{"id":34879,"date":"2026-04-01T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wolseley-canada-supporting-atlantic-canada-trades-students\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T05:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:00:17","slug":"wolseley-canada-supporting-atlantic-canada-trades-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wolseley-canada-supporting-atlantic-canada-trades-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolseley Canada Supporting Atlantic Canada Trades Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wolseley Canada has announced $15,000 in bursaries for post-secondary schools in Atlantic Canada to help offset the financial cost associated with obtaining a skilled trades education. The building products distributor said that, with the skilled trades shortages across Canada, now, more than ever, trained, knowledgeable professionals are needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1003297868 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair-450x450.jpg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/student-trade-fair.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\">\u201cEvery day we work with skilled trade professionals and see the vital role they play in our country\u2019s economic growth and development,\u201d says Jacqueline Janes, general manager for Atlantic at Wolseley Canada. \u201cThe financial costs associated with obtaining a skilled trades education can be significant. We\u2019re proud to support students by helping offset the costs of a trades education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This support takes the shape of 14\u00a0financial need-based bursaries in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. It prioritizes programs related to the plumbing and HVAC industry, with a special focus on candidates who demonstrate a high level of financial need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s important to us to give back to the communities where our associates, customers, and vendors are,\u201d said Janes. \u201cHelping more students enter the trades will greatly impact the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=761779333850340&version=v2.0\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/canadian-contractor\/wolseley-canada-supporting-atlantic-canada-trades-students\/1003297867\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Wolseley Canada has announced $15,000 in bursaries for post-secondary schools in Atlantic Canada to help offset the financial cost &#8230; <a title=\"Wolseley Canada Supporting Atlantic Canada Trades Students\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wolseley-canada-supporting-atlantic-canada-trades-students\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wolseley Canada Supporting Atlantic Canada Trades Students\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1090],"tags":[1091],"class_list":["post-34879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canadian-contractor","tag-canada","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}