Apprentices and skilled tradespeople can now book their final exams at their local apprenticeship offices.

The full list of partner organizations supported under the funding will be released on September 25, but it includes the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.

The province has also appointed three youth advisors to raise awareness of the skilled trades among elementary and high-school students.

Aggregated user data released by Procore Canada for Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia shows construction output hit hard in the early days of the pandemic, but approaching—or surpassing—pre-pandemic levels by July.

A portion of the money will be spent on helping students and jobseekers learn skills for work in several construction and manufacturing trades.