Build Right Nova Scotia

Build Right Nova Scotia is a cooperative of contractors and the Building Trades. We’ve joined forces with the goal of promoting the benefits of union-built industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings in Nova Scotia.

This partnership promotes the contributions that many of our highly-trained workers and employers make to the community. The 350 employers (along with 3000 administrative support staff) and 11,000 unionized professional tradespeople continue working together to improve the well-being of Nova Scotians.

So, why choose unionized contractors and tradespeople?

Choosing contractors and trade unions that are part of Build Right Nova Scotia means choosing the best people to get the job done correctly. It also means choosing to pay that talent fairly.

Build Right Nova Scotia Directors

ALISON CASEY – Executive Director, Mainland Nova Scotia Building & Construction Trades Council
CALUM MACLEOD – Labour Relations Officer, Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association
JULIE CALLEGARI – Business Manager, Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 615
JONATHAN GAUL – Business Manager, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council 39 Local 1439
KEVIN ASHLEY – President, Rockingham Electric Limited
ROGER PORTER – Construction Manager, EllisDon Corporation
BRIAN LUND – President, Brilun Construction Limited
TODD MACNEIL – International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 721
TOM GRIFFITHS – Business Manager, IBEW Local 625
ROBERT SHEPHERD – President, Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association

Build Right Nova Scotia’s first-ever project was a state-of-the-art greenhouse for Hope Blooms in 2014.