Table D.1.2
Number of registered apprentices, by major trade group and sex, Canada, 1995, 2000 and 2005 to 2008

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Table D.1.2
Number of registered apprentices, by major trade group and sex, Canada, 1995, 2000 and 2005 to 2008
  1995 2000 2005
Both sexes1 Male Female Percent female Both sexes1 Male Female Percent female Both sexes1 Male Female Percent female
number percent number percent number percent
All major trade groups 163,374 151,947 11,424 7 199,074 181,611 17,463 9 293,838 265,083 28,755 10
Automotive service 24,750 24,249 501 2 27,792 27,183 606 2 37,254 36,234 1,017 3
Carpenters 20,646 20,175 471 2 21,876 21,408 468 2 40,485 39,714 768 2
Early childhood educators and assistants 6 3 0 ... 993 108 885 89 3,681 291 3,387 92
Electricians2 28,248 27,768 477 2 31,560 30,885 675 2 49,038 47,913 1,125 2
Electronics and instrumentation 2,757 2,673 84 3 3,618 3,477 141 4 4,218 4,014 201 5
Exterior finishing 5,256 5,208 51 1 6,990 6,924 63 1 11,073 10,956 114 1
Food service 7,281 5,370 1,911 26 8,442 5,841 2,604 31 10,947 7,428 3,516 32
Hairstylists and estheticians 7,467 1,224 6,243 84 11,118 1,599 9,519 86 15,954 2,022 13,935 87
Heavy duty equipment mechanics 5,106 5,076 27 1 7,278 7,242 36 0 8,460 8,379 81 1
Heavy equipment and crane operators2 3,876 3,795 84 2 6,174 6,018 156 3 10,701 10,458 243 2
Interior finishing 7,539 7,344 192 3 9,135 8,793 342 4 14,229 13,377 852 6
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists 1,677 1,320 357 21 1,611 1,251 360 22 2,160 1,722 441 20
Machinists 6,387 6,252 135 2 9,942 9,738 207 2 10,488 10,209 279 3
Metal workers (other) 3,702 3,573 129 3 4,650 4,587 66 1 5,796 5,694 99 2
Millwrights 6,420 6,348 72 1 8,280 8,190 87 1 10,170 9,990 177 2
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 450 450 0 ...
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters 15,036 14,925 114 1 17,064 16,893 168 1 27,783 27,393 390 1
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 3,039 3,018 21 1 3,783 3,750 33 1 5,208 5,172 36 1
Sheet metal workers 4,659 4,605 57 1 4,860 4,797 63 1 6,552 6,435 117 2
User support technicians 18 6 12 67 129 108 24 19 753 663 90 12
Welders 4,722 4,656 66 1 8,583 8,361 225 3 10,944 10,491 453 4
Other3 4,785 4,365 417 9 5,199 4,464 735 14 7,497 6,066 1,434 19
  2006 2007 2008
Both sexes1 Male Female Percent female Both sexes1 Male Female Percent female Both sexes1 Male Female Percent female
number percent number percent number percent
All major trade groups 328,167 295,206 32,961 10 358,557 320,490 38,070 11 390,705 345,924 44,778 11
Automotive service 39,891 38,610 1,278 3 41,685 40,209 1,476 4 44,007 42,270 1,740 4
Carpenters 44,223 43,251 975 2 48,669 47,289 1,380 3 51,390 49,941 1,449 3
Early childhood educators and assistants 4,440 354 4,086 92 5,214 402 4,815 92 6,174 456 5,718 93
Electricians2 53,898 52,551 1,344 2 59,424 57,813 1,608 3 58,158 56,406 1,749 3
Electronics and instrumentation 4,638 4,410 228 5 4,872 4,548 324 7 5,586 5,133 453 8
Exterior finishing 12,123 11,994 129 1 12,909 12,765 144 1 13,743 13,578 168 1
Food service 11,892 7,926 3,969 33 12,504 8,121 4,383 35 15,015 9,690 5,328 35
Hairstylists and estheticians 16,797 2,040 14,754 88 16,374 1,785 14,592 89 18,006 1,917 16,089 89
Heavy duty equipment mechanics 10,197 10,080 117 1 11,505 11,355 150 1 12,492 12,321 174 1
Heavy equipment and crane operators2 11,646 11,412 231 2 11,781 11,532 246 2 11,025 10,839 186 2
Interior finishing 15,309 14,316 990 6 15,471 14,373 1,095 7 17,553 16,128 1,428 8
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists 2,454 1,935 516 21 2,265 1,779 483 21 2,577 2,046 531 21
Machinists 10,824 10,533 291 3 10,893 10,599 294 3 11,724 11,388 333 3
Metal workers (other) 6,399 6,276 123 2 7,473 7,311 165 2 8,355 8,160 198 2
Millwrights 11,409 11,208 198 2 11,427 11,229 198 2 12,363 12,129 237 2
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers 2,193 2,187 3 0 3,774 3,765 12 0 5,445 5,433 12 0
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters 31,161 30,618 546 2 35,106 34,449 657 2 38,562 37,779 783 2
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 5,628 5,586 42 1 6,168 6,123 45 1 6,774 6,720 57 1
Sheet metal workers 7,227 7,101 126 2 8,007 7,854 156 2 8,652 8,469 183 2
User support technicians 2,937 2,226 708 24 8,448 5,211 3,237 38 10,656 6,228 4,428 42
Welders 14,142 13,458 687 5 16,371 15,516 858 5 18,030 17,007 1,023 6
Other3 8,745 7,122 1,620 19 8,217 6,471 1,746 21 14,415 11,898 2,517 17
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Figures for "Males" and "Females" may not add to totals for "Both sexes" because of rounding to the nearest 3.
2. Changes to the Emploi-Québec reporting decreased the number of registered apprentices in 2008, especially in the "Industrial electrician" and "Heavy equipment and crane operators" trades.
3. Consists of miscellaneous trades and occupations not classified elsewhere.
Notes: In 2008, the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) underwent a major survey redesign.
Beginning with the 2008 data, the RAIS used the National Occupation Classification (NOC) to create a special grouping of 22 major trade groups (as shown in this table). All RAIS historical data have been revised to reflect these 22 groups.
The number of registered apprentices includes those still registered from the previous year (apprentices who have not yet completed and have not withdrawn from training) plus apprentices newly registered during the current year.
To ensure the confidentiality of responses, all counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 3. Since the total and subtotals are independently rounded, the total values may not match the sum of the individual values. Similarly, percentage distributions, which are calculated on rounded data, may not necessarily add up to 100%.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), CANSIM Table 477-0053, Registered apprenticeship training, registrations, by age groups, sex and major trade groups, annual (number) (replacing CANSIM Table 477-0051, which has been terminated), published December 9, 2010.
Updated April 29, 2011.
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