Ontario to require technological education course for high school graduation
Posted: Mar 11th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsMISSISSAUGA, 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[...]
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Call for proposals: Natural Resources Canada’s Codes Acceleration Fund
Posted: Feb 12th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsNatural 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[...]
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CAF-FCA completes Women in the Skilled Trades program pilot
Posted: Jan 16th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsThe 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[...]
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BC Construction Association receives funding from the Government
Posted: Sep 2nd, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe 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[...]
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BC Construction Association Launches Building Builders Mentorship Program
Posted: Jul 8th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsEncouraging 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[...]
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Ontario’s unionized construction sector sets pace for investment in training
Posted: Feb 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording 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[...]
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Ontario launches new Crown Agency for skilled trades
Posted: Jan 28th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe 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,[...]
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