The Alberta Labour Relations Board publishes a list of all the certificates they’ve issued for unionized workplaces in the province.
They update it every month, with the latest update being 2 November 2026.
I thought I would report on 4 certificates that the ALRB issued in October 2026.
Waiward Steel Fabricators
The first certificate issued by the ALRB last month was for steelworkers in Edmonton. The ALRB approved the certification on 2 September 2026.
These workers are employed with Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.
This Edmonton-based company is a division of Waiward Industrial and specializes in steel fabrication.
The new certification will apply to all the workers in the company’s Edmonton shop except for those in office positions or working in construction.
Prior to this certificate, workers were represented by Local 805 of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers.
Now they will be represented by Local 712, which is based out of British Columbia.
Supreme Steel
That same day, the labour board approved the certification of workers employed by Supreme Steel Ltd.
Based out of Acheson, Alberta, but with locations in BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Supreme Steel offers steel fabrication across North America.
The new certification is for all workers in their Edmonton shop except those working in the office or in construction.
ALRB certified a second Supreme Steel bargaining unit a week later, on the 9th. This time, it was for all workers in the company’s bridge division except, again, those working in the office and in construction.
Until last month, both bargaining units were represented by Local 805 of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, similar to the Waiward workers
They will both be represented by Local 712 now.
Evraz Inc. NA Canada
The next certificate issued by ALRB last month also came on the 2nd.
It was for workers employed by Evraz Inc. NA Canada, which also specializes in steel fabrication. The company was formed by its parent company at the time, the Russian-based Evraz, when it merged its Oregon Steel Mills and IPSCO Inc assets. Last year, Evraz sold Evraz Inc. NA to Atlas Holdings and operate under the Orion Steel banner.
The new bargaining unit includes all workers in the Red Deer area, except those working in office, clerical, or sales positions.
Like the Waiward and Supreme steel workers, these workers had been unionized with Local 805 and are now with Local 712.
Canam Group Inc.
The labour board issued a fourth certificate on the 2nd, this time for workers employed by Canam Group Inc.
Like the previous employers, Canam is also a steel construction company. This Québec-based company has plants in Calgary and Edmonton.
The certificate is specifically for workers of the company’s Great West Steel/Western Bridge division in Calgary. It will not include forepersons or workers in office or clerical positions.
As with the workers in the previously mentioned certificates, these workers had been unionized with Local 805 and are now with Local 712.
NCSG Hauling & Rigging
On the 6th, the Alberta Labour Relations Board certified a bargaining unit employed by NCSG Hauling & Rigging Ltd.
Back in September, I wrote a news article on this.
These two dozen or so workers had previously been unionized with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, but Local 955 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, or IUOE, filed the application on 19 September 2026 to switch their certification away from CLAC.
This is not the first time CLAC workers will have left for IUOE 955. Last year, hundreds of workers employed by OEM Remanufacturing Company voted to join IUOE 955, the largest exodus from CLAC in the organization’s history.
Pro Vita Care Management
On the 9th, ALRB issued a certificate for workers employed by Pro Vita Care Management Inc.
These workers are represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and were previously certified as a bargaining unit.
Their previous certification, however, was attached to a different employer: Points West Living LP, which operates the seniors communities it owns through its subsidiary Connecting Care.
It appears that Connecting Care has contracted out operations to Pro Vita Care. This would not be the first time a long-term care company contracted out services to Pro Vita Care to get around unionized workers.
Luckily, the labour board has recognized Pro Vita Care as a successor employer rather than a brand new employer, which means the current collective agreement is still in place, and these workers still have representation.
That collective agreement, however,. expired in March 2025, more than a year and a half ago, so these workers will need to initiate collective bargaining for a new agreement soon.
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
The final certification came on the 15th, when the ALRB approved workers employed by Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton as a bargaining unit.
Workers at SACE provide an extensive range of support services for people who experience sexual violence—including crisis support, counselling, court support, and advocacy—as well public education and advisory consultation as a way to prevent sexual violence.
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta—which represents about 30,000 paramedical technical, professional and general support employees in Albert’s healthcare sector—filed the application on 25 August 2026 for the 33 workers.
