Bill 47 passage
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On November 21, the Provincial Government passed Bill-47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act.
The legislation outlines a plan to dismantle the Ontario College of Trades and lower the ratios around how many certified tradespeople are in a workplace, compared to apprentices. The province says getting rid of the Ontario College of Trades will reduce red tape and help more people access a career in skilled trades.
Skills Canada estimates that 40 percent of new jobs created in the next decade will be in the skilled trades, but getting those workers through the college system and getting them certified “has been too slow,” said Kitchener South MPP Amy Fee.
The big effective November 21st for individuals working in the trades, or looking to get into the trades, will be an across-the-board 1:1 apprentice to journeyperson mentorship ratio in workplaces.
