Skilled Trades

• A paid skilled trade placement program is coming for Canadian youth

  Ottawa plans to spend $880 million for the plan, which will begin in early 2027 and be available for young Canadians looking for on-the job experience in the trades.

  Canada

  Sep 18
  
• New skilled-trades training seats added, which Eby says will help build major projects

  Premier David Eby said major projects don't just need permits and materials, they also need people and 462 new skilled-trades training seats at Kwantlen Polytechnic will help

  Politics

  Jul 28
  
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• Consider joining the skilled trades, Canada’s jobs minister urges youth

  Federal jobs minister Patty Hajdu said when she was growing up in Thunder Bay, Ont., students who attended a skilled trades high school in the city were "deeply stigmatized"

  Economy

  Apr 13
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• Hundreds of Kingston students compete in 26th annual skilled trades event

  Almost 500 elementary and high school students from the Limestone District School Board gathered at St. Lawrence College this week for the 26th annual skills competition.

  Education

  Feb 27
• Ontario launching $260M round of funding for skills development

  Labour Minister David Piccini says the funds can be used for innovative projects in health care, manufacturing, construction and the automotive sector, among other skilled trades.

  Economy

  Jul 29, 2025
• Saskatchewan girls take part in 2nd annual ‘Jill of all Trades’

  Saskatchewan girls got a hands-on learning experience at the second annual Jill of All Trades event to learn what it takes to pursue a career in trades and technology.

  Education

  May 23, 2025
• Alberta camp aims to empower province’s next generation of tradeswomen

  A group of fearless and determined aspiring tradeswomen got the chance to preview what a career in the skilled trades would look like.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2025
• Saskatoon high school students learn skills, build homes

  Students in the High School Carpentry Apprenticeship Program at Mount Royal Collegiate are in the process of building a house.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2025
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• Ontario skills program pairs Peterborough students with construction, aviation employers

  Students will partake in an eight-week placement for on-the-job experience, relying on the skills learned in high school construction and aviation programs.

  Economy

  Jul 16, 2024
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• Ontario introduces sped-up apprenticeship path for high school students

  Education Minister Stephen Lecce indicated last year that the government would be moving in that direction and unveiled those details today.

  Education

  May 1, 2024