Canada needs carpenters, electricians and other skilled trades — and enrolment for apprenticeships is surging

Registrations in apprenticeship programs have rebounded from pandemic lows and are at their highest level since 2014, according to the latest available data from Statistics Canada.

Canada needs carpenters, electricians and other skilled trades — and enrolment for apprenticeships is surging
A woman wearing a black long-sleeved t-shirt, safety glasses and ear protection poses in the carpentry lab at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Registrations in apprenticeship programs have rebounded from pandemic lows and are at their highest level since 2014, according to the latest available data from Statistics Canada.