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IBEW in Canada
In the 21st century, the IBEW is a vibrant force in Canada from coast to coast. These delegates to the All-Canada Progress Meeting in Ottawa in 2005 met to share information and plan strategy for the future.
As workers spread the technology of Edison, Tesla and Bell across Canada in the late 19th century, Canadian electrical workers faced the same obstacles as their American counterparts. In 1899 at the brotherhood's sixth convention, the delegates approved changing the first word of the name of the union from "National" to "International." On December 20, 1899, Local Union 93 in Ottawa, Ontario -- the first Canadian local -- received its charter. Today Canada boasts 91 IBEW local unions with approximately 60,000 members. |