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Podcast: The Construction Life
Episode: #730 – Red Tape & Roadblocks: Marc Fraser on the Broken Apprenticeship System
Description: In this frustrating yet important episode of The Construction Life Podcast, Marc Fraser of Craigmhor Construction returns to share his nightmare experience trying to get an apprentice registered for Red Seal certification—a process that should be straightforward but instead is buried in government inefficiency.We get into: 🔹 The endless hoops to jump through with the Ministry of Labour and why government organizations refuse to communicate. 🔹 Skilled Trades Ontario’s role in gatekeeping and making it even harder for apprentices to get certified. 🔹 The shocking removal of grants and financial assistance—leaving businesses to fend for themselves. 🔹 Two months in and...