Study: Changes in the population of tradespeople between 2016 and 2021 and labour market outcomes of apprenticeship discontinuers

Released: 2024-09-26

Today, Statistics Canada is releasing two research papers on apprentices in Canada.

The first paper, entitled "Changes in the population of tradespeople between 2016 and 2021," examines how the number and composition of tradespeople have changed from 2016 to 2021 across Canada, and the extent to which labour shortages may be emerging in the skilled trades sector. This paper uses data from three key sources: the 2016 and 2021 Census of Population and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey.

The second paper, entitled "Discontinuers of apprenticeship programs: An analysis on the impact of discontinuation on the labour market outcomes of apprentices," provides insight into the labour market outcomes of apprenticeship program discontinuers, focusing primarily on their industry of work and their earnings. Specifically, labour market outcomes were examined for those who registered in an apprenticeship program from 2008 to 2013 but discontinued their program without receiving any certification. The paper uses data from four sources: Registered Apprenticeship Information System, Postsecondary Student Information System, T1 Family File and the 2016 Census of Population.

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The two documents "Changes in the population of tradespeople between 2016 and 2021" and "Discontinuers of apprenticeship programs: An analysis on the impact of discontinuation on the labour market outcomes of apprentices" are now available.

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