{"id":3930,"date":"2021-05-22T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbtu-corporate-site.local\/?p=3930"},"modified":"2024-08-16T17:57:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:57:32","slug":"statement-by-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-residential-retrofits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-by-canadas-building-trades-unions-on-residential-retrofits\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT BY CANADA\u2019S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS ON RESIDENTIAL RETROFITS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3930\" class=\"elementor elementor-3930\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13eb0f0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13eb0f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d92896d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d92896d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions appreciates the support of the Federal Government to invest in residential retrofits through the new Canada Greener Homes Grant. This is a positive step forward to create retrofit job opportunities in the residential sector. CBTU sees this as part of a continuum to build a retrofit economy, followed by further investments in retrofitting both the commercial and industrial sector. 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