Highlights:
Quebec
Attending a trade school in Quebec offers students practical, skills-based training that prepares them for careers in a wide range of industries. Quebec’s vocational training centres (centres de formation professionnelle) and CEGEPs provide programs in trades such as plumbing, welding, carpentry, electrical work, automotive service, and culinary arts, often offered in both French and English. These programs emphasize hands-on learning and often include apprenticeship opportunities, ensuring graduates are workforce-ready. With Quebec’s strong demand for skilled workers in construction, manufacturing, and service sectors, trade school graduates enjoy solid job prospects and the chance to build long-term, rewarding careers.
Centre de formation professionnelle de Québec
Electromécanique de systèmes automatisés; mécanique de machines fixes; métallurgie / soudage-assemblage; réfrigération; serrurerie; sécurité / gardiennage; fabrication de structures métalliques.
https://cfpquebec.cssc.gouv.qc.ca/
Aviron Québec Technical College (privé)
Electricity; automobile mechanics; computing support (IT / tech)
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Centre de formation professionnelle de Neufchâtel
Automotive trades, construction trades, culinary arts (and other vocational / technical trades)
https://cfpn.cssc.gouv.qc.ca/
Centre de formation professionnelle de Verdun (Montréal)
Welding / fitting; plumbing; electricity; interior finishing; automotive mechanics
https://verdun.centrecsmb.com/
Centre de formation professionnelle Qualitech (Trois-Rivières)
Industrial mechanics; welding; auto mechanics; electricity
https://csscdr.gouv.qc.ca/formation-professionnelle-et-continue/formation-professionnelle-qualitech/
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​École des métiers de l’aérospatiale de Montréal (EMAM)
Aaerospace trades; aircraft assembly; machining techniques; aerospace manufacturing