Skills Canada National Competition 2027
Skills Canada and its Member Organizations, including Skills Canada BC, promotes skilled trade and technology careers to Canadian youth. The Skills Canada National Competition is the only national, multi-trade, and technology competition for students and apprentices in the country. Each year, more than 550 competitors from all regions of Canada come to SCNC to participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology competitions. By providing a forum where Canadians can compete at the national level, SCNC provides hands-on work experience related to skilled trade and technology careers.
Same as at the Skills Canada BC’s Provincial competition, at the Tradex, student visitors have the unique opportunity to try over 50 Try-A-Trade® and Technology activities, explore the “Career Zone”, visit exhibitors and ask questions to industry professionals in person. Every year, thousands of students visit SCNC for a chance to discover exciting and rewarding careers in skilled trades and technologies.
Highlights
- Free event: open to the public on competition days (May 29 & 30)
- Over 40 competitions, representing six sectors: Construction, Employment, Information Technology, Manufacturing & Engineering, Services, and Transportation
- Over 50 Try-A-Trade® and Technology activities for visiting youth
- “Career Zone” featuring exhibitors and industry professionals
- Skills for Success stage – interactive demonstrations by various stakeholder groups and industry celebrities designed to highlight the importance of the Skills for Success
- Exclusive networking events and competition floor tours
- WorldSkills qualifying year
