Construction Training & Apprenticeship Ontario

Happy Halloween Ya'll! 🎃

If you're heading out tonight, be sure to stay safe and wear reflective gear - There's a reason why its mandatory on a job site! 👷🐶

Thank you for supporting CTAO! For now, enjoy this doodle of our doodle Finnigan - Halloween ready!

Reposting
Next Intake opens soon: Dec 1, 2025
The ORAC Apprentice Intake Program is the first step to success in skilled trades!
In partnership with #HVAC&R Workers of UA 787 & JTAC, this program readies every #apprentice for trade demands.
Learn more: lnkd.in/gn8x-bPn

Honouring #NDTR this year with some First Nations artists and their work on display at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa. These 3 works are by Artists Meryl McMaster, Jordan Bennett, and Christi Belcourt.
More about these works: bit.ly/4mEenrg
Check out nctr.ca/ for all things #NDTR

Tuesday is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, a day dedicated to acknowledging the tragic legacy of residential schools and honoring the survivors, their families, and communities.

Join your local community events and read the #NDTR reports: bit.ly/4pJ1lv6 📚

Happy #LabourDay, #Ontario! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the hard work that built our province and the families who support them. Let's honor workers' achievements and look forward to a stronger, inclusive future together. From all of us at OBT, have a safe & memorable day! 💪 👷 🍁

Happy National Radio Day
Tag someone whos' allowed to control the boombox on site 👷🎵
Alternatively, tag someone whos' NOT allowed near the boombox on site... 👀 🙉

The right to strike is essential for freedom of association and is protected. Withholding labor is a key negotiation tool that shifts power between employees and employers. 💪✊ #WorkersRights #UnionStrong

Last week, 10 pre-apprentices from LiUNA 607 participated in a concrete pour for a Habitat for Humanity home. These local Indigenous students gained valuable hands-on experience in pouring and finishing concrete to support their community. Read more: www.tbnewswatch.com/helpers/indi... 🏠✨

Great news for #IBB128 in Sudbury! 🎉 The Ontario Government visited the Boilermaker's site to celebrate funding for their upgraded training center, set to double capacity for future apprentices. Read more here: www.sudbury.com/local-news/n...

21 days til Labour Day! Do you know where events are in your area? Want us to share your upcoming event?

This song has been on repeat steady, its a vibe.

Celebrating the importance of the World’s Indigenous Peoples! Within Canada and beyond, the first peoples populations deserve so much more respect and protections. The UN has a great e-learning course you can sign up for here: www.ohchr.org/en/indigenou...

From the Seaway News in Cornwall, ON. The local school board hosted their fourth year skilled trades camps for women and girls interested in the skilled trades. Read the full article here: www.cornwallseawaynews.com/education/gi...

This post is doing the big 'lift' for me today - Happy Long Weekend Ya'll!

#WHSC is offering 50% off Joint health and safety committees (JHSC) Certificates, among a host of other important safety training courses. Now is the time to book in for training if you've been looking. Share this info to your local or shop steward today! www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/N...

Heat Stress is super serious, and #OHCOW has built all of these resources to educate you on the warning signs and effects of heat stress. We've pulled some of their info sheets, but check out their full offerings at:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/heat-stress-toolkit/

Today is #SelfCareDay
Be sure to always practice kindness to yourself and others. Take time to center and better yourself in your day-to-day lives <3
Explore more here: selfcare.ca/

#DailyCommercialNews reporting on IO and Metrolinx's first set of tunnels for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) project. Read more about the progress here: canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/inf...

"Nearly four million Canadians live with a criminal record, many of whom possess valuable skills and experience but face significant barriers to employment," said the Odette School of Business and its partners in a joint press release.
Read the article here: www.hcamag.com/ca/specializ...

Tradeswomen Build Nation's 2025 Registration is now open!
This year will be in Chicago, IL - Sept 19-21!
Explore more information in this link: tradesfutures.org/initiatives/...

IKR? Stop trying to gaslight workers that they're being taken care of properly, and just do it.
#loveisland #uniontradesdoitbetter #gaslightgirlboss #womeninSTEM

Hey ya'll,
@OBCTradeswomen is hosting a Virtual Session of their Anti-Discrimination Anti-Harassment Training course on July 9th 2025.
Learn about harassing behavior at work and what you can do to hold people accountable.
Read more: www.obctradeswomen.com/events-1/ant...

Construction has begun on a new Go Station for Etobicoke, servicing the Kitchener Line. Read more about it here: www.link2build.ca/news/article...

HAPPY. CANADA. DAY. 🍁💖

I hope ya'll are rockin' out to an all-Canadian playlist, eating a Montreal smoked meat sandwich, with some Nanaimo bars for dessert.

Much love,
The CTAO crew!

Celebrating Canadian Multiculturalism Day!

From around the world, or your own back yard, we all make up this great land of ours <3

Sheet Metal Local 30 Toronto is hosting their Apprentice Intake in the coming weeks! Have you been looking to get into trade? Visit smwia-l30.com for more info
Learn about Sheet Metal Workers: ctaontario.ca/explore/shee...
Learn about Roofers: ctaontario.ca/explore/roof

CBC has released this great article about the tradespeople working on this high-rise site in #LondonOntario. You really get an idea of all of the different trades which make a jobsite work.

Excellent read, I highly recommend: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads! 🎉👨‍👧‍👦 Today, we celebrate the superheroes who teach and inspire us, lifting us higher than ever before! 🚀⭐💙 #FathersDay

Congratulations Tyler Green from IBEW Local 804! Tyler placed silver in Electrical installations at the Skills Canada National Competition, held on May 29 and 30, 2025 in Regina, Saskatchewan! 💪 ⚡ 👷 ❤️

@PBCTCOntario and @CTAOnt would like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our second annual Trades Training Provider's Summit. Shout-out to our event sponsors Bruce Power, EPSCA, OCS, Union Power, IUOE local 793 and OETIO. ✨

Happy Pride Month!