Apprenticeship Information

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Georgian Staffing Services can help employers make the connection for Apprenticeships. We can provide you with valuable information, contacts for Apprenticeship information and assist you with the recruitment and screening of potential candidates.

Statistics state that the average age of individuals entering into an Apprenticeship is 26-28 years of age. We have serveral candidates who are interested in Apprenticeships in various occupations.

What is Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeship is a training program for a career in the skilled trades.

• Majority of training is "hands on" under the direction of a certified journeyperson (where required)
• Completion of an in-school theory component is also part of the training
• All apprenticeship programs are administered by the Ministry of Training

Apprenticeship Legislation

Apprentice trades are regulated by either:

• The Apprenticeship Certification Act (ACA) or
• The Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act (TQAA)

Who can be an apprentice?

• You must be 16 years of age or older to register
• For most trades, a high school diploma is required
• Grade 10 for most construction related trades
• Grade 12 for other trades

Tax Credit

The Proposed Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit

• Purpose is to encourage employers to hire and train apprentices in certain skilled trades.
• Businesses with wages over $400,000 could receive a 25% refundable tax credit on wages and salaries paid to eligible apprentices during the first 36 months of the apprenticeship.
• Businesses with wages under $400,000 could be eligible for a higher tax credit rate of 30%.
• The maximum tax credit per apprentice would be $5,000 per year over the first 36 months of the apprenticeship.

Apprenticeship Innovation Fund

• Provides $15M annually through 2005 to support the development of curriculum for new and existing apprenticeship programs and to develop exemption tests.
• Flexible delivery of programs (e.g. Canadian Tire program)
• PLA System and academic remediation system
• Integrate apprenticeship into in-school programs and eliminate duplication.

Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund - New for 2005

• Provides $50M over 5 years to colleges that deliver apprenticeship to acquire new equipment and up-date facilities
• Support increase in entrants into apprenticeship
• Update facilities to support increase in enrolment
• IEnable colleges to modernize their training to keep pace with technologicial changes in the workplace.

Apprenticeship Contact Information

Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities

(416) 326-5800

• www.edu.gov.on.ca
• www.gov.on.ca/fin

Labour Market Information

• www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/on/lmi/llmi.shtml
• www.cbs.gov.on.ca/obc/english/workplacegateway/index.htm
• Apprenticesearch.com
• Tradeability.ca
• TVO learning
• http://www.tvo.org/cqi-bin/Webobjects/TVOntario