b'APPRENTICESHIPTHE CANADIAN SERVICE APPRENTICESHIPCANADIEN SERVICE DAPPRENTISSAGE $3 million in grants Trois millions en subventions distributed during first year au cours de la premire anneT he Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) andL e Forum canadien sur lapprentissage (CAF-FCA) et ses its partnersthe Canadian Construction Association,partenaireslAssociation canadienne de la construc-AboriginalApprenticeshipBoard,ApprenticeSearch. tion,laCommissionautochtonedelapprentissage, com, BuildForce Canada and SkillPlanhave completed theirApprenticeSearch.com, ContruForce Canada et SkillPlanfirst year of delivering the Canadian Apprenticeship Serviceont achev leur premire anne de mise en uvre du Service (CAS)program,distributinggrantstoemployerswhohirecanadien dapprentissage (SCA), distribuant des subventions Level One apprentices. To support apprentice employment,auxemployeursquiembauchentdesapprentisdeniveau the federal governments Apprenticeship Service is encouraging1. Pour soutenir lemploi des apprentis, le Service canadien smallandmedium-sizedemployerstohireLevelOnedapprentissage offre des subventions de 5 000 $ pour encou-apprentices by offering $5,000 grants. Employers may receiveragerlespetitsetmoyensemployeursembaucherdes $10,000 if they hire a Level One apprentice from an equity- apprentis de premier niveau. Les employeurs peuvent mme deserving group. recevoir 10 000 $ sils embauchent un apprenti de niveau 1 CAF-FCA research indicates that over the five-year perioddun groupe vis par les mesures dquit. from 2022 to 2026, an estimated 122,380 new journeypersonsLes recherches du CAF-FCA indiquent quau cours de la will be required to sustain workforce certification levels acrosspriode de cinq ans allant de 20222026, environ 122 380 the 50-plus Red Seal tradesthe nationally recognized standardnouveauxcompagnonsserontncessairespourmaintenir forskilledtradesinCanada.Therecruitmentof256,000les niveaux de certification de la main-duvre dans les 50 apprentices will be required to keep pace with certificationmtiers dsigns Sceau rouge ou plusle standard reconnu demand. Workforce retirements are driving this demand. lchelle nationale pour les mtiers spcialiss au Canada. LowemployerparticipationratesinapprenticeshipLerecrutementde256 000apprentisserancessaire persist, with only 19 per cent of employers hiring and trainingpour suivre le rythme de la demande de certification. Les apprentices, says France Daviault, CEO of CAF-FCA. Givendpartsla retraite de la main-duvre sontlorigine de the urgency of Canadas training challenge, it is important thecette demande. Canadian Apprenticeship Service has a high employer uptake Lesfaiblestauxdeparticipationpersistent,avec soyouthandequity-deservinggroupsaccessmuch-neededseulement 19 % des employeurs qui embauchent et forment training opportunities. des apprentis , dclare France Daviault, PDG du CAF-FCA. Afteroneyearofdeliveringtheprogram,CAF-FCAis tant donn lurgence du dfi de formation du Canada, il proud to announce that over $3 million has been distributedest important que le Service canadien dapprentissage ait une through their program, with 50 per cent going to employersforte participation des employeurs afin que les jeunes et les who have hired apprentices identified as belonging to equity- groupes de dfense de lquit aient accs aux possibilits priority groups. Employers have not only been provided ande formation dont ils ont grand besoin. incentive for hiring an apprentice, but they have also receivedAprsunan,leCAF-FCAestfierdannoncerqueson training related to mentoring, inclusion and essential skills,programme a distribu plus de trois millions de dollars, dont providing much-needed support to SMEs who do not have50%sontallsauxemployeursquiontembauchdes HRstaff.Internationalresearchindicatesthesetypesofapprentis se reconnaissant comme appartenantdes groupes supports, while accompanied by financial incentives, facilitateprioritaires.Lesemployeursontnonseulementreuune 22 ROOFING CANADA FALL/WINTER 2023'