Bill 220OntarioON PC
Skilled Trades Acceleration Act
Expands Ontario's apprenticeship intake, funds new training seats, and lets internationally trained tradespeople get credentialed faster. Skilled-trades supply is a recurring economic-priority frame in the Ford government's recent legislative agenda.
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Expands Ontario apprenticeship intake, funds new training seats, and lets internationally trained tradespeople get credentialed faster. The Ford government has framed skilled-trades supply as its main 2026 economic priority.
Issues this bill touches
- Education
Expands Ontario apprenticeship intake and accelerates foreign-credential recognition for tradespeople.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Final debate and vote in the originating chamber.
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Sponsored by
Peter BethlenfalvyON PCOfficial source
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