skilled trades
Construction Business
B.C. implements training certification for crane operators
B.C. has announced it is expanding skilled trades certification to tower and mobile crane operators to ensure consistent training.
Construction Business
SkilledTradesBC launches $40M workforce initiative
SkilledTradesBC is launching the Look West Workforce Readiness Initiative, a project-based funding program that will invest $40 million.
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
Investment in Canada’s skilled trades is on the rise
High demand, strong wages, and financial incentives are boosting the appeal for skilled trades careers in Canada. Current economic uncertainty and labour shortages have encouraged
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Skills Ontario supports critical skilled trades investment in the 2026 Ontario Budget
Skills Ontario welcomes the 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario, released by the Ontario Government and Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, and applauds
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Women could help close skilled trades labour gap
Women are significantly underrepresented in the skilled trades sector, which directly limits the pool of qualified workers that the facilities management industry depends on.
Construction Business
Construction labour shortage increasing costs
Labour shortages in the residential construction sector are contributing to the rising cost of housing and increasing insurance claims costs.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Traffic evolving on skilled trades career path
A sizable majority of recent survey respondents perceive careers in the skilled trades garner good incomes, but only one-third say they offer a good work-life balance.
REMI Network
Net-zero skills training centre coming to Scarborough
The federal government is investing more than $7.2 million to design and construct an inclusive skills development space.
Construction Business
B.C. contractors report severe labour shortage
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association’s annual Wage and Benefits Survey reveal a severe labour shortage.
REMI Network
New skills training centre coming to Vaughan
The Ontario government is investing more than $26 million to build a new skilled trades training centre in Vaughan, Ontario.
REMI Network
Ontario and Nova Scotia form skilled trades partnership
The governments of Ontario and Nova Scotia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve interprovincial mobility for skilled tradespeople.
Construction Business
Alberta invests in trade interest at Telus Spark
The Alberta government is investing almost $900,000 in funding to the TELUS Spark Science Centre in Calgary.
Construction Business
Building skilled trades career awareness
A shortage of skilled trades workers means the construction industry needs take a multi-faceted approach.
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.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Housing labour and innovation
For Canada to meet its target of building 5.1 million homes in the next twelve years, a concerted focus on labour and innovation is required.
