Follow this link for Apprenticeship Program Tax Credit and Training information.

Finding an Apprentice

An apprentice becomes a certified skilled worker once he or she has completed the training requirements in the provincial standard for the trade. There are over 200 apprenticeship trades in Ontario. Sixty-seven trades have a specific regulation and in 30 of these skilled trades, an apprentice is eligible to be certified to work in any province or territory in Canada.

ApprenticeSearch.com

• apprenticesearch.com was developed by the Halton Industry Education Council and was the winner of the 2002 Yves Landry Award of Excellence: Program of the Year. Excellent site for on-line opportunities and information about the trades.
• Contact:
  Halton Industry Education Council
  Tel: 905-634-2575
  Email: information@hiec.on.ca

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program  (OYAP)

• OYAP helps young people obtain placements in 130 skilled trades that can be learned through apprenticeship training. Students register as apprentices and begin their formal apprenticeship training while they are still in school. With both a diploma and the skills to get the job done when they graduate, these students have a big head start.
• Contact:  Employment Ontario Toll-free Hotline:  1-800-387-5656

    Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

• Contact:
  Training Centre
  407 Iroquois Shore Road
  Oakville, ON L6H 1M3
  Tel: 905-845-9430

Mohawk College

• Contact:
  Mohawk College Apprenticeship Training Programs
  Stoney Creek Campus
  481 Barton Street East
  Hamilton, ON L8E 2L7
  Faculty of Engineering Technology
  Tel: 905-575-1212, ext. 5008
  Email

The Centre for Skills Development and Training

• The Centre for Skills Development & Training provides quality career and workforce development programs, products and services in Halton region and surrounding areas.  Areas of specialty include academic and language skills upgrading, career planning and development and pre-apprenticeship trades and technology training.

City of Burlington

• Contact:
  The Bay Area Learning Centre
  860 Harrington Court
  Burlington, ON L7N 3N4
  Tel: 905-333-3499

Georgetown

• Contact:
  The Georgetown Employment Partners Centre
  184 Guelph Street
  Georgetown, ON L7G 4A7
  Tel: 905-702-7311

Town of Milton

• Contact:
  Milton Employment Partners Centre
  Southview Plaza
  550 Ontario Street South, Suite 203
  Milton, ON L9T 5E4
  Tel: 905-693-8458
   

Signing an Apprentice in Halton

The Ontario Government registers apprentices, counsels apprentices and employers, monitors training, delivers exams, issues certificates, develops inter-provincial programs and promotes training. About 250 staff provide services through 26 offices.

Currently, the Ontario government regulates apprenticeship training through the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act. The Act has not been significantly revised since 1964.

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities