B.C. investing $241 million over three years to train high paying trades workers
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DELTA – The British Columbia government says it’s investing $241 million over three years to train people for “high-paying” skilled trades jobs.
B.C. Premier David Eby says the funding will create 5,000 new trades training seats this year, helping reduce wait-lists for in-demand trades programs.
Eby says the demand for skilled trades workers is growing in B.C., with $88 billion in major projects coming to the province in the next 12 months, creating 100,000 job openings in skilled trades.
A statement from Eby’s office says the $241 million investment will expand skilled trades certification, starting with tower and mobile crane operators, and create thousands of new trades training seats in public secondary institutions and non-profit union training schools.
Shelley Gray, CEO with SkilledTradesBC, an organization that advances B.C.’s trades training system, says the goal is to ensure any apprentice has access to a training seat when and where they need it in B.C.
The province says funding is being made through its Look West Strategy, a plan designed to deliver major projects, create jobs and strengthen B.C.’s economic security.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May. 13, 2026.