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Team Ontario wins 38 medals at Skills Canada competition

TORONTO – Youth from Team Ontario returned home from this year’s memorable Skills Canada National Competition with 308 medals. At a closing ceremony on May…

adminJune 9, 2026

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Mancinelli ‘humbled’ with Order of Ontario honour

TORONTO – For Joe Mancinelli, receiving the Order of Ontario is something he says he will carry with “immense gratitude and pride.” The international vice-president…

adminJune 5, 2026

Ontario announces .7B for ‘high-demand’ sectors like STEM and the skilled trades

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Ontario announces $1.7B for ‘high-demand’ sectors like STEM and the skilled trades

OSHAWA, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is investing $1.7 billion to fund an additional 70,000 seats in high-demand sectors such as health…

adminMay 29, 2026

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Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. “I always wanted to be the first female to do something,” she…

adminMay 22, 2026

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Discussion paper floats ways Ottawa can help fund giant electrical grid buildout

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s electricity strategy will consider ways government can shoulder some of the cost of doubling the country’s grid by 2050 and ensure equipment…

adminMay 21, 2026

Commercial Construction

Level Up! career fairs set to launch for the fifth year

TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching the annual Level Up! career fairs for a fifth year as a way to introduce students, educators and…

adminMay 8, 2026

Commercial Construction

DEWALT study reveals ‘an emerging disconnect’ in AI adoption by skilled trades

A new international study from toolmaker DEWALT has revealed while the construction workforce is eager for AI, it lacks the hands-on training needed to unlock…

adminMay 6, 2026

Commercial Construction

Ironworker Training Centre set for expansion in Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Supported by an investment of over $644,000 through the Ontario government’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream, Ironworkers Local 759’s training centre…

adminApril 27, 2026

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Showcasing the next generation: 2026 Skills Ontario Competition just around the corner

TORONTO – The Skills Ontario Competition, the largest skilled trades and technology contest in Canada, returns to the Toronto Congress Centre May 4 and 5.…

adminApril 15, 2026

Commercial Construction

Jobs minister urges youth to pursue skilled trades despite generational stigma

OTTAWA — Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda, federal…

adminApril 15, 2026

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Team Ontario wins 38 medals at Skills Canada competition

Mancinelli ‘humbled’ with Order of Ontario honour

Ontario announces $1.7B for ‘high-demand’ sectors like STEM and the skilled trades

Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition

Discussion paper floats ways Ottawa can help fund giant electrical grid buildout

Level Up! career fairs set to launch for the fifth year

DEWALT study reveals ‘an emerging disconnect’ in AI adoption by skilled trades

Ironworker Training Centre set for expansion in Thunder Bay

Showcasing the next generation: 2026 Skills Ontario Competition just around the corner

Jobs minister urges youth to pursue skilled trades despite generational stigma

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