Trades Today Spring 2014 Page 12

he Day of Mourning -- an occasion designed to
commemorate all of those workers injured, disabled
or killed at their place of work or from causes

inherent to their occupation -- is once again upon us. Every
April 28, we honour the tradespeople all over the province
who have lost their lives, and give tribute to the enormous
contributions they have made to our communities.
The Day of Mourning, recognized as World Day for Safety
and Health at Work by more than 100 countries all over
the world, is a Canadian initiative started in 1984 by the
Canadian Union of Public Employees. Flags at Queen's

Park and other government buildings are expected to fly
at half-mast, and many workplaces including the College of
Trades will observe a moment of silence.
The College recognizes the importance of the Day of
Mourning to our province and to the lives of the men
and women working in the trades. We pay tribute to
all tradespersons' dedication and work by continuing
to promote the trades and protecting the interests of
certified skilled workers in Ontario.
For a comprehensive list of events, visit

Workers Health

and Safety Centre - www.whsc.on.ca

very other year, the non-profit organization,
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (Forum canadien
sur l'apprentissage), which is a leader in Canadian

apprenticeship research, hosts its national conference on
the skilled trades and apprenticeship in a different Canadian
city. The CAF FCA Conference, rebranded this year as the

Skilled Trades Summit

, will take place at the Westin Ottawa

Hotel from June 1 to 3. The conference offers more than 500
stakeholders from across the country the opportunity to meet
and discuss the current issues and strategies to address them
in the skilled trades and the apprenticeship community.
Previous events have featured distinguished speakers
involved in the Ontarian skilled trades community such as Dr.
Rick Miner, President Emeritus of Seneca College and author
of the speaking series "People Without Jobs, Jobs Without
People".

This year's conference will feature over 20 presentations
and interactive workshops on topics such as engaging youth
and integrating traditionally under-represented groups in
the trades community, the development of online courses for
apprentices, which would enable more flexibility to mix theory
and practice, and the most recent legislation regarding local
and foreign workers in Canada and their impact on industry.
The 2014 edition of the conference will also address skills
and labour shortage in Ontario and Canada by focusing on
targeted gaps within several industries today.
The summit's line-up will be finalized in the coming weeks
as more speakers are announced, along with the recipient
of the Darryl Cruickshank Memorial Award presented by
the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship. More
information is available at

www.skilledtradessummit.ca

What April 28 means to us

Skilled Trades Summit 2014

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