More than 30 inspectors who enforce credentials in the skilled trades have received layoff notices as a result of the Ford government's decision to scrap the Ontario College of Trades.
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The event was remarkable even if few noticed a bill from the Progressive Conservative Party to update Ontario’s labour laws not only passed this week, it did so with strong support from the province’s trade unions.
Bill 288, the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, which replaces the Ontario College of Trades, is set to simplify the apprenticeship process and reduce the bureaucratic burden for unions and businesses in the skilled trades.
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Legislation passed Wednesday is “bringing the skilled trades into the 21st century,” Ontario’s minister of labour, training and skills development says.