Mentorship

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Experienced tradesperson mentoring a young apprentice, symbolizing the crucial transfer of skills and knowledge to address Canada's looming tradesperson retirement crisis.

Mentorship Programs Crucial for Canada's Retiring Tradespeople

By the end of this decade, Canada alone projects 700,000 skilled trades workers will retire, creating a massive void that current training pipelines are struggling to fill.

Rick Donovan·August 21, 2026

Trades

Mentorship bridges generational gap in skilled trades, securing future workforce.

Only 38% of Gen Z respondents see skilled trades as offering the best job prospects today.

Rick Donovan·August 17, 2026

An experienced artisan mentoring a young apprentice in a workshop, demonstrating the importance of passing down traditional craft skills.

How-To

Adapting vocational training, mentorship for craft skills

Only 20% of surveyed fashion practitioners received formal Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) training.

Scott Ramirez·August 5, 2026

Trades

Mentorship programs are key to closing the skilled trades gap by 2026.

In 2018, Bill 47 shifted the journeyperson-to-apprentice ratio from 3:1 to 1:1, dramatically expanding apprenticeship capacity nationwide.

Rick Donovan·July 1, 2026

Trades

Mentorship Programs are Key to Bridging the Skilled Trades Gap by 2026

Despite a critical shortage of skilled trades workers, 35 percent of middle and high school parents believe vocational programs are only for 'high-achieving' students, revealing a deep-seated percepti

Rick Donovan·June 30, 2026