Ontario Skilled Trades

• Ontario puts $224M to training centres to boost skilled trades

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says this week's provincial budget will include $224 million more to build and upgrade training centres, as part of a push to boost the skilled trades.

  Politics

  Mar 21, 2023
  
• Ontario plans to require women only bathrooms on large construction sites

  Monte McNaughton is set to announce Wednesday that he is proposing to amend rules about bathrooms on construction sites to make them cleaner, safer and provide some for women only.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2023
  
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• 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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• Ontario invests $90 million in skilled trades program for those facing barriers to employment

  The province says the funding opens on Thursday to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2022
• Ontario launches new Crown agency to promote skilled trades services

  Skilled Trades Ontario replaces the Ontario College of Trades and will be used to promote the trades and develop training standards.

  Economy

  Jan 25, 2022
• Ontario commits $43M to attract youth to skilled trades amid workforce shortage

  Over the next eight years, the province of Ontario will need 26,000 additional skilled workers.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2020