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  • National Skilled Trade and Technology Week 2024

    What is National Skilled Trade and Technology Week (NSTTW)?

    NSTTW is a key date in the annual Skills/Compétences Canada (SCC) calendar. The goal of this week-long event is to promote and host awareness raising events around the many career opportunities in skilled trades and technology in Canada. During NSTTW organizations from across Canada get involved with SCC in a “hands-on” way to promote skilled trades and technology careers to youth, parents and the public.

    Why is it happening? It is clear that skilled trade and technology careers are important for our economy and an excellent career path for many young Canadians. Yet many Canadians either do not know what trade careers look like or what they entail. This week of events and information is dedicated to raise awareness through insight into the career options available.

    Skills/Compétences Canada’s plan is to work with its member organizations and partners to facilitate and host skilled trades and technology activities in regions across Canada, to engage business and political leaders in discussions about the importance of these careers for our country, to focus media attention on these careers and to highlight those individuals that pursued these paths themselves.

    Goals

    Get Canada’s youth thinking about skilled trade and technology careers as a viable, interesting option. Get Canada’s youth to engage in projects/experiences involving skilled trades and technology, fostering conversations between industries, teachers and students. Engage with industry thought leaders and political decision makers creating a dialogue focused on the importance of encouraging uptake in skilled trades and technology careers to ensure that Canada remains at the forefront of competitive advantage in global economies.

  • Skills Canada Prince Edward Island Provincial Competitions

    The Skills Canada Prince Edward IslandProvincial Competition serves to highlight the talents and successes of over 300 Island students each year. Competitions are held in 38 categories of trades and technologies – open to Island high school, post-secondary and apprentice students. The Provincial Skills Competition serves as the selection process for the National Competition held each year.

  • Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Competition

    The Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Competition brings youth into a competitive spotlight while demonstrating the complexity and talent involved in skilled careers. Over 300 regional finalists from across Newfoundland and Labrador (including intermediate, secondary and post-secondary students and apprentices) to compete in over 40 competition areas.

  • Skills Canada Saskatchewan Provincial Competition

    The annual Provincial Competition brings youth into a competitive spotlight while demonstrating the complexity and talent involved in skilled careers. Secondary, post-secondary, and apprentices may compete in over 35 competition areas.

    Competing in a Skills Canada Saskatchewan Trade and Technology provincial competition can provide an opportunity to gain access to the newest technology and industry experts, who will become valuable contacts and possible mentors. It can also give you a competitive edge by helping you stand out to potential employers.

  • Skills Canada Nova Scotia Provincial Competitions

    Skills Canada Nova Scotia annual host competitions for both high school and post-secondary level students and apprentices. Each contest is tailored to a specific industry, and competitors are challenged to perform tasks against students from around the province.

  • Skills Canada New Brunswick Provincial Competitions

    Annual Provincial Skills Competitions take place in each province and territory every spring. These competitions are coordinated and implemented by Provincial Technical Committees.

    Provincial Competitions are 1-day events and offered at the Secondary and Post-Secondary/ Apprenticeship level.  Gold medal winners at the Provincial level may qualify to represent the province at the Skills Canada National Competition!

  • Skills Canada Manitoba Provincial Competition

    Red River College NOTRE DAME CAMPUS, 2055 NOTRE DAME AVENUE, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    The highlight of Skills Canada Manitoba is the Skills Competition. Over 475 high school, post secondary and apprentice students compete in 42 skilled trades and technology contests in six industry sectors. Students participate in challenges designed to test skills required in trades and technology careers. The philosophy of the Skills Competition is to reward students for excellence, directly involve industry in evaluating student performance, and keep training programs relevant to employers’ needs.

    Winners of the provincial competition may form Team Manitoba and compete against their peers at the Skills Canada National Competition.

  • Skills Canada Northwest Territories Territorial Competition

    Summit Air

    The annual Skills Canada NWT Territorial Competition is the largest skilled trade and technology competition across the Northwest Territories. Secondary, post-secondary students as well as apprentices compete in a friendly olympic-style skills competition to demonstrate the talents and abilities required in a variety of skilled trade areas, including Welding, Hairstyling, Carpentry, Photography and many more.

    Held in conjunction with the competition, will be a virtual Career Expo and ‘Skilled Future’ panel with special highlights each day – including a ‘Women in Trades’ feature, Indigenous Skills showcase, Alumni highlights, and more!

    Top placing competitors also have an opportunity to represent Team Northwest Territories at the Skills Canada National Competition.

  • Skills Canada British Columbia Provincial Competition

    Tradex Abbotsford

    From January to March, Skills Canada BC will host its regional trades and technology competitions throughout the province, in various locations, including remote, virtual, and online. The Provincial competition will be held  in April to determine Team BC for the Skills Canada National Competition.

  • Skills Canada Yukon Territorial Competition

    Yukon University

    The Territorial Skills Competition is a one day competition that serves as both a contest to test a participant’s skills in a public forum, as well as a qualifier for the annual Skills Competences Canada National Competition. As a qualifier, participants may be eligible to represent Team Yukon at the National Competition.