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A route to explore · Ontario
Explore trades before committing to an apprenticeship
Your starting point
Compare trade exposure and pre-apprenticeship programs against your interests and catchment.
A pathway helps you explore. It does not decide eligibility or guarantee admission, funding, licensing or work. Each program has its own checked date.
01 / Start with your situation
02 / Compare real options
Open a program to see requirements, costs, funding and the official starting point.
Trades basics followed by supervised project-site experience.
Applications advertised — confirm places · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Trade exposure and links to union construction opportunities.
Current intake not confirmed · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Painting/drywall training, safety certificates and paid placement.
Current intake not confirmed · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Carpentry, masonry or modular-construction streams with safety training and job-search support.
Current intake not confirmed · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Trade upgrading, safety and Level 1 training with placement support.
Current intake not confirmed · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →General Carpentry Level 1 classroom training, drywall exposure and paid placement.
Current intake not confirmed · Confirm cost with provider
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Ground-worker qualification, safety training and paid industry placement.
Current intake not confirmed · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Micro-credential in energy systems, retrofits and safety.
Ongoing enquiries or individual applications · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Trades/apprenticeship orientation, safety certificates, employment preparation and a work placement.
Current intake not confirmed · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Precision-machining preparation, academic support and an eight-week paid industry placement.
Current intake not confirmed · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →These are not currently available. Confirm a reopening before planning around them.
Construction fundamentals, supervised home renovation and safety training.
Closed — check back · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Trade preparation with Level 1-equivalent training for heavy equipment and truck/coach trades.
Closed — check back · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Electrical trade preparation, safety training and a nine-week paid local work placement.
Closed — check back · No program fee
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Requirements, funding and where to start →03 / Check affordability
These are leads to assess individually. Loans must be repaid, and grants have conditions.
Approved training and eligible related expenses; additional supports may be assessed.
Current intake not confirmed · grant
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Technical-training costs and related living, tool and equipment expenses.
Current intake not confirmed · loan
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Trade tools and equipment.
Current intake not confirmed · grant
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Living, dependent-care, travel, away-from-home and disability-related expenses.
Current intake not confirmed · assessed assistance
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Requirements, funding and where to start →04 / Before you commit