Talk to your guidance counsellor and get them to call the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

You Can Start Your Apprenticeship Via

1. Getting hired at an Independent Trades business
2. Getting hired through a Union
3. Joining the Military 

To Get Started

Call VPI WORKING SOLUTIONS if you live in Bruce County 519-881-4900
Call YMCA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES if you live in Grey County 519-379-7016

Call the Grey-Bruce Regional Rep at the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development to start counting your hours

1450 1st Ave. W
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 6W2

519 376 5790

Call the Adult Education at either school board to learn how your life skills can count towards finishing your high school diploma.

ALSO call the Adult Learning Centre in Owen Sound at
519 376 6628 or
Port Elgin at
519 389 2302

Bluewater District School Board

18002884403 ext 2169

Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board

519 364 5820
bgcdsb.org

• Jobs in Bruce County
• YMCA Owen Sound Grey Bruce Job Board
• VPI Working Soluntions Inc. (Bruce County) Job Board
• Connect2Jobs

As an Apprentice, they get paid while training on the job (Earn while you Learn), when it is time to go to Trade School (normally at a College) 80%/90% of tuition is paid for by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD).

Depending on the Skilled Trade, there may be bonuses, bursaries and loans available:

• Provincial money for Apprentices
• If a Red Seal Trade
• They may get bonuses for every year completed of the Apprenticeship and other bonuses
• When they become licensed as a Journeyperson after completing any Ontario Apprenticeship, they may receive a $2,000 completion bonus.
• Local bursaries

If they are not ready for an Apprenticeship because they need to do some upgrading or want to explore Skilled Trades before committing to a Trade, we suggest exploring:

 A Techniques Program at one of the local Colleges:

• Georgian College – Owen Sound Campus
• Fanshawe College - Kincardine/Tiverton/Walkerton sites
• Other College Programs

Pre-Apprenticeship Programs:

• Pre Apprenticeship in Ontario
• Georgian College – Owen Sound Campus
• Other Ontario Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Local upgrading:

• Quill Learning Network - all of their services are free (contracted by the Province to deliver Employment Ontario services) and they administer some great programs.
• Adult Education, including Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) assessment 
• Contact North (Bruce-Grey)