apprenticeship
Construction Business
Vancouver Island University adds skilled-trades seats
Vancouver Island University (VIU) will receive 64 new skilled-trades training seats as part of B.C.'s Look West strategy.
Construction Business
B.C. announces 5,000 new trades training seats
As part of a $241 million investment, B.C. announced the first 5,000 new trades training seats will roll out in 2026.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA launches registered apprenticeship program
ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, recently announced the creation of its Cleaning Technician Registered Apprenticeship Program, an achievement that brings the cleaning profession
Construction Business
B.C. announces historic $241M for trades training
The Government of B.C. is boosting skilled trades training with $241 million over the next three years, doubling trades training funding.
Construction Business
PCA urges feds to not cut apprenticeship grants
PCA is disappointed that the Liberal government is ending two apprenticeship grant programs at the end of this month.
Construction Business
Alberta invests $43M in new NAIT training centre
Alberta is investing $43 million in a new apprenticeship centre at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Construction Business
Alberta investing in more apprenticeship seats
Alberta is planning to invest $24 million per year over the next three years to create 3,200 apprenticeship seats.
Construction Business
B.C. celebrates Apprenticeship Recognition month
The B.C. government is celebrating Apprenticeship Recognition month as a record number of people have registered as apprentices.
Construction Business
Stable apprenticeship rates in construction
Being designated as an essential sector during the pandemic allowed construction to have relatively stable certification rates.
Construction Business
B.C. celebrates construction month
April is Construction and Skilled Trades Month in B.C. with the aim to raise awareness about job opportunities.
Construction Business
CAF-FCA launches apprenticeship grants
The Apprenticeship Service is encouraging small- and medium-sized employers to hire Level 1 apprentices by offering $5,000 grants.
Construction Business
New funding for B.C. employers to hire apprentices
BCCA has received more than $21M in federal funding to help B.C. companies to hire and register first-year apprentices.
Construction Business
Alberta funds new apprenticeship pilot program
The Alberta Government is investing $3.2 million to train more Albertans in the construction industry through the Trade Pathways Program.
Construction Business
ITA expands services for B.C. trades education
The Industry Training Authority (ITA) announced trades apprentices and the trades education system in B.C. are receiving expanded services.
Construction Business
Construction labour force recruitment critical
Between 2019 and 2021, a significant amount of competing large-scale, multi-billion dollar projects are expected to commence in British Columbia. Construction demand is growing faster than
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Bill 47 aims to modernize Ontario’s apprenticeship system
On Oct. 23, 2018, the Ontario Government introduced its Making Ontario Open for Business Act, which aims to modernize the province's apprenticeship system.
