Cambrian College
309A/442A Electrician, 313A Refrigeration, 403A General Carpenter, 456A Welder levels scheduled by the Ministry.
Verified 2026-10-17
Welder Schools & Training Programs in Ontario
Approved welder training in Ontario: public colleges, union training centres, private career colleges, and pre-apprenticeship programs — every listing verified.
12 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.
- 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.
Collège Boréal
Soudage (welding) apprenticeship training in French at Collège Boréal, Sudbury.
Approval: Formation en apprentissage (per Collège Boréal apprentissage page)
Verified 2026-10-22
Conestoga College
Day-release and block apprenticeship training at multiple campuses; Skilled Trades Campus in Cambridge.
Verified 2026-10-17
George Brown College
Certificate programs T165/T166/T167/T176, HRAC Technician T160, Carpentry & Renovation T180; Casa Loma campus.
Verified 2026-10-17
Lambton College
Welding programs and apprenticeship pathways in Sarnia.
Approval: Skilled trades programs with apprenticeship pathways (per Lambton College programs page)
Verified 2026-10-22
Mohawk College
Marshall School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship; ~4,700 apprentices/year; Stoney Creek campus.
Verified 2026-10-17
Niagara College
Welder apprenticeship in-school training at the Welland campus.
Approval: Training Delivery Agent - in-school apprenticeship training (per college program page)
Verified 2026-10-22
Northern College
Welding programs and apprenticeship training in Timmins and Kirkland Lake.
Approval: Apprenticeship and trades training (per Northern College programs page)
Verified 2026-10-22
Six Nations Polytechnic
TDA for Welder, General Machinist and Cook; also runs pre-apprentice programs open to all learners.
Approval: Approved Training Delivery Agent (TDA) (per SNP skilled trades page)
Verified 2026-10-17
Conestoga College Pre-Apprenticeship
37-week program at Tollgate Technological Skills Centre; aligned to 403A/309A/456A apprenticeship trades.
Program status: Fully funded pre-apprenticeship program (Government of Ontario)
A government-funded introduction to the trade — not an approval to deliver credit-bearing apprenticeship in-school training.
Verified 2026-10-17
Technical Training Group
23-week multiple-trades exposure (welding/metal fab + carpentry) in Strathroy and Stratford plus 8-week paid placement.
Program status: Ministry-funded pre-apprenticeship program - tuition free (per TTG program page)
A government-funded introduction to the trade — not an approval to deliver credit-bearing apprenticeship in-school training.
Verified 2026-10-17
UA Local 46
United Association union apprenticeship; training centre at 936 Warden Ave, Scarborough.
Verified 2026-10-17
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