Canada’s skilled trades crisis is no longer a projection. It is a present and accelerating threat to
our economy and quality of life. Nearly 700,000 skilled tradespeople—electricians, PSWs, early
childhood educators, cybersecurity technicians—will retire by 2028. These workers sustain the
systems Canadians depend on daily: power grids, hospitals, long-term care homes, child-care
centres, and our digital infrastructure.
