Atwill-Morin announced it has just taken a step forward in health and safety for its employees, acquiring a dozen exoskeletons that will gradually make their…
Changes are needed to Canada’s immigration system to ensure the construction sector can respond to growth, and deliver on key public-policy priorities such as building…
BC Centre for Women in the Trades’ (BCCWITT) Karen Dearlove has spent the last three years in the role of executive director, guiding the organization’s…
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) announced a partnership with the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT), British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and Burnaby School…
The Owens Corning Foundation announced that it is investing $200,000 to support the national delivery and expansion of Conestoga College’s Jill of All Trades program.…
The Government of Canada announced funding for over $7.3 million for two projects through the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy’s Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP) –…
The Province of Nova Scotia announced an increasing in funding for the Work-based Trades Practical Assessment program and a training program run by the Nova…
The Quebec government is launching a construction training offensive aimed at training between 4,000 and 5,000 additional people so that they can occupy trades in…
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it will accelerate growth in the skilled trades and modernize the entire apprenticeship and trades qualification system to meet…
Indigenous millwrights charting their careers through OPG’s Darlington Refurbishment By Paul Choi Two Indigenous millwrights who got their start through OPG’s Indigenous Opportunities Network (ION)…
British Columbia Premier David Eby announced the provincial government will legally require flush toilets on construction sites of 25 workers or more. Eby made the…
The Government of Ontario announced the expansion of the Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services (KKETS) training programs to include in-class apprenticeship training for carpentry.…
SkilledTradesBC, the organization that oversees the skilled trades in B.C., released its annual reporting of B.C.’s trades training highlighting a record number of apprentices, youth,…
The Government of Ontario announced it is expanding its skilled trades career fairs, now in its second year, to even more cities with more exhibitors…
The Government of Ontario announced it is investing an additional $160 million in the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to tackle the labour shortage and help…
The Government of Ontario is investing $3.6 million to support three innovative projects to help over 2,200 women and young people across Ontario prepare for…
The British Columbia Regional Council of Carpenters (BCRCC) recently held a four-week Introduction to Carpentry and Formwork program for six Indigenous tradespeople to give them…
Skills Ontario announced it is driving ahead with the creation of new mobile learning units thanks to new funding from the provincial government. Ontario’s Ministry…
The Government of Ontario announced an investment of $224 million to build and upgrade training centres to help tackle the province’s labour shortage. Applications for…
Aecon Group Inc. announced it is partnering with Durham College to support the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Centre for Skilled Trades and Technology (CSTT). Durham…
The Ontario government announced that apprenticeship registrations in the province increased by 24 per cent in the last year – from 21,971 to 27,319 –…
The Industry-Education Council (IEC) of Hamilton and Mohawk College announced a partnership to address the shortage of residential construction workers in the Hamilton region. The…
Digital technology can help address the backlog of Canadian housing and infrastructure projects bogged down by unprecedented demand and a chronic shortage of skilled labour,…
Addressing the skilled labour shortage in the Canadian construction industry is a national pastime, with seemingly no shortage of attention paid by the federal government…