Toronto, Ontario — According to a recent media release, the Ontario government is expanding the Level Up! Skilled trades career fairs to more cities this fall, introducing 35,000 students to careers in the trades.
With the event taking place for the third year in a row, new cities that will be included this fall will specifically include Barrie, Coburg, Cornwall, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, North Bay and South Porcupine near Timmins.
The Level Up! event is a multi-day career fair highlighting 144 skilled trades, including automotive service technicians. The event offers over 35,000 students in grades 7 to 12, as well as parents and young jobseekers, the opportunity to learn about trades through interactive exhibitions and safe, hands-on activities while also hearing directly from tradespeople and local employees.
The first fair for this year’s Level Up! event took place on September 12 in Coburg, with fairs continuing to take place for the next 12 weeks in communities across the province.
“Last year,” said david Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, “we doubled our Level Up! career fairs, giving thousands of students, parents and teachers a glimpse into the rewarding careers in the skilled trades—and this year, our Level Up! career fairs are bigger than ever.”
Piccini further commented that, “by expanding these career fairs to seven new cities across the province, we will be able to give over 35,000 students the chance to learn about the most cutting-edge, in-demand careers in the country, with interactive exhibits that offer safe, hands-on learning opportunities. I invite everyone to visit our career fairs, learn about the trades and help us build a better future.”
Career fairs for this year’s Level Up! event will take place in the following cities:
- Cobourg – September 12
- Barrie – September 17
- Kitchener – September 19
- Sault Ste. Marie – September 24
- Thunder Bay – September 26
- Sudbury – October 2
- South Porcupine – October 4
- Cornwall – October 8
- Ottawa – October 10 & 11
- North Bay – October 16
- Oshawa – October 22 to 24
- LaSalle – October 29
- London – November 12 & 13
- Niagara Falls – November 20 & 21
- Mississauga – November 26 to 28
