skilled trades

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…

PICKERING, Ont. – Ontario will allow students in Grade 11 to begin working toward their apprenticeships in skilled trades.Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it's a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward a…

Natural Resources Canada’s new Codes Acceleration Fund offers $100M in funding opportunities for projects geared towards accelerating the implementation of high performance building codes.There are two streams for this program funding:…

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…

According to statistics reported in the Fall 2022 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Stat Pack, investment in the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) construction sectors is down 10.9 per cent since February 2020, while…

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…

The  annual BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Survey highlight the key issues facing employers and workers during a period of heightened construction activity. According to the survey, the  industry is experiencing a 79 per cent…

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,…