Team Canada: James Bartel of Manitoba to represent autobody; Gabrielle Leclerc of Quebec to rep car painting at WorldSkills 2024
Ottawa, Ontario — Skills Canada has officially announced its Canadian Team for the 2024 WorldSkills competition: James Bartel of Kleefeld, Man., will represent Canada in the autobody repair competition, while Gabrielle Leclerc of Saint-Eustache, Que., will represent the nation in the car painting contest. Both Bartel and Leclerc will compete in the 47th WorldSkills Competition […]
Talking Tech: Skills Canada Winnipeg summit to feature talks from Level5Drive, MPI, VW Audi and more
Winnipeg, Manitoba — A date has officially been set for the Skills Canada Automotive Technology Summit, where experts from across Canada’s collision industry will converge on Winnipeg for a day of discussion on the latest technology trends. May 25 will see a rapid-fire schedule of presentations, according to Tuesday’s press release from Skills Canada, featuring […]
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 […]
And then there were four: Final four announced at SEMA Battle of the Builders Competition
Las Vegas, Nevada — As the SEMA Show 2022 winds down, the pool of competition for this year’s Battle of the Builders Competition gets smaller and smaller, as the top four finalists were announced Thursday afternoon. It’s a family affair for the automotive royalty that is the Ringbrothers, as both Mike and Jim Ring have […]
Put to the Test: Albertan earns Medallion of Excellence at WorldSkills car painting competition
Silkeborg, Denmark — After months of training and international travel, the WorldSkills car painting competition held in Silkeborg, Denmark is officially a wrap, as Canadian rising star Dorien Lozeau returns with a Medallion of Excellence for his performance. The young painter based out of CSN Black Ace in St. Paul, Alta., and former Bodyworx Professional […]
Practiced Perfection: Dorien Lozeau returns from German car painting training challenge
Neuss, Germany – Former Bodyworx Professional cover star, and rising star in his own right, Dorien Lozeau recently returned from a WorldSkills training session in Neuss, Germany ahead of this fall’s WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition. This four-day car painting challenge, supported in part by 3M and Festool, took place between Sept. 5 to Sept. […]
Making it Span-easy: Spanesi to host spot welder demonstration webinar on Wednesday
Toronto, Ontario — Do you ever find yourself just standing in front of a spot welder, trying to figure your life out? Well Spanesi can at least help you figure out the welder, as the company gears up for Wednesday’s webinar that will cover all the ins-and-outs of the 14,500A STRSW spot welder. To be […]
NAIT’s Next Generation: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology showcases talent at Skills Alberta competition
Edmonton, Alberta — The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) hosted two autobody Skills Canada competitions, allowing students to test their skills at the provincial and national level. There were 22 apprentices that participated in the provincial competition in May, and nine of them took home top honours and will be moving on to nationals. […]
Autobody students compete for a chance to join team Alberta
By CRM Staff Edmonton Alberta — May 4, 2018 — High school and post-secondary students from 80 communities recently participated in the Provincial Skills Canada Competition in 46 trade and technology events. Over 700 students participated in the two-day event, featuring 45 unique events ranging from Culinary Arts to Robotics, and Auto Service to […]
Skills Ontario makes waves across the province
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — May 15, 2018 — The 2018 Skills Ontario Competition recently took place at the Toronto Congress Centre, May 7-9. “The collision repair industry’s competition site has a very large footprint in Ontario, with both onsite Autobody Repair and Auto Painting events. Many Ontario schools send their […]
