{
  "id": 8242925,
  "title": "Liberals roll out plan to offer paid, four-month placements in skilled trades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/liberals-roll-out-plan-to-offer-paid-four-month-placements-in-skilled",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:28:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/liberals-roll-out-plan-to-offer-paid-four-month-placements-in-skilled-trades/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OTTAWA — The federal government is investing $880 million to launch a program providing young Canadians with paid, four-month placements in skilled trades, according to Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu. The initiative, which begins early next year, aims to equip young workers with hands-on experience before embarking on an apprenticeship. The funding is part of a larger $8 billion budget the Liberals have allocated since the spring economic update to boost the skilled trades sector nationwide.\n\nThe government emphasizes the critical need to recruit and train a new generation of skilled tradespeople, including carpenters, electricians, and welders. Later this fall, certified Red Seal trade apprentices who have completed their apprenticeships since April 2025 will be eligible for a $5,000 bonus. To complement this, Ottawa plans to launch a program in the fall to encourage small- and medium-sized businesses to offer more apprenticeships. Additionally, employment insurance payments for apprentices will be enhanced starting next spring, as announced by the federal government.",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government is putting $880 million behind a plan to get young workers paid, on-the-job experience in the skilled trades.",
  "key_points": [
    "Federal government invests $880 million for paid, four-month skilled trades placements.",
    "Program starts early next year to equip young workers with hands-on experience.",
    "$5,000 bonus for certified Red Seal trade apprentices since April 2025."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Liberals roll out plan to offer paid, four-month placements in skilled trades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/liberals-roll-out-plan-to-offer-paid-four-month-placements-in-skilled-8246257",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:28:12.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}