Ontario

Contact North implemented the Northern Entrepreneurs Accessing Training (NEAT) project to improve accessibility to skills training for Indigenous entrepreneurs and their employees.

In the early stages of the COVID pandemic, many manufacturing processes had to shut down due to the lockdowns and the need for social distancing. The Creative Technology Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)—a microfactory manufacturing model—intended to address these challenges and allow production to continue and adapt.

AnchorTO, established by the City of Toronto in 2015, formed a network with 18 public sector institutions to embed community wealth-building practices into their work, primarily within their procurement strategies.

The Hospitality Workers Training Centre (HWTC) developed and launched sector-specific microcredentials as a promising solution to the sector’s increased demand for short and cost-effective training solutions. 

In an effort to more accurately reflect the diversity of the population, there is a great demand for equity-deserving artists across the arts and culture sector. However, careers in arts and culture most often involve non-traditional employment, with professionals taking up multiple employment opportunities, including self-employment, entrepreneurship and contract jobs within a range of organizations.

Skilled trades are a priority and among the top occupations in demand in Nunavut, Northern Ontario, and Yukon between 2024 and 2045; meeting this demand remains a persistent concern. Which type of organizations play a key role in sustaining Northern trades? What are the factors that impede Indigenous and Northern students from working in the trades even after they’ve participated in training programs? What plans are in the works that will allow for sustaining training, collaboration, and reduction in duplication in skills development services? Read the impact paper for a look at three programs that are making a difference, and an analysis of more services and approaches that could meet the demand for skilled trades in Canada’s North.

Personal support workers (PSWs), who provide direct formal care to persons living with dementia (PLWD), are often under-trained on how to respond to the complex communication impairments and responsive behaviours of PLWD.

This project sought to understand SME skills and training needs and barriers faced in accessing skills training and talent.

By 2030, the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) estimates that with the appropriate framework and investments in place, the Canadian green-building industry could support approximately 1.5 million direct jobs. In Ontario alone, over 100,000 new construction workers are needed in the next 10 years to keep pace with future demand and retirements.