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RTSC depuis plusieurs années. Il s’agit d’un centre éducatif 
certifié qui offre une formation à court terme dans de 
nombreux métiers. Le centre offre un cours d’introduction 
à la toiture de six semaines. Notre relation comprend un 
engagement [que les membres de la SRCA] embauchent 
tous les diplômés de chaque cours. » 
   Les efforts ne s’arrêtent pas non plus aux initiatives de 
la SRCA. « Nos entrepreneurs participent également à des 
salons de l’emploi et de la carrière, généralement organisés 
dans les écoles secondaires ou les centres d’événements 
locaux, explique M. Scott. Ces types d’événements peuvent 
ne sont pas toujours productifs, car nous sommes en 
concurrence avec d’autres métiers, souvent considérés 
comme plus séduisants, comme l’électricité, la mécanique 
et la menuiserie. »
Éliminer les obstacles
Sur la côte ouest, la Roofing Contractors Association of British 
Columbia (RCABC) s’efforce de réduire les obstacles finan-
ciers à l’apprentissage. « Nous complétons le financement 
de SkilledTradesBC pour la formation en apprentissage », 
explique Bryan Wallner, PDG de la RCABC. « Les revenus du 
programme de garantie RoofStar de la RCABC sont réinvestis
Wallner, CEO of RCABC. “In 2025, we subsidized training 
delivery for almost 400 apprentice technical training seats 
and awarded $175,000 in bursaries to help apprentices attend 
training at the RCABC Training Centre as they progressed 
toward provincial trade qualification and national Red 
Seal Endorsement.”
RCABC also offers pre-apprenticeship programs that 
connect youth and people in marginalized groups, including 
women, newcomers to Canada and Indigenous people. These 
programs help demonstrate that the industry offers rewarding, 
lucrative careers and entrepreneurial opportunities. “We also 
ensure the availability of technical training seats to support 
the province’s dual-credit high school programs, which allow 
students to pursue an apprenticeship while still in high school,” 
Wallner adds.
Additionally, RCABC helped sponsor the BC Construction 
Association’s Builders Life campaign, launched in 2022 to 
increase apprentice registrations. “To tie into that campaign, 
we delivered a social media strategy that promoted real-life 
career success stories and member projects to demonstrate 
the fulfilling and diverse career paths that exist,” Wallner 
explains. “We also conducted workshops with provincial and 
federal government resources to provide members with up-to-
date information on hiring foreign workers and accessing the 
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