Partnership Information

Did you Know?
•    Skills Canada – Nova Scotia is a registered charity
(charitable number 88515 7222 RR 0001)
•    It costs $450 to send one competitor to the Canadian Skills Competition
•    It costs $5000 to host each one-day Youth Project
•    The Nova Scotia Skills Competition, which involves participation from 240+ competitors, and 300 volunteers, requires thousands of dollars in donated materials and financial contributions

What we need:
Partners make the difference for our organization in several ways. We have financial sponsors, who are a necessity in sending gold medalists from the Nova Scotia Skills Competition to the Canadian Skills Competition. We are always in need of materials for the Nova Scotia Skills Competition, Contributions towards other initiatives such as youth projects, disability services, presentations, and publications are necessary to our organization, and finally, volunteers are always on high demand.

Who Benefits?
Fewer people are choosing careers in skilled trades and technologies. This fact, combined with an aging workforce, is putting a strain on human resources for these industries. Partners who invest in our organization are investing in long-term economic growth for Nova Scotia and are being pro-active in addressing the shortfall of skilled workers in Canada. Partnership support enables us to help meet the workforce demands of educators, youth, industry, and labour groups.

If you are interested in more information, please contact Janine King at janinek@skillscanada.com or by phone  (902) 491-4720.

• What’s New?

  • A message from Skills Canada spokesperson, Mike Holmes

    In October 2011, Mike Holmes travelled to London, England to support Team Canada at the WorldSkills competition.

• Competitions

  • competitions

    Alexis Bulman was one of 5 Nova Scotian competitors on Team Canada at the International Abilypmics...

• Competitor Profile

  • Competitor Profile

    In March and April, competitors will be putting their skills to the test in over 53 competition areas during the annual Olympic-style Nova Scotia Skills Competition.