Trade Schools & Training Programs in Ontario
Every verified route into a trade's in-school training in Ontario — public colleges, union training centres, private career colleges, and free government-funded pre-apprenticeship programs. Unapproved programs are excluded: a wrong listing is worse than a missing one.
41 verified listings · last refreshed 2026-11-14
What the labels mean
- Public college: A publicly funded college that delivers approved in-school apprenticeship training.
- Public college (recognized ECE programs): A publicly funded college offering an early childhood education program recognized for provincial ECE certification.
- Union training centre: Training run by a union or a joint apprenticeship committee, usually for members and registered apprentices in that trade.
- Private career college: A licensed private school offering approved training. Fees are usually higher than at a public college, so compare before you commit.
- Pre-apprenticeship program: A government-funded introduction to a trade. It is not credit-bearing apprenticeship training, and finishing one does not by itself make you a registered apprentice.
Electrician
- Algonquin College — Ottawa (Public college)
- Cambrian College — Sudbury (Public college)
- Conestoga College — Kitchener (Public college)
- George Brown College — Toronto (Public college)
- Georgian College — Midland (Public college)
- Humber Polytechnic — Toronto (Public college)
- Lambton College — Sarnia (Public college)
- Loyalist College — Belleville (Public college)
- Mohawk College — Hamilton (Public college)
- Niagara College — Welland (Public college)
- Sault College — Sault Ste. Marie (Public college)
- St. Clair College — Windsor (Public college)
- Centre for Skills — Burlington (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Conestoga College Pre-Apprenticeship — Brantford (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Willis College — Ottawa (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- WoodGreen — Toronto (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Skilled Trades College of Canada — Toronto (Private career college)
All electrician programs in Ontario — approval details →
HVAC technician
- Cambrian College — Sudbury (Public college)
- Conestoga College — Kitchener (Public college)
- George Brown College — Toronto (Public college)
- Lambton College — Sarnia (Public college)
- Mohawk College — Hamilton (Public college)
- St. Clair College — Windsor (Public college)
- Willis College — Ottawa (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- WoodGreen — Toronto (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Skilled Trades College of Canada — Toronto (Private career college)
All hvac technician programs in Ontario — approval details →
Welder
- Cambrian College — Sudbury (Public college)
- Collège Boréal — Sudbury (Public college)
- Conestoga College — Kitchener (Public college)
- George Brown College — Toronto (Public college)
- Lambton College — Sarnia (Public college)
- Mohawk College — Hamilton (Public college)
- Niagara College — Welland (Public college)
- Northern College — Timmins (Public college)
- Six Nations Polytechnic — Ohsweken (Public college)
- Conestoga College Pre-Apprenticeship — Brantford (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Technical Training Group — Strathroy (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- UA Local 46 — Toronto (Union training centre)
All welder programs in Ontario — approval details →
Gas technician
- Durham College — Oshawa (Public college)
All gas technician programs in Ontario — approval details →
Carpenter
- Algonquin College — Ottawa (Public college)
- Cambrian College — Sudbury (Public college)
- Conestoga College — Kitchener (Public college)
- Fanshawe College — London (Public college)
- George Brown College — Toronto (Public college)
- Georgian College — Midland (Public college)
- Lambton College — Sarnia (Public college)
- Mohawk College — Hamilton (Public college)
- St. Clair College — Windsor (Public college)
- Centre for Skills — Burlington (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Conestoga College Pre-Apprenticeship — Brantford (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Technical Training Group — Strathroy (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Skilled Trades College of Canada — Toronto (Private career college)
- College of Carpenters and Allied Trades — Woodbridge (Union training centre)
All carpenter programs in Ontario — approval details →
Plumber
- Algonquin College — Ottawa (Public college)
- Conestoga College — Kitchener (Public college)
- Confederation College — Thunder Bay (Public college)
- George Brown College — Toronto (Public college)
- Georgian College — Midland (Public college)
- Humber Polytechnic — Toronto (Public college)
- Lambton College — Sarnia (Public college)
- Mohawk College — Hamilton (Public college)
- Sault College — Sault Ste. Marie (Public college)
- St. Clair College — Windsor (Public college)
- Willis College — Ottawa (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- WoodGreen — Toronto (Pre-apprenticeship program)
- Skilled Trades College of Canada — Toronto (Private career college)
- UA Local 46 — Toronto (Union training centre)
All plumber programs in Ontario — approval details →
Early Childhood Educator
- Conestoga College — Kitchener (Public college (recognized ECE programs))
- Seneca Polytechnic — Toronto (Public college (recognized ECE programs))
All early childhood educator programs in Ontario — approval details →
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