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Builders see skilled trades shortage looming

With an aging workforce and the challenge of locking down apprenticeships, the need for more skilled trades workers will only continue to grow in Canada. A report released this week says the home renovation industry will need 129,000 new skilled workers in the next decade. Waterloo Region is no exce

By Whitney Neilson

Last updated on May 04, 23

Posted on May 01, 15

3 min read

Builders see skilled trades shortage looming
Services like this Co-op and Career Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University are increasingly important for graduates, according to a new report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. [Whitney Neilson / The Observer]
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Whitney Neilson is a former full-time journalist / photographer at The Observer.

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