Pathways of registered apprentices in Canada, 2019

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Pathways of registered apprentices in Canada, 2019

Most apprentices who registered in 2011 took more than four years—the most common program duration—to certify. 

Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1. The information is grouped by Rates (appearing as row headers), Four years after registration (2015), Six years after registration (2017) and Eight years after registration (2019) (appearing as column headers).
Rates Four years after registration (2015) Six years after registration (2017) Eight years after registration (2019)
Certification rate 22.4% 36.7% 41.2%
Continuation rate 46.0% 22.2% 14.3%
Discontinuation rate 31.6% 41.1% 44.4%

In 2019, 8 years after registration, only 7 of the 25 selected Red Seal tradesNote 1 had certification rates over 50%. 

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Trade (appearing as row headers), Certification rate (appearing as column headers).
Trade Certification rate
Powerline technician 71.0%
Industrial mechanic (millwright) 59.7%
Construction electrician 55.9%
Hairstylist 55.9%
Agricultural equipment technician 55.3%
Crane operator 52.7%
Truck and transport mechanic 50.8%

Red Seal trades with the highest certification rates for female apprentices in 2019, 8 years after registration 

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3. The information is grouped by Trade (appearing as row headers), Certification Rate (appearing as column headers).
Trade Certification Rate
Hairstylist 56.6%
Industrial electrician 50.0%
Welder 44.7%
Construction electrician 40.4%

From 2011 to 2019, the number of female apprentices registered in a predominately male tradeNote 2 grew by 71.6%.


Red Seal trades with the highest discontinuation rates in 2019, 8 years after registration 

Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4. The information is grouped by Trade (appearing as row headers), Discontinuation rate (appearing as column headers).
Trade Discontinuation rate
Motor vehicle body repairer 61.6%
Painter and decorator 59.2%
Cook 54.0%
Roofer 53.9%
Ironworker 52.5%

The COVID-19 pandemic could impact the pathways of registered apprentices for years to come

A recent Statistics Canada article suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may have had an impact on certications in the trades. Preliminary data on registered apprenticeships reveal that certications declined by almost half (-48.7%) over an eight-month periodNote 3 in 2020, compared with the same period in 2019.


Notes: Cohort: A group of newly registered apprentices in an apprenticeship program in a given calendar year.
Rates were measured for the 2011 cohort, eight years after registration (2019).

Source: Statistics Canada, Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 2008 to 2019.

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