skilled trades

Some healthy competition, and the hard work of numerous volunteers, gave students the chance to showcase their HVAC skills at CMPX 2022.

An app from Skills Ontario designed to help students explore skilled trade and technology careers is now available to download.

Jennifer Green, director of competitions and Young Women’s Initiatives at Skills Ontario has been recognized with the Dream Builder Award in the 2021 Women of Inspiration Awards.

Alberta has announced the 2021 inductees into its Trades Hall of Fame recognizing skilled trades professionals and educators.

ClimateCare Canada has announced a partnership with Support Ontario Youth (SOY), an organization that assists apprentices and employers in the skilled trades.

The program is now accepting applications from women working in the trades interested in becoming proteges or mentors.

A Statistics Canada report shows how much registration and certifications in the trades has dropped in the last three years, adding to the concern about the shortage of skilled tradespeople in coming years.

The latest labour market report from the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) reveals that demand for apprentices will remain high in coming years, driven by journeypersons leaving the market.

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is recommending that bid-calling authorities require construction bids to list all the trades and subcontractors significant to a contract price. "Groups supporting this change are clearly stating that they prefer transparency and fairness and would prefer not to operate in the…