Plumber Schools & Training Programs in Ontario

Approved plumber training in Ontario: public colleges, union training centres, private career colleges, and pre-apprenticeship programs — every listing verified.

14 verified listings · last refreshed 2026-11-14

What the labels mean

Public college: A publicly funded college that delivers approved in-school apprenticeship training.
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.

Public college

Algonquin College

Ottawa, Ontario

Plumber apprenticeship in-school training in Ottawa.

Approval: Training Delivery Agent - in-school apprenticeship training (per college program page)

Verified 2026-10-22

Public college

Conestoga College

Kitchener, Ontario

Day-release and block apprenticeship training at multiple campuses; Skilled Trades Campus in Cambridge.

Approval: Training Delivery Agent (TDA) for MLITSD - industrial, construction, motive power and service sectors (per Conestoga apprenticeship registration page)

Verified 2026-10-17

Public college

Confederation College

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Plumber (306A) Level 1 in-school training; curriculum to Skilled Trades Ontario standards.

Approval: Approved training delivery agent (per Confederation Plumbing Apprenticeship page)

Verified 2026-10-17

Public college

George Brown College

Toronto, Ontario

Certificate programs T165/T166/T167/T176, HRAC Technician T160, Carpentry & Renovation T180; Casa Loma campus.

Approval: Training Delivery Agent - in-school apprenticeship training (per GBC School of Apprenticeship & Skilled Trades page)

Verified 2026-10-17

Public college

Georgian College

Midland, Ontario

Plumber apprenticeship in-school training at Georgian College.

Approval: Training Delivery Agent - Georgian College viewbook states apprenticeship training in Ontario is run by MLITSD and Georgian College is a Training Delivery Agent

Verified 2026-10-22

Public college

Humber Polytechnic

Toronto, Ontario

Plumber apprenticeship in-school training at Humber's Centre for Skilled Trades, Toronto.

Approval: Training Delivery Agent - in-school apprenticeship training (per college program page)

Verified 2026-10-22

Public college

Lambton College

Sarnia, Ontario

Plumbing programs and apprenticeship pathways in Sarnia.

Approval: Skilled trades programs with apprenticeship pathways (per Lambton College programs page)

Verified 2026-10-22

Public college

Mohawk College

Hamilton, Ontario

Marshall School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship; ~4,700 apprentices/year; Stoney Creek campus.

Approval: Approved Training Delivery Agent - apprenticeship training supervised by MLITSD (per Mohawk Future Apprentices page)

Verified 2026-10-17

Public college

Sault College

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

One of the largest TDAs in Northern Ontario; delivers Construction & Maintenance Electrician and Plumbing in-school training.

Approval: Approved Training Delivery Agent - Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (per Sault College apprenticeship page)

Verified 2026-10-17

Public college

St. Clair College

Windsor, Ontario

Plumber apprenticeship in-school training in Windsor.

Approval: Training Delivery Agent - in-school apprenticeship training (per college program page)

Verified 2026-10-22

Pre-apprenticeship program

Willis College

Ottawa, Ontario

TradeUp Ottawa: tuition-free 6-week pre-trades program (ages 18-29) with Youth Ottawa; plumbing/electrical/HVAC exposure.

Program status: Employment Ontario project funded by the Government of Ontario (per Willis College program page)

A government-funded introduction to the trade — not an approval to deliver credit-bearing apprenticeship in-school training.

Verified 2026-10-17

Pre-apprenticeship program

WoodGreen

Toronto, Ontario

14-16 weeks skills training plus 8-week paid placement; plumbing, electrical and refrigeration streams.

Program status: Free pre-apprenticeship programs - no cost to participants (per WoodGreen program page)

A government-funded introduction to the trade — not an approval to deliver credit-bearing apprenticeship in-school training.

Verified 2026-10-17

Private career college

Skilled Trades College of Canada

Toronto, Ontario

12-week pre-apprenticeship courses ($14,400 incl. tools); East Toronto campus at 1448 Lawrence Ave E; carpentry via Home Renovation program.

Approval: Registered private career college in Ontario (per provider page; not independently registry-verified)

Verified 2026-10-17

Union training centre

UA Local 46

Toronto, Ontario

United Association union apprenticeship; training centre at 936 Warden Ave, Scarborough.

Approval: JTAC Local 46 Training Centre delivers in-class training for plumber, steamfitter and welder apprentices (per Ontario government news release)

Verified 2026-10-17

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