Why Are There So Few Young People in the Trades, and How Can We Fix This?
The trades, like many other fields of employment, expect to see a large number of workers leaving the workforce in the next ten to fifteen years as the Baby Boomer […]
Career Profile: Stone Cutters and Carvers
In 2014, stone cutters and carvers in Ontario went to work at restoring a section of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Not everyone in this trade gets to work on […]
Career Profile: Surveyors
If you ride or walk down city streets often enough, you’re likely to see people looking through yellow machines that look a bit like cameras. These people are surveyors, who help […]
I Want to Work for Myself: How to Start a Business at a Young Age
You might not like the idea of sitting in a cubicle from nine to five, typing away at investment reports or calling back a list of customers to ask them […]
Career Profile: Network Cabling Specialist
Every day, people use computers, televisions, phones, and other devices for work or entertainment, or to communicate with each other. Without the work of network cabling specialists, none of that would be possible. […]
Power to the Trades People: How Unions Make a Difference
Work in the trades can be demanding and dangerous. The hours, physical labour, and work conditions can be very taxing on the human body. Trade unions play a vital role […]
