The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum- Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF - FCA) has developed apprenticetrades.ca as a comprehensive inventory of information on apprenticeship training across Canada. The inventory provides an accessible, user-friendly and "one stop" location where current information can be obtained on apprenticeship programs and topics. This site is intended to direct inquiries about apprenticeship to the most authoritative source - without duplicating the efforts of other groups. Links provided here will direct you to the key stakeholders in apprenticeship programs including Provincial/Territorial governments, training institutions, unions, employers and others.

The CAF-FCA web site is tightly linked to the information and programs in each province/territory and to the Ministries that manage apprenticeship systems across Canada.

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum - Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA) works with the apprenticeship community throughout Canada. The Forum is broad-based and includes representatives of:

• Business
  
• Labour
  
• The Interprovincial/Territorial Alliance of Apprenticeship Board Chairs
  
• The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
  
• Educators
  
• Persons with disabilities
  
• Members of visible minorities
  
• Aboriginal persons
  
• Women
  
• Human Resources Development Canada.

The CAF - FCA has two primary objectives:

• Promote apprenticeship as an effective training and education system that contributes to the development of a skilled labour force
• Provide a mechanism for key stakeholders to support the apprenticeship delivery systems across Canada.

These objectives uniquely position the CAF - FCA as a clearinghouse for a network of information on apprenticeship training and related topics.

If you want to go immediately to information for your province or territory, click on the map in the Information Finder to link to the key apprenticeship information for that province/territory.