by restarting career fairs, showcasing the trades in school curriculum as well as making it easier for“It’s a banner year for apprenticeship registrations — a 24 per cent increase overall. We’re at about 92,000 active apprentices across the province today,” Monte McNaughton, minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development, said in an interview.,” he added.
In the 2022-23 fiscal year, there were some 27,319 new apprenticeship registrations, up from 21,971 the previous year. While the number of women remains low, some 3,546 registered in 2022-23 compared to 2,773 in 2021-22. “As a girl dad myself, that’s one of the things I’m most proud of — that there’s a 30 per cent increase in female apprenticeship registration,” added McNaughton.Education Minister Stephen Lecce recently announced that all high school students willThe province has a massive shortage of workers, especially in the apprenticeship sector, where it is estimated that by 2026 one in five jobs will be in the skilled trades. Some 72,000 workers will be needed in the next four years in construction alone.