The Ontario government is introducing new policy and legislative measures to attract more young people to the skilled trades, including adding a new apprenticeship pathway and an online job matching platform.
Sandvik Coromant recently hosted a Girls Take Over Tech open house to inspire and educate young women and girls about exciting career opportunities in manufacturing.
The federal government is making two repayable contributions totalling $350,000 to Trois-Rivieres, Que-based Technifab GC Inc. The aim of this CED support is to boost the business's growth.
There are 1.3 million people working in skilled trades-related occupations in Ontario out of a total of 7.9 million workers in the province. The challenge is that at least one in three workers in Ontario with an apprenticeship or trade certificate is aged 55 or over and nearing retirement.
Statistics Canada’s advance estimate of sales in the manufacturing sector for January shows the year started off on the right foot. The advance results indicate that total manufacturing sales rose 0.4% in January, Statistics Canada reports.
Canadian manufacturing proved naysayers wrong in 2023, showing it still has capacity for growth. Canadian manufacturing sales and inventories posted moderate increases in 2023 compared with 2021 and 2022, according to Statistics Canada.
Sales in the Canadian transportation equipment subsector marked a new record, rising 27.0% to $139.1 billion in 2023. The gains were mainly attributable to the auto industry, followed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing, Statistics Canada reports.