such as Utilities, Manufacturing, Construction, Telecommunications, Telephone Answering, Cablevision, Radio and Television, Shipyards, Railroads, Sound and Alarm, Appliance repair, Motor shops, Sign shops, Pulp and Paper Mills, Mining, Tree Trimming, Healthcare, Municipal and Government employees.

The International Vice President holds Progress Meetings every year. Prior to 1999 the IVP held three progress meetings, one in Atlantic Canada, one in Central Canada, and one in Western Canada, on even numbered years. In odd numbered years a single All Canada Progress Meeting is held, in which all Local Unions participate. Since 1999 there has been one All Canada Progress Meeting held each year.

In 1997 the IBEW reaffiliated to the Canadian Labour Congress as the central Canadian labour body. All provinces and territories have established Provincial Federations of Labour of the CLC and most locals participate at that level.

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