CAF-FCA is a non-profit organization that connects Canada’s apprenticeship community. Participants work collaboratively to support vibrant and innovative apprenticeship systems and policies with a view to developing a highly skilled, inclusive and mobile skilled trades workforce. Employers, unions, equity-seeking groups, educational institutions and the jurisdictions support CAF-FCA operations through membership.
CAF-FCA is the only organization that brings together apprenticeship stakeholders from across trades, across sectors and across Canada to share information and promising practices, identify challenges and propose joint solutions. As a national voice for the apprenticeship community, CAF-FCA influences apprenticeship strategies through research, discussion and collaboration. Its research and events provide stakeholders with accurate, unbiased insights into apprenticeship challenges and barriers and illustrates the substantial benefits of hiring and training apprentices.
CAF-FCA respectfully acknowledges and honours the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron peoples, upon which our team members reside and work. We are committed to supporting reconciliation efforts by actively working to bridge educational and employment disparities in apprenticeship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. Through our initiatives, we strive to promote equitable access to jobs, training, and educational opportunities within the skilled trades sector across Canada.