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Ontario to require technological education course for high school graduation

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 11th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Friday that the requirement will start with students who enter Grade[...]

CAF-FCA completes Women in the Skilled Trades program pilot

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 16th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) has completed the new National Leadership Development Program for Women in the Skilled Trades pilot. The program was developed in partnership with the Office to Advance Women Apprentices (the[...]

BC Construction Association receives funding from the Government

By:Building .caPosted: Sep 2nd, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has received over $21M in funding from the Government of Canada’s Apprenticeship Service to enable employers in BC’s construction industry to hire first-year apprentices. An employer with fewer than 500[...]

BC Construction Association Launches Building Builders Mentorship Program

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 8th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Encouraging Canadians to explore career opportunities and develop connections with employers in the skilled trades is a key priority for Canada’s Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness (STAR) Program. To help deliver these important services, the[...]

Ontario’s unionized construction sector sets pace for investment in training

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

According to Training Investment in Ontario’s Construction Industry, a new report from the Ontario Construction Secretariat, contractors and labour unions in the construction trades invested $146 million in training in 2019.The investment is an increase[...]

Ontario launches new Crown Agency for skilled trades

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 28th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The Ontario government has launched Skilled Trades Ontario, a new Crown agency, to improve trades training and simplify services. The new agency will promote and market the trades, develop the latest training and curriculum standards,[...]