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Proposed legislation will help apprentices prepare for in-demand jobs and complete their training faster
May 06, 2021
TORONTO – The Ontario government is introducing new measures to help tradespeople get their certification from one reliable, streamlined destination through a new Crown agency, Skilled Trades Ontario, that would replace the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT).
Today, Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, introduced the Building Opportunities in the Skilled TradesAct, legislation designed to make the province’s skilled trades and apprenticeship system more efficient, accessible and easier to navigate.
Under the proposed legislation, Skilled Trades Ontario would become the province’s industry-informed training authority to lead the promotion, research and development of the latest apprenticeship training and curriculum standards. It will also provide a seamless one window experience for client-facing services includi
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The provincial government aims to streamline the apprenticeship system through a new Crown agency called Skilled Trades Ontario that will replace the Ontario College of Trades.
Labour Minister Monte McNaughton, announcing the modernization plans during a virtual news conference Thursday, said his ministry has repeatedly been told the existing apprenticeship system is confusing and difficult to navigate.
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“Over and over again, I’ve heard from young people: ‘I know how to become a doctor or a lawyer, but I have no idea how to become a welder or a millwright,’” McNaughton said. “One reason for this is the overlap between the Ontario College of Trades … and my ministry,” McNaughton said.