Carney’s Team Canada Strong Initiative Aims to Increase Trades Workforce by up to 100,000

'Generational investment' — Ottawa's new $6B trades plan could grow skilled trades training, jobs in Windsor-Essex

A new federal plan to train thousands of skilled trades workers could deliver more training capacity, apprenticeships and jobs for Windsor-Essex, as Ottawa looks to address labour shortages and accelerate construction across the country.

Carney’s Team Canada Strong initiative aims to increase trades workforce by up to 100,000

Canada’s federal government has revealed its Team Canada Strong plan, a $6 billion nationwide effort to recruit, train, and hire between 80,000 to 100,000 new Red Seal trades workers over the next five years. As part of the plan’s recruitment strategy, $2 billion will be put toward supporting young Canadians with paid and job-ready placements that lead directly into registered apprenticeships. Additionally, the program will provide up to $10,000…

Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., supports federal government’s $6B investment into skilled trades

Confederation College’s president in Thunder Bay, Ont., says the institution is glad the federal government is making a $6 billion investment over five years in the skilled trades. The flagship measure, called Team Canada Strong in the spring economic update, will be used to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 paid placements for new skilled trade workers, aged 15 to 30.

Feds announce $6B ‘Team Canada Strong’ skilled trades program

Publication Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026Author: DeClerq, KatherineOnline Document Type: Child care in the newsSource: GuelphToday

Ottawa proposes $6B trades plan after Edmonton training centre visit

Ottawa is proposing a $6-billion national skilled trades effort after a federal minister highlighted apprenticeship and training supports at an Edmonton training centre. File Photo / Discover Airdrie .captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } Ottawa is proposing a $6-billion national skilled trades effort after a federal minister highlighted apprenticeship and training supports at an Edmonton training centre. The Team C…

Ottawa proposes $6-billion skilled trades strategy to recruit 100,000 workers, cut certification time in half

Ontario Construction News staff writer The federal government is proposing a $6-billion, five-year initiative to address Canada’s skilled trades shortage and reduce youth unemployment by recruiting, training and hiring up to 100,000 new workers under a new program branded Team Canada Strong. The plan, outlined in the federal spring economic update last week, would streamline […] The post Ottawa proposes $6-billion skilled trades strategy to recr…