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Montreal artist transforms historic Windsor, N.S. building via mural project | SaltWireThe Nova Scotia government is taking action to increase the number of skilled trades workers in the province.
“We are taking two immediate steps today to help more people enter Nova Scotia’s skilled-trade workforce faster,” Houston said. “It will increase the number of journeypersons in trades . . . by approximately 1,000 a year and it will increase our apprentice retention ratio up to 60 per cent within five years.”The Critical Construction Worker Pilot, a new stream of the Provincial Nominee Program, includes 21 in-demand occupations in the construction sector, largely focused on the residential building trades.
“Our current system, while good, can be better and we need to scale up to meet the growing demands of our province,” said Labour, Skills and Immigration Minister Jill Balser. “The actions announced today are in direct response to the ongoing discussions and ideas from sectors on what they feel will work,” she said.The government says its announcement builds on the previous initiatives to attract, train and retain more skilled tradespeople, including the More Opportunity for Skilled Trades tax rebate program, marketing efforts and immigration streams.
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