Nearly 18,000 young workers in Nova Scotia have collected a provincial tax refund since it launched four years ago, with payouts now… …
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New Brunswick scraps apprenticeship tuition to ease worker shortage
The New Brunswick government has eliminated tuition fees for apprenticeship-level technical training, a move it says will save the average apprentice about… …
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Alberta puts $5.5 million toward industry-led skills training
Alberta’s government will spend $5.5 million on industry-led training projects aimed at addressing skill shortages across the province. The money comes through… …
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Trades gave her a career. This electrician wants more women to see the same path
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAndrea started her electrical apprenticeship in Hamilton in 2016 wanting the same things most people want from a trade: steady pay, benefits,… …
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By Ritika Dubey More than 25 years into his job as a business administrator, Simon Hardcastle felt there was nothing left for him… …
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Digital credential network already links most Canadian colleges, group says
A national digital credential network that already connects most of Canada’s colleges and universities is positioned to support the country’s skilled trades… …
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Federal, provincial labour ministers pledge $2 billion for skills training at Halifax meeting
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s Forum of Labour Market Ministers wrapped a meeting in Halifax on July 16 with a pledge of $2 billion over five… …
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Ottawa boosts skilled trades funding with $2 billion for provinces over five years
The federal government is investing an additional $2 billion over five years to help provinces and territories train more skilled trades workers,… …
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Trade Winds campaign challenges Alberta construction firms to hire skilled Indigenous tradespeople
A new awareness campaign is urging Alberta’s construction industry to stop overlooking thousands of trained Indigenous tradespeople as the province faces its… …
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Okanagan College to add 256 trades training seats as part of B.C.’s Look West strategy
Okanagan College will add 256 new skilled-trades training seats in 2026-27 as part of the British Columbia government’s Look West strategy. The… …

