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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate.Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday that the requirement will start with students who enter Grade…

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) has completed the new National Leadership Development Program for Women in the Skilled Trades pilot.The program was developed in partnership with the Office to Advance Women…

The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has received over $21M in funding from the Government of Canada’s Apprenticeship Service to enable employers in BC’s construction industry to hire first-year apprentices.    An employer with fewer…

Encouraging Canadians to explore career opportunities and develop connections with employers in the skilled trades is a key priority for Canada’s Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness (STAR) Program.To help deliver these important…

According to Training Investment in Ontario’s Construction Industry, a new report from the Ontario Construction Secretariat, contractors and labour unions in the construction trades invested $146 million in training in 2019.The investment…

The Ontario government has launched Skilled Trades Ontario, a new Crown agency, to improve trades training and simplify services.The new agency will promote and market the trades, develop the latest training and curriculum standards,…

Our province is on the brink of a serious shortage in skilled trades workers. In the third quarter of 2019, job vacancies in Canada in the industrial, electrical and construction trades were 51 per cent higher than they were four years…

The Government of Ontario has launched a marketing campaign to attract more people to the skilled trades under the slogan "Find a Career You Wouldn't Trade".According to the Government, the province is facing a serious labour shortage,…