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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[...]

Ontario launches Grade 11 program to work toward skilled trade apprenticeship

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 9th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

PICKERING, Ont. – Ontario will allow students in Grade 11 to begin working toward their apprenticeships in skilled trades. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it’s a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward[...]

Call for proposals: Natural Resources Canada’s Codes Acceleration Fund

By:Building .caPosted: Feb 12th, 2023In: ConstructionNews

Natural Resources Canada’s new Codes Acceleration Fund offers $100M in funding opportunities for projects geared towards accelerating the implementation of high performance building codes. There are two streams for this program funding: Stream 1: Provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous[...]

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 releases fall 2022 statistics report

By:Building .caPosted: Nov 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNews

According to statistics reported in the Fall 2022 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Stat Pack, investment in the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) construction sectors is down 10.9 per cent since February 2020, while 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[...]

Labour Supply Still Top Issue in BC’s Construction Industry: BCCA Survey

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 20th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The annual BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Survey highlight the key issues facing employers and workers during a period of heightened construction activity. According to the survey, the industry is experiencing a 79 per cent[...]

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,[...]