Events

The PPWC is acknowledging the contribution of Black Canadians to our society. This multi-part series will start with an overview of Black History in Canada, and how the celebration came to be in the late […]

BC Family Day is a provincial statutory holiday celebrated on the 3rd Monday in February that gives families the opportunity to spend time with their loved ones.

Cam Shiell, the PPWC National Environmental Sustainability Officer, will be hosting the 2023 Annual PPWC Environmental and Forestry Seminar on February 22-23, 2023 at the Chateau Granville, Vancouver for PPWC members. Please contact national@ppwc.ca or […]

Private and Public Workers of Canada (PPWC) National Health and Safety Officer, Barry Touzin, will be hosting a Health and Welfare Conference at the Chateau Granville Hotel, Vancouver, BC, on February 28 – March 2,  […]

The PPWC Audit Committee Meeting will be held at the National Office on March 7, 2023.

International Women’s Day is March 8, an opportunity to reflect on the progress made towards achieving gender equality and celebrate the acts of courage and determination by individuals who have played an extraordinary role in […]

The National Executive Meeting will be held at the National Office on March 8 and 9, 2023.

The UN General Assembly resolution 2142 (XXI), adopted on 26 October 1966, proclaimed 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to be commemorated annually. On that day, in 1960, police […]

Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) Health and Safety Officer, Barry Touzin will be having a Joint Health and Safety Conference on March 27 to March 28, 2023, for the  PPWC Pulp and Paper […]

The PPWC Pension Meeting will be held on March 29 - March 30, 2023 in Vancouver, B.C.

Earth Day was celebrated for the first time, in the United States, on April 22, 1970. Today, more than a billion people in 193 countries now participate in Earth Day activities each year. Over the […]

In 1990, Parliament passed the Workers Mourning Day Act to recognize April 28th as the day to remember workers killed or injured on the job. Over 1,000 Canadians lose their lives at work every year. […]

International Workers Day, held every year on May 1, is a celebration of workers’ rights, social justice, equity and democracy. Founded by socialists in the late 19th century, the date was chosen to commemorate the […]

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse […]

June is 2SLGBTQ* Pride Month, and the CCU has created two new postcards that you can print or share online. The Confederation of Canadian Unions supports the rights of the 2SLGBTQ* community in Canada and […]

The PPWC Audit Committee Meeting will be held at the National Office on June 6, 2023.

The National Executive Meeting will be held at the National Office on June 7 and 8, 2023.

152 million children are still in child labour today. Child labour occurs in almost all sectors, yet 7 out of every 10 of these children are working in agriculture. On this World Day Against Child […]

The PPWC Pension Committee Meeting will be on June 20 - June 21, 2023 in Vancouver, BC.

The Confederation of Canadian Unions celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, which recognizes the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Metis. The Canadian Constitution recognizes these three groups as Aboriginal peoples, […]

The Public and Private Workers of Canada Pension Committee Meeting will be on September 19 - September 20, 2023 in Vancouver, BC.

The PPWC Audit Committee Meeting will be held at the National Office on September 26, 2023.

The National Executive Meeting will be held at the National Office on September 27 and 28, 2023.

The National Executive Meeting will be held at the National Office on December 6 and 7, 2023.