Funding, diversity and modernization can help address trades shortages, experts say.
Modernizing B.C.’s skilled trades training and apprenticeship programs may be able to help broaden and diversify the construction industry’s talent pool.
The danger of not engaging these groups is the depletion of a workforce with the skills and certifications needed to mentor the next generation, said British Columbia Construction Association president Chris Atchison. Funded by the federal government, the program offers cash incentives to hire and register first-year apprentices. It launched in September 2022 and has supported the hiring and registration of 2,075 apprentices in 37 Red Seal trades. Payments were sent to more than 1,020 employers.
Of the 25 trades identified in the report, 13 of those trades have a demand for certified workers that exceeds the projected number of program completions. These include heavy equipment operators, carpenters, bricklayers and control technicians, among others. “When you think about it, if are only five per cent of construction and 50 per cent of the workforce, there’s a real opportunity there,” said Jeannine Martin, president of the Vancouver Regional Construction Association.
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