{"id":2191,"date":"2016-10-19T12:56:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skillsdev.ifpt.org\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2016-10-19T12:55:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:55:27","slug":"worldskills-team-canada-2015-set-compete-championships-skilled-trades-technologies-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/worldskills-team-canada-2015-set-compete-championships-skilled-trades-technologies-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"WorldSkills Team Canada 2015 set to compete in the championships of skilled trades and technologies in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OTTAWA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 6, 2015<\/span> \/CNW\/ \u2013 Yesterday, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillscanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span><\/a> (SCC), together with the Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada and Minister for Democratic Reform, the Honourable <span class=\"xn-person\">Pierre Poilievre<\/span>, and HGTV star, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Holmes Jr.<\/span>, announced the official members of WorldSkills Team Canada 2015. The 29-member team represents the country\u2019s best youth in skilled trades and technologies. They will compete in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span> this August at the 43<sup>rd<\/sup> WorldSkills Competition, in S\u00e3o Paulo. This Competition represents the pinnacle of excellence in skilled trades and technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The competitors named to WorldSkills Team Canada 2015 \u2013 all under 23 years of age and coming from different regions from across the country \u2013 rose to the top of the Skills Canada National Competition and completed the final step of qualification for the international team through the WorldSkills Canadian Trials, meeting pre-established Canadian standards in their respective fields. In <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>, they will go up against more than 1,000 competitors from 72 WorldSkills Member countries\/regions, further testing their skills against international competency standards.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Poilievre congratulated the competitors and wished them well in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span> on behalf of the Government of<span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need young people like you, who excel in your field, to bring your talent to the workforce. I really hope that other young Canadians will look to all of you and think, \u201cI can do that too!\u201d You are an inspiration to your peers, and to the rest of us as well. This is why our Government is helping young people pursue careers in the skilled trades through additional tax credits, grants, training programs and the new Canada Apprentice Loan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> supports WorldSkills Team Canada 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Team Canada competitors are the best of their generation in this country in skilled trades and technologies,\u201d says <span class=\"xn-person\">Shaun Thorson<\/span>, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillscanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SCC. <\/a>\u201cThey also represent <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\u2019s<\/span> future potential. Professional education and training are the most important tools we can leverage in maintaining a strong and vibrant Canadian economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese young Canadians are today\u2019s leaders for tomorrow\u2019s prosperity,\u201d says Thorson.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Holmes Jr.<\/span>, star of HGTV and an advocate of skilled trades, technologies and entrepreneurship, added these words of encouragement to the group of competitors. \u201cLook at this team \u2013 I am blown away by the number of young leaders standing with me in this room,\u201d says Holmes. \u201cYou are not just youth involved in skilled trades; you are sector trailblazers, industry mentors and champions in building momentum for more young entrepreneurial Canadians to reach for career excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WorldSkills Team Canada 2015 will compete from <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 11 to 16<\/span> in Anhembi Park in S\u00e3o Paulo, <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>, in front of a crowd of over 200,000 spectators, which includes students, teachers and industry experts. Team <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> will not only compete, they will spark dialogue on further improving quality and access to vocational training and generate new ideas to inspire youth to consider technical careers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know they will make us proud in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>,\u201d says Holmes. \u201cThey already have here at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canadians can get more information on Team Canada by following the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Skills_Canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> conversation at #WSTC2015 and by following SCC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skillscanada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook page<\/a>. Biographies of all 29 WorldSkills Team Canada 2015 competitors will be available shortly at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.skillscompetencescanada.com<\/a>. An official group photo of the team will be posted on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 6<\/span> on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/skillscompetencescanada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the official members of WorldSkills Team Canada 2015:<\/p>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table table-condensed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Competitor Name<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Contest<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Hometown<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>Province<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Carson Gustafson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mechanical Engineering Design CAD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Lashburn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SK<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Trevor Fandrick<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">CNC Turning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Calmar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Tyler Magri<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">CNC Milling<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Churchill<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">ON<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Tommy St-Martin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Welding<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Notre-Dame-des-Prairies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Justin Dambitis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Autobody Repair<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Rocky View County<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Ryan Leedham<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Aircraft Maintenance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Brookfield<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">NS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kendrick Howe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Plumbing and Heating<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Monarch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Winston Lord<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Electronics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mississauga<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">ON<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Gabriel Santerre<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Web Design<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mascouche<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jacob Fluker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Electrical Installations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Fort Saskatchewan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Brennan Roy-Bertin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial Control<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Edmonton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Phillip B\u00e9langer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mobile Robotics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Hearst<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">ON<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Maxime Marineau<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mobile Robotics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Hearst<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">ON<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Rylan Dekok<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Cabinetmaking<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Picture Butte<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Maxime Gauvreau<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Carpentry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Terrebonne<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jessica Pruneau<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Hairdressing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kaitlyn Hoiles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Beauty Therapy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kingston<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">ON<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Patricia Roque<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Fashion Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Richmond<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">BC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Karine Ouelette<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Confectioner\/Pastry Cook<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Brandon Liang<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Automobile Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Camrose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">S\u00e9bastien R\u00e9millard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Cooking<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kassandra Bilodeau<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Car Painting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">St-Bernard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Gabriel Tessier<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Landscape Gardening<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Marieville<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Gabriel L\u00e9vesque<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Landscape Gardening<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Beloeil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Marc-Antoine Bettez<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Refrigeration and Air Conditioning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">H\u00e9bertville<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">William Lebel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">IT \u2013 Network Systems Administration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">QC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Roxanne Kanak<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Graphic Design Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Quill Lake<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">SK<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Peter Lauser<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Industrial Mechanics Millwright<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Calgary<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">AB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Ryan Green<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Heavy Vehicle Maintenance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Bowmanville<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">ON<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Skills Canada<\/b> \u2013 Skills Canada was founded in 1989 as a national, notforprofit organization that works with employers, educators, labour groups and governments to promote skilled trades and technology careers among Canadian youth. Its unique position among private and public sector partners enables it to work toward securing<span class=\"xn-location\">Canada\u2019s<\/span> future skilled labour needs while helping young people discover rewarding careers. Skills <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> offers experiential learning opportunities including skilled trades and technology competitions for hundreds of thousands of young Canadians through regional, provincial\/territorial, national and international events, as well as skilled trades awareness programs. Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Ottawa, Ontario<\/span>, Skills Canada is the Canadian Member organization of WorldSkills. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillscanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.skillscanada.com<\/a> or call 877-754-5226.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image with caption: \u201cThe Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada and Minister for Democratic Reform, John Oates, President of Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada and Shaun Thorson, Chief Executive Officer of Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada attended a reception to congratulate the official members of WorldSkills Team Canada 2015. (CNW Group\/Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada)\u201d. Image available at:<a href=\"http:\/\/photos.newswire.ca\/images\/download\/20150306_C6235_PHOTO_EN_12900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox[8748]\">http:\/\/photos.newswire.ca\/images\/download\/20150306_C6235_PHOTO_EN_12900.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rt.newswire.ca\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=C6235&amp;Transmission_Id=201503061315CANADANWCANADAPR_C6235&amp;DateId=20150306\" alt=\"\" \/> For further information: Jennifer Cavanagh, Director of Communications, Skills Canada, 613-784-9996,<a href=\"mailto:jenniferc@skillscanada.com\" target=\"_blank\">jenniferc@skillscanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA, March 6, 2015 \/CNW\/ \u2013 Yesterday, Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada (SCC), together with the Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada and Minister for Democratic Reform, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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