Training Centres

Every year, hundreds of young men and women enter the skilled trades. They become part of a training system that has been in place for centuries – apprenticeship.

BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 128

1035 Sutton Dr.
Burlington, ON
Web: www.ibblocal128.org

HEAT & FROST INSULATORS LOCAL 95

166 Newkirk Rd., Unit 5
Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3G7
Web: www.insulators95.com

IBEW LOCAL 353 WEST END TRAINING CENTRE

3185 Orlando Dr.
Mississauga, ON L4V 1C5
Web: www.ibew353.org

IRONWORKERS LOCAL 721

909 Kipling Ave.
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5M3
Web: www.iw721.org

I.U.P.A.T. DISTRICT COUNCIL 46 (LOCALS 557 PAINTERS, 1819 GLAZIERS, 1891 TAPERS)

132 Toro Rd.
North York, ON M3J 3M9
Web: www.iupat.on.ca

Labourers Local 506

1600 Major Mackenzie Dr. East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1P4
Web: www.506tc.org

MARBLE, TILE & TERRAZZO TRAINING SCHOOL

30 Capstan Gate, Units 4 & 5
Concord, ON L4K 3E8
Web: www.ttmts.org

ONTARIO MASONRY TRAINING CENTRE

360 Superior Blvd.
Mississauga, ON L5T 2N7
Web: www.canadamasonrycentre.com

ONTARIO SHEET METAL WORKERS TRAINING CENTRE

2600 Sheridan Garden Dr.
Oakville, ON L6L 7R2
Web: www.osmwtc.com

Operating Engineers Local 793

2245 Speers Rd.
Oakville, ON L6L 6X8
Web: www.iuoelocal793.org

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 46

929 Warden Ave.
Scarborough, ON M1L 4C5
Web: www.ualocal46.org

REFRIGERATION LOCAL 787

419 Deerhurst Dr.
Brampton, ON L6T 5K3
Web: www.jtac787.org

SMART Local 285

234 Attwell Dr.
Etobicoke, ON M9W 5B3
Web: https://smwia285.ca

SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 853

60 Performance Drive
Richmondhill, ON L4S 0G6
Web: www.ualocal853.org

The approach of combining hands-on experience and mentoring by skilled tradespeople is still as valid today as it was at the start of the last millennium.

Joint Apprenticeship Committees (JAC) strive to develop a complete training agenda for the construction industry in trades that start with the excavation of the site and continue until the final coat of paint. We have built on a commitment from unionized contractors to support apprenticeship both on the job and in state of the art training centres.

Currently, $40 million per year is spent on apprenticeship training and journey person upgrading in Ontario. There are 95 joint labour/management training centres across the province, representing $260 million worth of training infrastructure. A key element in the success of the COBT is a network of training centres located throughout the GTA. They are unique in the fact that they are funded in large part by an hourly contribution by the working members and union contractors.

The COBT and our affiliates – helping train tomorrow’s workforce today.