The Ontario College of Trades conducted enforcement blitzes over the summer focusing on school buses, residential construction projects, and industrial/commercial construction sites. Over 30 inspectors visited 244 bus repair locations and found a 97% compliance rate, with some expired memberships renewed. A blitz of Ottawa residential sites had a 94% compliance rate. A Toronto blitz inspected condo construction and found most tradespeople welcomed inspections, with 20 expired memberships renewed. The blitzes aim to verify credentials, educate about requirements, and identify sectors needing qualified workers or facing challenges.

1. PROMOTING
SAFETY
& COMPLIANCEEnforcement blitzes
TRADES
TALKS
Q & A with Energy East’s
John Soini
Helping women succeed
in skilled trades & tech
also
UNIFOR PROGRAM
ATTRACTS WOMEN

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3. T R A D E S T O D A Y
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VO LU M E 3 E D I T I O N 3
2 SUCCESS THROUGH MENTORSHIP
Unifor’s program benefits women
3 MOTIVE POWER CURRICULUM UPDATE
Changes to auto body and collision damage repairer trade
4 TALKING TRADES WITH JOHN SOINI
From industrial millwright to industry magnate
6 ENFORCEMENT BLITZES RAISE AWARENESS
Summer inspections bring uncertified workers into compliance
8 HAMMERS, HAIRDOS AND HOT MEALS
Vital role of tradespeople in Ontario’s film & TV industry
10 CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER UPDATE
Revamped curriculum standard allows for easier career transition
12 COLLEGE UPDATES
Membership news & events

4. This past June, 50 women from across the province
completed the Unifor Women’s Skilled Trades & Tech-
nology Awareness Program—a week-long mentorship pro-
gram held in Port Elgin, designed specifically for women
working in the auto manufacturing sector.
The program, which runs at no cost to participants, helps
women determine which trade is best suited to their inter-
ests, provides practical advice on how to overcome per-
ceived barriers and connects them to peers who have suc-
cessfully made the skilled trades a full-time career.
“When there are not a lot of women around [in the skilled
trades], there is no one to compare yourself to,” says Terry
Weymouth, Unifor national skilled trades coordinator. The
entire curriculum of Unifor’s program is developed and
facilitated by women, she notes.
“Seeing other women really helps raise confidence and helps
motivate others to explore the skilled trades,” she adds. “You
no longer have to feel like the first person entering the field.”
A 2013 Statistics Canada report revealed women made up
just over 14 per cent of those in registered apprenticeship
programs. Weymouth says that the low numbers are due to
a lack of role models and mentors for women to help raise
awareness about career options.
Unifor Local 444 member, Paul Sousa, who also sits on
the College’s Board of Governors, recently met with the
students to discuss the College’s role in training and skilled
trades careers.
“These types of programs are an inspiration for other women,”
says Sousa.
Since its launch in 2001, the program has seen its share of suc-
cess and support from the skilled trades community, including
Skills Ontario and the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. These
organizations have contributed a tremendous amount of re-
sources to bring awareness to skilled trades careers and promote
the industry as a viable career option to women.
Dave Cassidy, Unifor national skilled trades council chair
says: “Unifor recognizes that diversity in the trades is an
asset we can’t ignore and that training is an integral part of
allowing women to see their potential.”
UNIFOR’S AUTO MANUFACTURING
PROGRAM ATTRACTS WOMEN
Skilled Trades & Technology Awareness Program
hailed a success
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
contact terry.weymouth@unifor.org
The all-female team of graduates from Unifor’s Skilled
Trades & Technology Awareness Program, with Unifor
Local 444 and Ontario College of Trades Board of
Governors’ member, Paul Sousa.
PHOTOGRAPHPROVIDEDBYPAULSOUSA

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The repairs and component re-
placement of motor vehicles has
evolved, and so have the ways in which
we teach those skills to apprentices.
The world of automotive repair has
come a long way in the last 150 years.
Technological advances, safer vehicle
construction and better fuel efficiency
are just some of the accepted standards
in the industry.
Mike Kennelly is a program coordi-
nator for auto body apprenticeship
programs at Fanshawe College and was
a member of the working group that re-
cently updated the curriculum standard
for the auto body and collision damage
repairer trade.
He says that the updated curriculum re-
flects what shops are working on during
day-to-day operations. “The updates are
a crucial step forward for skills growth
and development for apprentices, and to
equip them with the foundations they
will need to be on top of repairs and the
technology they encounter daily.”
Kennelly adds that today’s vehicles are
built with many types of different mate-
rials, like advanced high-strength steel,
structural aluminum stampings and ex-
trusions, magnesium reinforced panels,
plastics and composites—all of which
require individual repair considerations
and procedures based on how they are
utilized within the vehicle.
Not knowing how to properly handle
the varying types of materials during
the construction or repair process
could be deadly.
“Simply applying the incorrect amount
of heat to one location or layer of un-
familiar material could be detrimental
to the structural integrity of that ve-
hicle in a subsequent collision causing
injury or death,” he warns.
Other changes include added hours to
level 1 and 2 of applied mechanical, to
train on the collision safety and conve-
nience systems. New additions include
fundamentals of paintless dent repair
and components of electronic safety
and convenience systems, such as adap-
tive cruise control, blind spot moni-
toring, frontal crash prevention, lane
departure warning, and assistance. The
subject of shielded metal arc welding –
stick welding was removed.
UPDATED CURRICULUM
standard can be found on the
College’s website at
www.collegeoftrades.ca.
CURRICULUM UPDATE
AUTO BODY AND COLLISION
DAMAGE REPAIRER TRADE
A student at Fanshawe College’s Auto Body
Apprenticeship Program learns the techniques
of automotive spray painting.
PHOTOGRAPHSPROVIDEDBYMIKEKENNELLY

6. From industrial millwright
to industry magnate
w i t h
JOHN SOINI
Having first-hand
experience as a skilled
trades professional
is what gave me the
confidence I needed
to be successful
in a corporate
environment.
John Soini is the President of Energy
East, TransCanada’s pipeline proj-
ect, which will connect Western Can-
ada to the East Coast by a 4,600-ki-
lometre pipeline carrying 1.1-million
barrels of crude oil per day. Soini also
headed the Bruce A Restart Project,
which involved the refurbishment of
two nuclear power plants in 2012, but
his story begins in the skilled trades.
Trades Today: How and when did
you start working in the trades?
JOHN SOINI: I am a northern On-
tario boy, from a small town west of
Thunder Bay called Upsala, where I
hunted, fished and played hockey. My
father was both an electrician and a
millwright and as a young boy I had a
real interest for machinery. At the age
of 15, I started working in a lumber mill
and I soon realized I wanted to get my
Red Seal certification as a millwright.
I collected the hours through the
apprenticeship program and studied
like crazy until I could finally write
the exam. I must say that passing that
exam was probably one of the biggest
accomplishments of my life.
TT: How long did you work as a
millwright and how did you end
up in the position you are today—
at the helm of Energy East?
JOHN SOINI
Energy East
President
PHOTOGRAPHSPROVIDEDBYJOHNSOINI

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JS: I worked as a millwright directly
on the tools for just over five years on
the Canadian Mainline. I was asked to
lead maintenance planning activities
for all the sites from Regina to North
Bay. Then I was asked to lead one of
TransCanada’s project management
teams—building compressor stations
similar to those I overhauled as a mill-
wright. I wasn’t sure how I would fit in
the corporate office given my back-
ground but I quickly realized I was
extremely valued there.
Having first-hand experience as a
skilled trades professional is what gave
me the confidence I needed to be suc-
cessful in a corporate environment. I
also got an MBA from the University
of Calgary and in 2009, I was asked to
go to Bruce Power as vice-president
of the Restart project. After that, I
was asked to go back to TransCanada
as vice-president, where I formed a
team of engineers and tradespeople to
develop the plans for Energy East. In
2015, I was asked to be president.
TT: What kind of actions or
decisions had the biggest impact
on your career?
JS: The biggest career decision that I’ve
made is the choice to take risks and to
step out of my comfort zone—I learned
this along the way from some of
the leaders that I admire the most.
TT: Do you have mentors and
personal heroes?
JS: My father has had the most positive
influence on my life. He opened my eyes
to the trades and he saw the interest I
had from an early age. He taught me
that good things come from hard work
and to never give up, no matter what.
TT: What do you like best about
the work you did in the trades
and how does it relate to your
work now?
JS: A sense of pride was instilled in me
early in my career as a millwright and
stays with me today. In my current role,
I represent the safety and craftsmanship
of the trades when I talk about pipeline
construction, safety and integrity.
TT: How familiar are you with the
Ontario College of Trades?
JS: I recall having initial conversations
about the College in 2009—I was highly
supportive because I think regulation
continues to validate the high standards
within our trades in Ontario. The College
also serves our tradespeople by ensuring
they have the proper education and quali-
fications to perform at their best.
TT: What
is your favourite thing
about what you do? Do you have
any great memories or favourite
anecdotes you could share?
JS: I love to help people be successful;
whether it’s to make their job easi-
er, more productive, less frustrating,
or just more enjoyable. This leads to
probably one of my best memories at
Bruce Power. We got the trades in-
volved in the engineering of tooling,
planning and scheduling and I was ex-
ceptionally pleased with the improve-
ments we saw. This was one of the
proudest moments of my life.
TT: What advice would you give
to young people wanting to get
into the skilled trades today?
JS: If it’s in your heart, go for it, earn
your way there—it’s worth the ef-
fort because you will be joining an
elite family of tradespeople who hold
themselves to the highest standards. I
couldn’t be more proud to say I am a
part of that as a tradesperson.
Establish a mentor, listen, and learn.
Take your time with learning and de-
velop good habits early in your career,
especially as they relate to safety and
quality in workmanship.
Soini with brother-in-law and father-in-
law working on the family cottage.
Soini with his parents, wife and children.

8. BOB ONYSCHUK
Director, Compliance and
Enforcement
We are here
to help and
educate as
much as
we can. PHOTOGRAPHSBYKRISCAETANO
The College’s enforcement team was back on
the road this summer for another industry
blitz, this time focusing on school buses and resi-
dential, industrial, and commercial projects in the
construction sector.
In time for back to school, enforcement officers
conducted a safety blitz focusing on workers in
the compulsory truck and coach technician trade,
who repair school buses. More than 30 inspectors
visited 244 locations across Ontario during the
two-week operation, issuing provincial offence no-
tices and educating tradespeople about the Ontario
College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (the Act).
Workers with expired College memberships were
renewed, and companies were warned that engag-
ing uncertified workers would lead to charges.
Bob Onyschuk, the College’s director of the
compliance and enforcement division says that
although the compliance rate was 97 per cent, the
goal must be 100.
“With thousands of students across the province
returning to school this month, we wanted to
make sure that parents have one less thing to wor-
ry about when their children board a school bus
in the morning,” he says. “The College wants to
ensure that only certified individuals are working
on school buses.”
A blitz differs from regular inspections be-
cause its aim is to cover a specific sector and
region, with a large number of officers, for a
specific period of time.
Enforcement officers (lefttoright) Ruslan Prokoptchouk, Michael Yuras,
Daniel Carter, Courtney Hewett , Thelekezi Dlodlo and Fleet Maintenance
Supervisor at Stock Transportation Ltd., Che Henry (middle).
B L I T Z E S
P R O V I N C E
Protecting Ontarians through compliance and awareness

9. 7W W W . C O L L E G E O F T R A D E S . C A · F A L L 2 0 1 6
Due to a jump in volume of phone calls
and complaints from the public, enforce-
ment officers also inspected sites in the
residential construction sector in Otta-
wa earlier this summer. Their focus was
on tradespeople in compulsory trades
working on new residential construc-
tion projects. Ten officers worked over
a four-day period to verify credentials.
Most tradespeople whose worksites were
inspected welcomed the officers, says
enforcement supervisor, Julien Marleau.
The latest post-blitz report from Ottawa
states that nearly 94 per cent of people
inspected were in compliance.
While it’s important for the College to
weed out uncertified workers during
these blitzes, enforcement officers are
finding that an educational component
is still relevant, especially around
the Act. To address the lack of aware-
ness, officers provide membership in-
formation and assist with applications
and renewals.
“Some tradespeople are still learning
about the functions of the College and
roles and responsibilities of our enforce-
ment officers. We are here to help and ed-
ucate as much as we can,” says Onyschuk.
Following the Ottawa blitz, enforce-
ment officers tackled Toronto’s indus-
trial, commercial, and institutional
(ICI) construction sector. The focus
was on condos in the city’s downtown
core. A total of 37 officers worked in 18
teams over the course of a day, to verify
credentials, check registered training
agreements between employers, spon-
sors and apprentices, and help renew
20 expired memberships.
Similarly, the Toronto blitz occurred due
to various complaints received by the
College regarding current downtown
construction sites. Teams were formed
for this blitz because information ob-
tained from previous inspections noted
some large project sites required inspec-
tions by multiple officers, in order to be
effectively executed.
“The blitzes are important since we
can focus inspections in a specific
sectors and regions. This will not only
help us identify sectors or trades that
are in need of qualified workers but
also help determine areas of the prov-
ince that are facing the most challenges
in general,” adds Marleau.
164 LOCATIONS
INSPECTED 244
691
TRADE
QUALIFICATIONS
VERIFIED 906
743 INDIVIDUALS
VERIFIED 658
94 COMPLIANCE
RATE(%) 97
20
COLLEGE
MEMBERSHIPS
NEW/RENEWED 11
15
PROVINCIAL
OFFENCE
NOTICESISSUED 1
SCHOOLBUS
BLITZ
STATS
SUMMER
BLITZ
STATS

10. “Blockbuster” year
results in $1.5 billion
economic boost for
the TV & film industry
When it comes to film and television
production, Ontario is rapidly gain-
ing momentum as a “blockbuster” prov-
ince. This success presents not only an
economic boost, but also many opportu-
nities for skilled trades professionals who
want to work in this exciting industry.
Just last year, Ontario’s film and TV indus-
try celebrated a record-breaking year with
a $1.5 billion contribution to the economy
and the employment of nearly 32,500 full-
time direct and associated jobs.
But, making TV and movie magic hap-
pen requires more than just the glam-
orous actors and directors we so often
revere. The Ontario film and TV industry
employs countless behind-the-scenes
tradespeople to make these creative pro-
ductions come to life.
For example, hairstylists provide the glam
– or in some cases the heinous – hairdos
for actors and extras. Sheet metal workers
and welders create metal fabrications like
the customized props often seen in fu-
turistic and superhero films. Electricians
are responsible for literally lighting up the
entire production, while carpenters help
build and collapse elaborate sets. Then of
course, there are the caterers – the cooks
and chefs who prepare and serve food to
feed massive crews of hungry workers.
“Skilled trades are an integral part of our
province’s success in film and TV pro-
duction,” says David Tsubouchi, Ontario
College of Trades Registrar and CEO.
“At the College, we ensure the tradespeo-
ple performing the work in compulsory
trades have the training and certification
required to do so safely and to the high
standard we continue to see in this indus-
try and many others.”
On average, every $1 million of film and
TV production in Ontario generates 21
full-time direct and associated jobs, ac-
cording to the Northern Ontario Heri-
tage Fund Corporation (NOHFC).
TRADES
PLAY A
LEADING
ROLE
Therearecurrentlyover100filmsand
televisionshowbeingshotinOntariothatwill
continueproductionthroughoutthenexttwoyears.
AccordingtotheCanadianMediaProducers
Association’s2015economicreportonscreen-
basedmediaproductioninCanada,Ontario
maintaineditspositionastheleadingprovince
fortotalfilmandtelevisionproduction
inCanadain2014and2015.Thetotal
volumeofproductionwasover
$2.7billion,creating46,250
full-timejobs.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION on
skilled trades apprenticeships,
visit earnwhileyoulearn.ca
TORONTO
PARRY SOUND
ETOBICOKE
MISSISSAUGA
SUDBURY
more than 25,000 full-time workers in
2015 – Northern Ontario is increasingly
becoming an economic hub for the prov-
ince’s film and TV activity.
Since 2013, the NOHFC has invested
$406 million in projects in northern On-
tario, leveraging more than $1.2 billion in
direct economic activity that has created
or retained a total of 9,179 jobs. This year
NOHFC announced its strategic plan to
continue investing in creating and retain-
ing thousands of jobs across the north.
For those interested in working in film
production or post production, Ontario
Media Development Corporation rec-
ommends contacting the major unions
and guilds, such as Directors Guild of
Canada, IATSE Local 411, IATSE Local
667, IATSE Local 873 and NABET CEP
Local 700, to find out about mentoring
and apprenticeship programs.
CITIES CURRENTLY SHOOTING
FOR FILM & TV IN ONTARIO
OTTAWA
ALMONTE
When it comes to our reputation as a
TV and film destination, our hard work
speaks for itself. “We never tire of hearing
directors and producers tell us how great
Canadian crews are,” says David Spar-
row, President of ACTRA Toronto. “Our
talent and crews are top-notch. Canadians
know it, of course, but when directors and
producers from the U.S. or Europe bring
a production here for the first time, it is
the competence and professionalism of
our talent and crews that convinces them
to bring work here again and again.”
Ontario Film Commissioner Justin Cutler
says that Ontario’s film and television in-
dustry contributed $1.5 billion to the prov-
ince’s economy last year, a record number
fueled by a highly-skilled crew and trades
workers. “Their dedication, creativity and
hard work are the core of Ontario’s world-
class production eco-system,” he adds.
Although most of the production action
happens in Toronto – the city employed
TV SHOWS
IN PRODUCTION
• American Gods
• American Gothic
• Baroness Von Sketch Show
• Big Brother Canada 5
• Degrassi: Next Class
• Designated Survivor
• Incorporated
• Suits
• Schitt's Creek
• Star Trek
FILMS IN PRODUCTION
• Downsizing
starring Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis,
Neil Patrick Harris, Alec Baldwin,
Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz
• Flatliners
starring Kiefer Sutherland,
Ellen Page and Nina Dobrev
• It
starring Bill Skårsgard, second
adaptation of the novel by
Stephen King
• XXX: The Return of Xander Cage
starring Nina Dobrev, Vin Diesel,
Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Rose
and Toni Collette

12. PHOTOGRAPHSBYALANJOSON
GETS AN OVERHAUL
It’s been nearly four years in the
making, but the new child develop-
ment practitioner curriculum standard
will be rolled out this January.
This new standard was a critical response
to three key needs for this sector:
1. the previous curriculum standard
was outdated and did not reflect the
ideological and philosophical ap-
proaches within the field;
2. the standard needed to be harmo-
nized with the early childhood
education (ECE) diploma program
as the apprenticeship program is an
important pathway to becoming a
registered ECE;
3. and the recommendations made in
the coroner’s inquest into the death
of Jeffrey Baldwin, the five-year-old
boy who starved to death in 2002
while in the care of his grandpar-
ents, needed to be met.
It was these changes and challenges that
have led to the development of a fully
harmonized and updated curriculum
standard that now includes an additional
30 hours of in-school learning dedicated
specifically to child protection.
Collège Boréal’s Francine Fox, a regis-
tered ECE with 30 years of experience
working in the field, and Jennifer Sabati-
ni, early childhood education coordinator
at Seneca College, alongside Ontario Col-

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FRANCINE FOX
Collège Boréal
Registered early childhood educator
We’re part of the
education system
responsible for the
early years and we
need to take our
profession seriously.
Lefttoright:RisaAbella,College’sprogramcoordinator
forstandards,FrancineFox,fieldprojectmanager,early
childhoodeducation,CollègeBoréal(frontrow),NicoleGre-
nier,directorofchildren’sservices,Carrefourfrancophone
deSudbury(backrow),RadeyahShaik,earlychildhood
educator,FraserMustardEarlyLearningAcademy,Toronto
DistrictSchoolBoard(frontrow),JosephineMuhaya,
SenecaCollege(backrow)KimberleySpilman,supervisor,
destout-petits,TremplinWestmountetTremplinCarlA.
Nesbitt(frontrow),AnneEriksson,regionalcoordinatorat
LaRibambelleCentrePréscolaireFrancophone,andAlice
Power,College’sprogramcoordinator.
lege of Trades staff, have been instrumen-
tal in developing the curriculum changes.
Fox says that one of the biggest chang-
es that prompted the overhaul was
the perception of the trade both from
the public and those working with-
in it. “People who work in the field
don’t want to be perceived as glorified
babysitters anymore,” she says. “We’re
part of the education system responsi-
ble for the early years and we need to
take our profession seriously.”
The working group, which consisted
of educators working in the field, is
proud of the accomplishments they’ve
achieved in bringing the curriculum up
to date with current industry practises.
“It’s a much more demanding field
now than it used to be,” says Sabatini.
“There’s so much more knowledge that
needs to be acquired and this comes
from a lot of the new research on brain
development [in a child’s early years].”
With support of industry and the College
of Early Childhood Educators, child de-
velopment practitioner was the first trade
under the Ontario College of Trades and Ap-
prenticeship Act, 2009 to receive enhanced
funding for additional hours of in-school
training on the topic of child protection
from the Ministry of Advanced Educa-
tion and Skills Development (previously
the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities). A new professional practise
course was also added to the curriculum
and two final courses on entry to prac-
tise were enhanced.
Apprenticeship numbers in the child
development practitioner program are
significant with the majority of indi-
viduals completing the apprenticeship
as the pathway to becoming a regis-
tered ECE. The curriculum standard
is now aligned to the diploma program
for easier career transition and ensures
that the apprenticeship standard is on
par with the vocational pathway.
“We put careful thought into everything
we changed and added,” says Sabatini.
“It’s so much more than a curriculum
document, in the end. We’ve built bridg-
es and relationships. It’s going to benefit
all stakeholders involved.”

14. U P D A T E
Trade board meeting minutes
The Ontario College of Trades is commit-
ted to transparency with its members
and the public. Meeting minutes from
all levels of governance, including trade
board minutes, are publicly posted on
the College’s website once they are for-
mally approved by the trade board. All
meetings are listed by sector.
For more info visit collegeoftrades.ca/
trade-board-meeting-minutes
OntarioRecreationVehicleTechnicians’
DealersAssociation(ORVDA)pushfor
apprenticeregistrationandcertification
In an effort to raise industry standards in
Ontario, the ORVDA is embarking on an ini-
tiative to encourage all apprentices within
the sector to become registered, and work-
ing technicians to be assessed through the
College’s Trades Equivalency Assessment
(TEA), to obtain college credentials.
Red Seal for heavy equipment operator
(HEO) trades
The implementation date of the Inter-
provincial Red Seal examinations is now
projected for fall 2016 (originally summer
2016). Individuals applying for multiple
HEO trades between Sept. 1, 2015 and
Dec. 31, 2016 are eligible for reduced fees:
• IndividualsapplyinginoneHEOtradewill
paytheregularfeeof$235(plusHST);
• IndividualsapplyinginmorethanoneHEO
tradewillpayareducedassessmentfeeof
$50(plusHST)foreachadditionalTEA.
New Red Seal Occupational Standard
TheCanadianCouncilofDirectorsofAp-
prenticeship’spilotproject,theRedSeal
OccupationalStandard(RSOS)inthecon-
structionelectricianandsteamfitter/pipe-
fittertrades,isnowcomplete.TheRSOSwill
replacetheNationalOccupationalAnalysis
(NOA).Withactivetradespeopleinvolved,
insightfromemployersandtradesinstruc-
torswillgarnerCanada-wideconnections
andindustryengagement.
NewfeaturesoftheRSOSincludedescrip-
tionsofperformance,evidenceofattain-
mentandsettingspecificlearningoutcomes
andlearningobjectives.Thesechangesare
asteptoharmonizeapprenticeshiptraining
acrossCanadaandwillhelpapprenticeship
trainingproviderstodevelopprogramsthat
meetindustryneeds.FormoreinfoonRSOS
visitred-seal.ca.
Certification exam available for
concrete pump operators
ThefirsteverprovincialCertificateofQualifi-
cation(CofQ)examforthetradeofconcrete
pumpoperator(637C)willbeavailable
thisfall.AnyonewishingtoobtainaCofQ
inthistrade,includingindividualswithan
approvedapplication,willberequiredto
successfullypassthenewexamandmeetall
membershipfeerequirementstoberegis-
teredintheCollege’sJourneypersonsClass
andissuedaCofQ.
Effectively immediately, and prior to the
release of the provincial C of Q exam:
• Holders of a Certificate of Apprentice-
ship (C of A) issued by the Ministry of
Advanced Education and Skills Devel-
C O L L E G E
U P D AT E S
opment can apply to become members
of the College’s Journeypersons Class
and be issued a C of Q without passing
the exam.
• Individuals who are approved through
the College’s TEA can apply to become
members of the College’s Journeyper-
sons Class and be issued a provincial C
of Q without passing a C of Q exam. To
be eligible for TEA, 2,159 applicable trade
hours are required.
Once the exam is implemented, appren-
tices will also be required to pass the
provincial exam in order to be eligible to
receive the Apprenticeship Completion
Bonus in non-Red Seal trades.
The introduction of the C of Q exam does
not impact the voluntary status of the
concrete pump operator trade; holding
and maintaining a valid C of Q remains
voluntary for this trade.
College’s job board in full swing
TheCollege’spilotproject,Hirewithconfi-
dence.ca,isnowfullylaunched.Participation
isencouragedfromemployersorsponsors
withavailablepositionsandapprenticesseek-
ingjobopportunitiesintheskilledtrades.
REMINDER: All members of the Employers/
Sponsors Class have the ability to post
on the job board and members of the
Journeypersons Class who are business
owners, can have their business name as
well as their individual name searchable on
the College’s Public Register.
For more info, visit Hirewithconfidence.ca

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1. College’s CEO & Registrar, David Tsubouchi
with supervisor of stakeholder relations
and outreach, Perry Chao at the 2016
Employers’ Advocacy Council Health & Safety
Symposium.
2. Left to right: CEO & Registrar, David Tsubouchi,
Durham College’s Vice-President, Academic,
Elaine Popp, principal of the Whitby campus,
School of Skilled Trades, Apprenticeship
& Renewable Technology and Centre for
Food, Kevin Baker, and College’s Board of
Governor’s Chair, Pat Blackwood.
3. College's stakeholder relations coordinator,
Yacine Dottridge, and Dan Tadic (left), executive
director of the Canadian Welding Association.
Changes to member portal
The College’s member portal is now
enhanced with the capability to display
members’ exam results as soon as they
become available. Once uploaded, mem-
bers will be notified by email to log in and
review the results.
To view personal information or make
any changes, log in to your member por-
tal today at collegeoftrades.ca/
membership/member-login
E V E N T S
TORONTO FALL HOME SHOW
Sept. 23-25
Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place
Toronto, ON
fallhomeshow.com
S T A Y T U N E D
Skilled Trades Champion Award
TheCollegewantstohonourthosethat
havemadeanoutstandingcontribution
totheskilledtradesandapprenticeship
traininginOntario.
Nominationswillbeopentoemployers,
individuals,groups,andassociationsthat:
• Demonstrateoutstandingsupportfor
apprenticeshiptraining;
• Deliverstrongimprovementsor
longstandingsuccessinapprenticeship
completionratesandoutcomes;
• Act as ambassadors for sustainability/
perception of skilled trades;
Stay tuned for more details in the next
issue of Trades Today.
4. Stakeholder relations coordinator,
Yacine Dottridge, and College’s
enforcement officer, Thelekezi Dlodlo,
at the 2016 Honda Indy Toronto.
5. Lefttoright:ZoomerRadio’sJane
Brown,College’scommunicationand
marketingdirector,SherriHaighand
AdamBridgman,RedSealcarpenter
andCollegemember.