If you want to build your career in skilled trades, then apprenticeships are a great way to start with. Apprenticeships in Canada opens the door for a better future and provides good earnings. However many skilled workers in Canada are self-employed and earn decent money as Canada needs more skilled workers to fill the gap in the labor market.

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is the combination of classroom education and a task-oriented program, it’s a kind of job with training. The main purpose of apprenticeship is to gain experience which helps students to gain trade credentials/ or certificates.

Skilled Trades

If you’re one of those people who’re looking to build their career in skilled trades, then you first have to decide which trade you would like to pursue as a career. Choosing the right skilled trades makes you eligible to earn good money and if you’re an immigrant in Canada, then it can help you to get permanent residency status.

There are more than 400 apprenticeship training programs available in Canada. Being a student of a skilled trades program, it’s important to check with province and territory for their training and certification policies.

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If you want to connect with the province and territory for further details. Click here

Who is eligible for an apprenticeship?

Students at all levels of schooling are eligible for apprenticeships. It will be great if you start at a young age, as there will be more opportunities in your way and you will be able to earn more money. However, there is no restriction on who can or can not enroll.

How to find apprenticeship opportunities?

If you have decided which skilled trades to pursue as a career, then your next step is to find an apprenticeship opportunity that will give you hands-on experience to get your tasks completed in your trade.

However, it’s always difficult to find an employer who will be ready to give you on-job training and salary, though your classroom training can present you as a strong contender among applicants who have no trade qualification and they are just starting their apprenticeship without any formal education.

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Financial Assistance

The Government of Canada provides special grants for skilled trade apprentices. Below are the grant details for your reference:

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant: This grant helps you to pay your expenses during your training period in the Red Seal Trade.

• This grant is a taxable grant worth $1000 to registered apprentices.
• The maximum amount under this grant is $2000 which can be applied twice during your training program.
• You must complete your first year of training to apply for this grant.
• To apply the second installment of incentive, you must complete your second year of training.

If you have successfully passed your training program, then you will get 12 months from the date of your progression to apply for your incentive.

To check eligibility and apply for this grant. Click here

Apprenticeship Completion Grant: The incentive amount under this grant is $2000, which is taxable and given only once. To become eligible for this grant you must:

• complete your apprenticeship program.
• received your journeyperson certificate in the Red Seal Trade.

If you have successfully passed your training program, then you will get 12 months from the date of your progression to apply for your incentive.

To check eligibility and apply for this grant. Click here

Apprentice Loan: The Government of Canada offers apprentice loans up to $4000 to registered apprentices in the Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program.

Below more detail about this program:

• You can apply for this amount per semester of technical training.
• You can get this loan for up to five-semester of technical training.
• Your loan will be interest-free for up to 6 years.
• You don’t need to pay any loan payments for up to 6 years.

For more details on this loan. Click here

Apply Certification

After completing in-class and on-job training, you can apply for your journeyperson certification.

We hope this article will help you to know about apprenticeships in Canada and and takes you a step closer to your dream of studying and settling abroad.

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