The federal government is increasing financial support for apprenticeship training equipment and expanding eligibility criteria to help address Canada’s skilled trades shortage.… …
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New Brunswick invests $5.8 million in CCNB Bathurst campus renewal, including skilled trades building
The provincial government will provide $5.8 million to continue modernization work at the Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick campus in Bathurst, with site… …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedRetention
How online communities are helping women stay in the skilled trades
By Daniela Gatti and Mark Julien Canada is facing a significant demographic challenge. Between 2019 and 2028, approximately 700,000 skilled trades workers… …
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Ontario Masonry Training Centre receives $3 million for green bricklayer training program
The federal government will provide more than $3 million to the Ontario Masonry Training Centre to develop and implement a green training… …
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Apprenticeship registrations hit record high as employers face skilled trades shortage: StatsCan
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNew registrations in apprenticeship programs across Canada reached 101,541 in 2024, a 5.9% increase from the previous year and the highest level… …
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Ottawa commits $20 million to train 8,000 carpenters and millwrights in green building skills
The federal government is investing nearly $20 million to train more than 8,000 carpentry and millwright workers across Canada in green construction… …
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B.C. invests $241 million in trades training to boost labour for major projects
British Columbia’s government is investing $241 million over the next three years to boost trades training in a bid to support labour… …
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Corporate Social ResponsibilityFeaturedTraining & Development
Mining companies establish $6.6 million skills fund for 24 First Nations in northwestern Ontario
Three mining companies have established a $6.6 million education and skills development fund for 24 First Nations in northwestern Ontario, creating new… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Darlington nuclear project to create 18,000 construction jobs in Ontario
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a small modular reactor project at Darlington in Bowmanville, Ont., that will create 18,000 jobs during construction… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsTraining & Development
Ontario labour minister under fire for skills development funding
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberBy Liam Casey and Allison Jones Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini was in the hot seat Monday, facing a slew of questions and… …


