Certification Activity in the Ontario Construction Trades

Evidence from OLRB and Construction Certification Survey Data

This Report includes the main results of research project on union certification activity in Ontario over the period from 2010 through 2020, and a survey of organizing activity during the period of the COVID pandemic.

This research was made possible by funding provided by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS).

The research was conducted by an independent research team based at Queen’s University; and the results and conclusions of the research project do not necessarily reflect the views of the OCS or its members.