County of Brant: current openings

The County’s board, checked for the November 7 edition, listed Property Maintenance Coordinator (one vacancy), Fitness Instructor (two), and Seasonal Equipment Operator Nights—Operations/Roads, unionized (two). The employer’s live board carries the duties, requirements and application route.

Beyond Brant • Ferrero: Maintenance Millwright, Brantford

The employer posting checked for the November 7 edition said it had an opening and was actively reviewing applications. Starting pay is$48/hour; the posted base range is$48–$49/hour, with different premiums for the listed 8-hour and 12-hour shift arrangements.

The posting asks for a 433A Industrial Mechanic/Millwright licence and 4–7 years of relevant experience, and also lists 8+years for unlicensed applicants. Rotating shifts support continuous production. Read the complete qualification and shift terms before applying.

The complete trades and farm-careers guide

Open the saved 18-page October 22 guide for training routes, employers, union routes, costs and financing. It is a dated guide—not a promise that every old vacancy remains open. The saved PDF displays only its top 25 trade table, despite mentioning 144; use Skilled Trades Ontario’s complete official catalogue for all trade names and current registration status.

Skilled Trades Ontario says 18 previously reviewed trades are now inactive and not accepting apprenticeship registrations. A prescribed trade name is not the same thing as an open apprenticeship or job.

Paying for tools and technical training

Ontario’s financial-support page, updated October 26, lists the taxable, non-repayable Tools Grant: $1,000 for motive-power trades, $600 for construction, $600 for industrial and$400 for service. Eligibility includes completed/exempted level-one training on or after April 1,2020, a registered agreement and at least 12 months registered.

The Apprentice Development Benefit can help eligible registered apprentices attending full-time approved classroom training with living expenses, dependent care, commuting/travel and disability-related assistance. College disability offices also provide accessibility support.

The Ontario non-Red-Seal Apprenticeship Completion Bonus is$2,000, taxable, with certificate and 180-day application conditions. It is different from the closed federal Completion Grant.

Federal loan and EI; old grants are closed

Eligible Red Seal apprentices can apply for up to$4,000 per technical-training period through the interest-free Canada Apprentice Loan, up to$20,000 total. It is a repayable loan, not a grant. EI during technical training has separate eligibility and reference-code requirements.

The federal Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant closed March 31,2025. Supporting documents are no longer accepted. Do not use old guide amounts as an invitation to apply.

Other saved pathways and costs

The guide also names Better Jobs Ontario, OSAP, the Indigenous Student Bursary, and GREATSEED. Current amounts, intakes and individual eligibility for these saved entries were not re-established; use each programme’s current terms.

For school fees and training routes use Fanshawe, Mohawk pre-apprenticeship, Six Nations Polytechnic and Employment Ontario. The saved guide’s college-price and income-threshold examples are not current quotations.

Ontario also lists employer incentives, including up to$17,000 subject to apprenticeship milestones, and the federal Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit. Those are employer supports, not payments automatically owed to every apprentice.