Apprenticeships

• Manitoba government appoints new Apprenticeship Board chair

  The Manitoba government has appointed a new Apprenticeship Board chair, prioritizing skilled workforce development.

  Economy

  Feb 21
  
• Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship

  Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it's a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward a secondary school diploma while they apprentice.

  Education

  Mar 8, 2023
  
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• Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada

  The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum says to meet demand for skilled workers, an average of 75,000 new apprentices will need to be hired per year over the next five years.

  Education

  May 30, 2022
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• Ontario government announces $20 million to spur apprenticeships in skilled trades

  Funding for the program is tied to a recovery plan announced in the 2020 Ontario budget aimed at repairing the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2020
• How TRCA is making tinsmithing, blacksmithing and other heritage trades accessible

  In addition to educating visitors at their museum, a series of personalized workshops promises to keep the heritage trades thriving as the next decade dawns.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2019
• Ontario college strike temporarily halts apprenticeship programs

  Apprentices are voicing their concern over the strike that prompted faculty at 24 Ontario colleges to hit the picket lines. There is concern they could lose the semester if the job action persists.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2017
• Apprentices report overwhelmingly positive in-school training at Peterborough Fleming College

  Students give Fleming College's in-school apprenticeship training high marks

  Education

  Sep 6, 2017