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Collision Repair
Building a Future: Schulich Builders scholarship launches at 10 Ont. colleges to draw trades students
Ottawa, Ontario — The Schulich Foundation, one of Canada’s largest undergraduate
February 13, 2023
Training
Sponsoring Success: AIA Canada announces Arthur Paulin Aftermarket Scholarship recipients
Toronto, Ontario — Looking toward the future for the Canadian auto industry, the AIA High Fives for Kids Foundation has announced the recipients of this year’s Arthur Paulin Aftermarket Scholarship Awards. The scholarship was introduced to provide monetary assistance of $700 to students looking to further their education in the automotive field. This year, the […]
January 18, 2022
Collision Repair
CCIF panel looks at state of training in Canada’s colleges
By Mike Davey Vaughan, Ontario — January 29, 2017 — Continuously advancing technology is making itself felt throughout the industry, but Canada’s trade colleges may be feeling the impact the most. A panel discussion at CCIF Vaughan looked into the challenges today’s collision repair trainers are facing. The OEM repair procedures are constantly under revision, […]
January 29, 2017
Collision Repair
New Brunswick Community College to invest in new trades facility
Saint John, New Brunswick — September 26, 2016 — New Brunswick Community College has been awarded funding to build a new, state-of-the-art trades facility at the school’s campus in Saint John. Plans include multi-functional spaces for the school’s autobody repair, automotive service, steel fabrication and welding programs. Provincial and federal governments are investing a total […]
September 27, 2016
Collision Repair
Strong bonds: I-CAR and the provincial colleges offer welding certifications
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 19, 2015 — In an industry as complex as the collision repair business the importance of proper training and certification is impossible to overstate. A poor or improper weld performed during a structural collision repair can compromise the vehicle’s structural integrity. The result, as I-CAR points out, is […]
November 19, 2015
Training
Centennial College to host ‘apprenticeship disconnect’ meeting
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — September 17, 2015 — The shortage of qualified personnel in collision repair might be due to what some call the “apprenticeship disconnect.” Despite some 240 to 315 new apprentices each year signing agreements in Ontario, fewer than 25 percent of them will actually attend training school. “These apprentices often […]
September 18, 2015
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