Construction has begun on the BCIT trades and technology complex, which will support the training of more students in high-demand skilled trades.

“We can’t build construction projects without the expertise and work of people in skilled trades,” said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. “At a time of historic capital investment, this new complex will ensure we have people trained and prepared to deliver the infrastructure our communities need no matter what the challenges of tomorrow may bring.”

BCIT has begun construction on the first three facilities of the BCIT trades and technology complex at the Burnaby campus:

• The Robert Bosa Carpentry Pavilion, a net-zero-ready mass-timber building, will serve as a modern carpentry learning hub. It will also house the new mass timber construction training program.
• The Marine and Mass Timber Pavilion, a tall, open steel project space, will provide hands-on training in mass timber construction, marine fitting trades and steel construction.
• The Campus Services Centre, a two-storey mass-timber building, will bring administrative functions together in one, modern location.

“Modern training facilities make a real difference in how trades students learn and grow,” said Godfrey Reid, a Level 1 carpentry apprentice, BCIT. “The new BCIT Robert Bosa Carpentry Pavilion will combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on learning to prepare my peers and me as job-ready carpenters building the future of B.C.”

The fourth and final new building in the complex, the Concert Properties Centre for Trades and Technology, is expected to start construction in summer 2026. It will consolidate several trades programs into one location, providing a space for collaboration in skilled trades and engineering.