b'PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION UPDATESmanager,estimatororevenanowner, offered free to any worker of a member contractor.Wehavecreatedprovincial designationsforthestudentssotheyRoofing Contractors can mark their progress as an AccreditedAssociationRoofer of Alberta (ARA) and Certifiedof British ColumbiaRoofing Professional (CRP).Bryan Wallner, directeur gnralWealsocollaboratewithschool Nousnoussommesassocisla counsellorstohelpthemunderstandcampagne de la BC Construction Asso-these opportunities, as there remains aciation (BCCA) visantaccrotre lem-biasagainsttrades.Schoolcounsellorsbauchedapprentisenoffrantjusqu are an important part of the students40 000 dollars de fonds fdraux. Les decision-makingprocess,soweremembres de la RCABC ont rponduworking to remove their biases. lappel : 21 ont partag 420 000 $ et ont Inaddition,weuseInstagramtointgr 55 apprentis de premire anne. target the 18 to 25 age group. Were alsoNous avons galement contribulini-committed to diversity, and were creatingtiative de la BCCA visantpromouvoir programs to support new Canadians asles mtiers. they find work in the roofing industry. In Deuximement, notre conseil a fait particular, weve had success in employingla promotion de la couverture en tant Ukrainiansfleeingthewarintheirque choix de carrire et des membres home country. delaRCABCentantquemployeurs privilgis. La campagne visait les 1835 ans.Troisimement,laRCABCsest efforcedeprsenterlacouverture comme un choix de carrire. Sur notre site Web, nous avons inclus des profils Where Are They Now pour dmontrer les options disponibles dans lindustrie et la valeur dun certificat de couvreur. Saskatchewan RoofingCesprofilsontparudanslesmdias Contractors Association sociaux et la revue Roofing BC. Rod Scott, Association DirectorWerestillfacingthesameissuesin attractingworkerstoourindustry roofing is hard work; it can be dirty and dusty. Workers need to be physically fit and not afraid of heights. Additionally, roofing in our climate can be demanding. SomeworkersarealsofacedwiththeAlberta RoofingprospectofbeinglaidoffduringtheContractors AssociationslowerwintermonthswhenlessthanKaren Rutherford, directrice gnraleideal roofing weather is present.lARCA,nousoffronsuneforma-To help attract more workers, SRCAtiongratuiteenmatiredescurit haspartneredwiththeReginaanddemmequunemiseniveauen Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centres onmathmatiques et en lecture pour que their Introduction To Roofing trainingles travailleurs puissent russir dans le courses. For the courses, we provide a Redprogrammedapprentissage.LARCA Seal instructor and any roofing materialsrembourse les frais de scolarittous required for training. All of our membersles apprentis une fois quils ont russi, havetheopportunitytohiretheseetnousoffronsdesboursesceux students after graduation. Our membersquidoiventserendreCalgaryou are also in the habit of attending job fairsEdmonton pour suivre des cours. Ainsi, and high schools to recruit workers andils peuvent se former sans sendetter. frequently hire immigrant and seasonal En outre, nous avons un programme foreign workers. de gestionnaire de projet, destimateur 42 ROOFING CANADA SPRING/SUMMER 2024'