A New Level: Level Up! Skilled Trades Career Fairs 2024 locations announced
Toronto, Ontario — The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) has announced the locations of this year’s Skilled Trades Career Fairs. The 2024 Level Up! Skilled Trades Career Fairs marks the third year that the MLITSD has offered trades education and networking for youth in the province. In a recent press release, […]
Ticket to the Trades: New category-based immigration process puts focus on trades labour gap
Toronto, Ontario — The federal government announced Wednesday that it is revamping the country’s immigration process in a way that aims to fill the most in-demand labour gaps in Canada’s skilled trades industry. According to the government’s announcement, this category-based selection process, offered through the Express Entry system, will allow Canada to invite individuals with […]
Roots Taking Hold: Maritime skilled labour initiatives succeeding in retaining immigrant tradespeople, StatsCan data shows
Toronto, Ontario — A new report from Statistics Canada shows that the Maritimes are quickly becoming a gateway for immigrants looking for a future in the nation’s rapidly depleting skilled trades workforce. While Ontario continues to lead the country in retention of new skilled tradespeople to Canada, the Atlantic provinces, and PEI in particular, are […]
Balancing the Scales: Canada leads G7 in share of degree-holders as trades workforce dips further, StatsCan says
Toronto, Ontario — A report published by StatsCan on Wednesday showed that Canada boasts the largest share of college and university graduates among G7 nations, but is still leaving a lot of talent on the table when it comes to skilled trades. The study, which addressed education levels of working-age people (25 to 64) in […]
Money on the Table: Labour shortage has cost Canadian economy $13 billion since 2021, CME report says
Toronto, Ontario — A new report from the Canadian Press shows that the nation’s ongoing skilled labour shortage is not only grinding many collision centres to a halt, but is actively bleeding our economy dry, as $13 billion has been lost over the past year alone. The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ (CME) annual labour survey, […]
Industry Icebreaker: YMCA ‘Power of Trades’ program expanded to reach new Ontarians in five more regions
Ottawa, Ontario — The YMCA’s National Capital Region is looking to new Ontarians to help fill the province’s growing skilled labour gap as the “Power of Trades” program is expanded to five additional regions, according to Wednesday’s announcement. The free six-week, non-technical program aims to prepare new immigrants to Ontario with basic skills and certifications, […]
Picking Pockets: N.L. Immigration Minister asks auto insurers to ‘not exploit’ Ukrainian refugees
St. John’s, Newfoundland — From one hardship to another, reports have begun circulating that Ukrainian refugees arriving in Newfoundland are being charged exorbitantly high auto insurance rates, well over the average paid by most Canadians. The Canadian Press got a hold of two auto insurance quotes from a pair of Ukrainian refugees in St. John’s—one […]
