Apprenticeship Links
The best way to find a job in the trades is talk to every trades person you can find and ask them about their work. The second best way is to do research so when you talk to trades people and employers you will stand out. Here are the best links to find information on trades.
- Apprentice Search – The best site for potential apprentices to find out what trades would be good for them.
- Apprentice School in BC – For finding apprenticeship programs in BC.
- Trade Schools – Directory of Trade Schools across Canada.
- Trades and Apprenticeship Information – Directory for information on trades and apprenticeships across Canada.
- BC Industry Training Authority – Regulates and licence’s most trades work in BC.
Power Engineering Authority Links
- Technical Safety BC: https://www.technicalsafetybc.
ca/ - ABSA (Alberta Boilers Safety Association): http://www.absa.ca
- Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan: http://www.tsask.ca/
- Mechanical and Engineering Branch of Manitoba: http://www.firecomm.gov.mb.ca/itsm_main.html
- Ontario Technical Standards & Safety Authority: https://www.tssa.org/en/index.
aspx - Newfoundland and Labrador Engineering and Inspections Division: https://www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/
- New Brunswick Technical Inspection Services: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/
gnb/en/departments/public- safety/law-enforcement-and- inspections/content/technical_ inspection_services.html - Nova Scotia Public Safety: https://novascotia.ca/lae/
publicsafety/ - Northwest Territory Public Works and Services, Electrical/ Mechanical Inspections: https://www.inf.gov.nt.ca/en
- Nunavut Public & Business Services, Safety Services: https://www.gov.nu.ca/
community-and-government- services/information/safety- services
Job Hunting Sites
- Beacon Community Services – Community-based, non-profit and employment services agency, serving unemployed and under-employed residents of the Saanich Peninsula, the Southern Gulf Islands and Saanich.
- Directory of Recruiters – List of recruiters in Canada.
- Jobpostings.ca – Canada’s student job site.
- Workopolis – Canada’s biggest job site.
- Work BC – British Columbia Job Search Directory.
Immigration Sites
- Red Seal Immigration – Certified Canadian Immigration Consultants.
- Canadian Immigration Lawyers – Canadian Immigration Lawyers.