Apprenticeship in Canada, 2018
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Release date: Decemeber 11, 2019
Description: Apprenticeship in Canada, 2018
Apprenticeship in Canada, 2018
There were 79,863 new registrations in Canada in 2018; a 12% increase from 2017.
| Increase | Decrease | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percentage | number | percentage | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | -75 | -9% | ||
| Prince Edward Island | +45 | +21% | ||
| Nova Scotia | -60 | -4% | ||
| New Brunswick | +84 | +7% | ||
| Quebec | +4,662 | +25% | ||
| Ontario | +1,212 | +6% | ||
| Manitoba | -336 | -14% | ||
| Saskatchewan | -87 | -5% | ||
| Alberta | +1,383 | +11% | ||
| British Columbia | +1,488 | +12% | ||
| Yukon | -15 | -13% | ||
| Northwest Territories | -15 | -17% | ||
| Nunavut | +9 | +38% | ||
Three trades with the most new registrations in 2018:
- Carpenters: 8,700
- Construction electricians: 8,670
- Automotive service technicians: 3,870.
The number of certificates granted increased by 7% between 2017 and 2018:
- Apprentices: + 6%
- Trade qualifiers:Footnote 1 + 8%
- Red Seal trades:Footnote 2 + 12%
- Non-Red Seal trades: + 2%.
Although the hairstylist trade remains the most popular among women, over the last decade, more women have been moving into trades traditionally occupied by men.
| Trade | 2008 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Hairstylists | 33% | 26% |
| Automotive services | 4% | 5% |
| Carpenters | 3% | 5% |
| Electricians | 4% | 5% |
Source: Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 2008 to 2018
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