SMART Local 285

06/05/2026

Show 'em what 285's made of Alex Petricca!
Tonight our Business Manager is stepping into the boxing ring! At the Victory Gala in support of the Pinball Foundation, which helps young people facing barriers get into school, find mentors, and build real careers.

Takes real guts to get up there, but Local 285 is in your corner!
Main card. Top fundraiser. Our Business Manager.
Go get 'em! 🥊

06/01/2026

Local 285 Election Nominations!

The Special Called Nominations Meeting is THIS Wednesday, June 3 at 5:30 PM, 234 Attwell Drive, Toronto.

This is the night members put names forward for who they want running for each various position. This year is an election year, meaning all positions are open.

If you have any questions you can call the office: 416-630-1160

See you Wednesday!

05/29/2026

Another big day at the Canada's Building Trades Unions booth! The Honourable Patty Hajdu Minister of Jobs and Families, and the Honourable John Zerucelli Secretary of State (Labour), stopped by the CBTU booth and picked up the hand seamers to make a sheet metal phone holder with SMART Local 285.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and hear about the skills in our industry and what our members do every day. 💪⚒️

05/28/2026

05/08/2026

Today we welcomed the Honourable John Zerucelli, Secretary of State for Labour, to our facility. He toured our training centre and spoke with union officers, staff, instructors, and apprentices about what’s coming for the trades.

Zerucelli highlighted the federal government’s Spring Economic Update, including the $6 billion Team Canada Strong investment aimed at recruiting, training, and hiring 80,000 to 100,000 new Red Seal skilled trades workers over the next five years. For apprentices, that will include a $400/week top-up during in-class technical training, up to $16,000 per apprentice on top of EI. He also spoke about his connection to the construction industry and what drives his commitment to this work.

Sheet metal workers and gas technicians are part of the solution to Canada’s housing crisis. Local 285 is ready to build it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

SMWIA Local 285 Training Centre

05/05/2026

Go SMART! Congratulations on second place People's Choice for best booth at Skills Ontario!

04/28/2026

Today is the National Day of Mourning.

We remember the workers who went to work and didn't come home. The ones taken by falls, by equipment, by exposure, by conditions that should never have existed. The ones whose names are carried by the people who loved them.

We also stand with those living with the consequences every day. The people whose lives were changed in an instant and are still fighting through it. They are not forgotten.

Every number is a person. Every person left a crew, a family, a community with a hole in it that never fully closes.

SMART Local 285 stands with every worker and every family who has lived that loss. Safety on the job is not optional. We need to stand united and look out for one another out there.

04/21/2026

Congratulations to our members who recently passed the 308-A certificate of qualification!
Proud of the work you’ve all put in, great job to all students and SMWIA Local 285 Training Centre

Congratulations to our newest certified Sheet Metal Workers! SMART Local 285 & the Training Centre are proud to recognize these members for successfully passing the 308A Certificate of Qualification Exam. Hard work pays off - well done!

04/18/2026

Congratulations to the SMART Local 285 Hockey Team going undefeated in the Threads of Life Hockey Tournament and winning the Championship!

04/14/2026

⚽ Toronto FC TICKETS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ⚽

Local 285 has tickets to the Toronto FC vs San Jose Earthquakes game in support of the COBT Hammer Heads Program.

📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 BMO Field
Each member can claim up to 4 tickets!
First come, first served.
Call the hall to claim yours: (416) 630-1160