Energy

FREDERICTON—Changes to how NB Power prices electricity were imposed without consulting the workers and communities with the most to lose, putting industrial jobs at risk, warns Unifor in a letter to Energy Minister René Legacy. 

TORONTO—Unifor energy members have ratified a new four-year pattern agreement with Suncor. The deal sets the standard for about 7,200 workers in the union's National Energy Program.

"Energy workers power this country, and they have shown again what happens when they stand together," said Lana Payne, Unifor National President. "I thank the bargaining committee for the work they did to win this agreement for members across the sector."

ST. JOHN'S – Workers on the Terra Nova offshore oil platform are in contract talks as Suncor announced October 4, 2026 it will sell its interest in the project to UK-based Ithaca Energy.

THUNDER BAY, ON—Enbridge Gas’ decision to close service centres in Thunder Bay and Waterloo is unnecessary and does a disservice to northern communities, says Unifor.

"Enbridge is clearly more concerned about padding shareholders’ pockets than serving customers,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Good customer service is responsive and local, and soon Enbridge customers will have a little less of it to count on.”

BURNABY, B.C.—Contract concessions demanded by one of Metro Vancouver’s key waste treatment providers have pushed Unifor Local 433 to initiate strike action starting at 6 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

TORONTO—Dallas-based HF Sinclair will end base oil refining at its Mississauga, Ontario plant by 2027, shutting down Canada's largest producer of the refined oils that keep every engine, turbine and industrial machine in the country running. 

"This is a reckless decision made in a Dallas boardroom by people who will never have to look these workers in the eye," said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “We are about to hand control of that supply to producers in other countries at the exact moment governments here are telling us supply chain security matters.” 

HAMILTON—Unifor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Biidaaban Renewable Energy that opens the door for Local 593 members to return to work this summer at the Hamilton biodiesel facility, nearly a year after the plant's previous owner moved to close it permanently.

OTTAWA—Unifor welcomes the focus on CANDU in the federal government’s Nuclear Energy Strategy, released on June 22.

“Canada needs a sovereign, secure, and unionized production supply chain across the energy sector,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “With a focus on Canadian intellectual property, the Nuclear Energy Strategy has the potential to safely grow our world-leading nuclear sector.”

Vice President of the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates-Unifor Local 7474 (SPEA-Local 7474) Reza Ziaei told an audience at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s annual conference that a unionized workplace has helped foster mutually respectful labour relations and can be a foundation for long-term stability.

“From job security to structured and predictable labour relations, a unionized workforce is a very positive force within AtkinsRéalis,” said Ziaei. “Every worker at every skill level can benefit from having a union.”