60 students are about to graduate from Conestoga College in Kitchener, ready to become licensed electricians. But they can’t start working because of long delays writing their C of Q exams through the Ministry of Labour. In London, I heard from a carpenter who has an employer but is facing up to seven years to get Red Seal certification because he can’t get into the classroom.
Ontario needs skilled trade workers if we are to get desperately needed housing built in this province. Why did this government do such little preparation to make sure that skilled trades workers in Kitchener and London and across this province can get certified?
