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Find the apprentice guide for your trade and province

Pick a trade and a province. This finder points you to the apprentice guide for that trade in that province, to the apprenticeship authority for the province, and to the trade schools guide for the nearest city where one exists. Trade names below are the names Skilled Trades Ontario lists in its June 2026 chart. Other provinces use their own trade names, so check the authority page for your province.

Which trade? Choose one Electrician — Construction and Maintenance (309A) Plumber (306A) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic (313A) General Carpenter (403A) Welder (456A) Steamfitter (307A) Sheet Metal Worker (308A) Automotive Service Technician (310S) Hairstylist (332A) General Machinist (429A) Baker (423A) Cook (415A) Construction Craft Worker (450A) Ironworker — Structural and Ornamental (420A) Drywall Finisher and Plasterer (453A) Painter and Decorator — Commercial and Residential (404C) Appliance Service Technician (445A) Agricultural Equipment Technician (425A) Arborist (444A) Floor Covering Installer (448A) Cement (Concrete) Finisher (244G) Powerline Technician (434A) Roofer (449A) Truck and Coach Technician (310T) Heavy Duty Equipment Technician (421A) Instrumentation and Control Technician (447A) Construction Boilermaker (428A) Brick and Stone Mason (401A) Cabinet maker (438A) Glazier Metal Fabricator (Fitter) (437A) Mould Maker (431A) Parts Technician (240P) Pattern Maker (443A) Motorcycle Technician (310G) Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Setter (241A) Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer (427A) Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 (339A) Horticultural Technician (441C) Retail Meat Cutter (245R) Industrial Mechanic Millwright (433A) Tool and Die Maker (430A)

Which province will you apprentice in? Choose one Ontario British Columbia Alberta Quebec Saskatchewan Manitoba Nova Scotia New Brunswick Another province or territory

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Where the trade names come from

Trade names and codes in the list above are the Ontario trade names in the Skilled Trades Ontario Apprenticeship Programs Quick Facts Chart, updated June 2026. Apprenticeship is provincial, so the same trade can carry a different name in another province. The authority page linked in your result lists the exact names for that province.

• Skilled Trades Ontario, Apprenticeship Programs Quick Facts Chart (June 2026)