INDUSTRY & LABOUR SITES

List of websites that can assist in acquiring new or upgrading existing skills within the building, development and renovation industry.

Carpenter’s Union Local 27

www.carpentersunion.ca

Apprenticeships:

  • General Carpenter Apprenticeship
  • Floor Covering Apprenticeship 
      Upgrade Courses:
  • AutoCAD
  • Blueprint reading 1&2
  • Concrete formwork
  • Construction math
  • Corian solid surface
  • Door and Hardware
  • Energy Retrofit
  • Estimating
 
  • Exhibit and Display
  • Framing
  • Interior Trim
  • Soffit and Siding
  • Stair building
  • Welding
  • Safety Courses:
    • Fall Protection
    • Scaffolding
    • WHMIS

Note: Application form for offered courses is available online at the above noted website.

Contact Information:
Carpenters' Local Union 27 Training Centre
222 Rowntree Dairy Road
Suite 2
Woodbridge, Ontario, L4L 9T2
Tel: 905-652-5507

Local 183 Training Centre

www.183training.com

      Apprenticeships:        Courses:       Courses: 
  • Brick and Stone Mason
  • Cement Finisher
  • Construction Craft Worker
  • Pre-Apprenticeship Courses
  • Blue print reading
  • Sewer and Watermain
  • Road building
  • Concrete and Drain
  • Bricklayer
  • Cement finishing
  • Forklift Operator Certification
  • Bridge and Culvert
  • House framing (wood and metal)
  • Safety Courses:
    • Fall Arrest Protection
    • Low Rise Forming Safety Procedures
    • WHMIS
    • Tunnel Safety

 

Contact Information:
1263 Wilson Avenue, Suite 101
Toronto, Ontario, M3M 3G2
Tel: 416-242-7551

Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario

www.ecao.org

Apprenticeship Programs: Electrician

Central Ontario: 519-885-0431
Toronto: 416-510-2932
Email: mcazone7@sympatico.ca

Contact Information:
Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario
170 Attwell Drive, Suite 460
Toronto, Ontario, M9W 5Z5
Tel: 416-675-3226; Fax: 416-675-7736
Email: ecao@ecao.org

Interior Finishing Systems Training Centre

www.ifstc.com

Apprenticeship Programs:

  • Drywall Acoustic Mechanic and Lather
  • Drywall Finishing and Plastering
  • Apprenticeship courses through Local 675 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1891 International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades and ISCA (Interior Systems Contractors Association) members.

Contact Information:
IFSTC Interior Finishing Systems Training Centre
60 Sharer Road
Woodbridge, Ontario
L4L 8P4
Email: info@ifstc.com

Ontario Industrial and Finishing Skills Centre

www.oifsc.com

Apprenticeship Programs and Training:

  • Painter / Decorator
  • Glazier Metal Mechanic
  • Fall Protection
  • WHMIS

Contact Information:
130 Toro Road, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 3M9
Tel: 416-635-7300
Email: info@oifsc.com

ONTARIO MASONRY TRAINING CENTRE

www.canadamasonrycentre.com/omtc

Apprenticeship Programs:

  • Restoration Apprenticeship
  • Brick and Stone Apprenticeship

Contact Information:
Ontario Masonry Training Centre
350 Superior Blvd.
Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 2N7
Tel: 905-584-6622
Alternate: 905-795-0770

Construction Trades Council

www.constructiontrades.org

Description: Links to training centers in the GTA, including:

  • Boilermakers
  • Drywallers, Tapers, Lathers and Plasterers
  • Electricians
  • Ironworkers
  • Operating Engineers
  • Plumbers
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technicians
  • Tilesetters
  • Elevator Constructors
  • Sheet Metal Workers

Infrastructure Health and Safety Association

www.ihsa.ca/

Description: Training and Resources for construction safety.

Contact Information:
Centre for Health and Safety Innovation (CHSI)
5110 Creekbank Road, Suite 400
Mississauga, ON
L4W 0A1
Tel: 905-625-0100
Tel Toll Free: 1-800-263-5024
Fax: 905-625-8998
Email: info@ihsa.ca

Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO)

www.oetio.com

Training:

  • Crane Operators
  • Heavy Equipment Operators

Contact Information:
OETIO
Box 636, Lot 12580, Morrisburg, Ontario, K0C 1X0
Tel: 613-543-2911

The Centre for Skills Development and Training

thecentre.on.ca

Description:

  • Construction Pre-Apprenticeship
  • Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship
  • Women in Skilled Trades (WIST)
  Contact Information:     
       
  Burlington
860 Harrington Court Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3N4
Tel: 905-333-3499 / 905-878-1240
Fax: 905-634-2775		   Milton
550 Ontario Street South, Suite 203 Milton, Ontario, L9T 5E4
Tel: 905-845-1157
Fax: 905-845-5878 
       
  Halton Hills
184 Guelph Street Georgetown, Ontario, L7G 4A7
Tel: 905-702-7311 / 1-866-260-1175
Fax: 905-702-9765		   Oakville
465 Morden Road, Suite 109 Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3W6
Tel: 905-845-1157
Fax: 905-845-5878

 

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