40th - WorldSkills Competition (Calgary)

From the 1st to the 7th of September 2009, Canada hosted more than 900 competitors from 51 countries to participate in WorldSkills Calgary 2009.

Every two years, Canada competes at the WorldSkills Competition, against the best in the world! As Canada’s Member organization of WorldSkills International; Skills/Compétences Canada selects and prepares Team Canada for the international competitions. 38 successful Canadian competitors participated and represented Canada at this prestigious international event that was hosted at Stampede Park in Calgary.

Skills/Compétences Canada is proud to present the official Team Canada Members that will compete at the 40th WorldSkills Competition. This Competition symbolizes the height of excellence in trades and technologies.

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Team Canada 2009 

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Competitor Name Skilled Trade/Technology City/Province-Territory Stories

Daniel Reid

Information Network Cabling

Cochrane, AB

SAIT’s magnificent SEVEN – page 12

Andrew Marcolin

Mechatronics

Wallaceburg , ON

Mechatronics students take gold medal

Jamie Feenstra

Mechatronics

Wyoming , ON

Mechatronics students take gold medal

Germain-Samuel Sauvé

Mechanical Engineering Design-CAD

Boisbriand , QC

Plein de découvertes à Compétences-2000

Guillaume Grenier

CNC Turning

Lévis , QC


Karl Loos

CNC Milling

Whitehorse , YK

Federal and Territorial Governments Encourage Young People to Learn Trade Skills

Stacy DuBois

IT/Software Applications

Ottawa , ON

National Technology Week in Ottawa

More than just medals

Marc-Olivier Bélanger

Welding

Mirabel , QC

Celebrating Canada’s skills talent – page 22

Olympiades canadiennes – gagnant 2008

Devon DeBoer

Autobody Repair

Calgary , AB

Try-A-Skill Vignette: Car-O-Liner

Demonstrating the skills that pay the bills

Bradley Chyz

Sheet Metal Technology

Calgary , AB

Countdown begins

Students learn tricks of their trades

Brian Martin

Plumbingand heating

Guelph , ON

Conestoga recognizes Skills medal winners

Jud tofflemire

Electronics

St. Jacobs , ON

Ontario Recognises Team Canada Skills Team Members

Conestoga recognizes skills medal winners

Jason Valdron

Web Design

Madran , NB


Craig Spady

Electrical Installations

Red Deer , AB


Steven Dingwall

Industrial Control

Calgary AB

Fourth-year electrical apprentice

SAIT’s magnificent SEVEN – page 12

Kevin Jeanson

Bricklaying

Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, QC

La CCQ remet deux bourses de 5000 $

Deux élèves s'entraînent à la CSMV

Jonathan Arbour

Cabinetmaking

Aubert-Gallion, QC

L'or pour Jonathan Arbour à Calgary

Travis Wieler

Joinery

Grunthal, MB


Scott Blair

Carpentry

Westport, ON

Hammering his way to the WorldSkills Competition

Scott Blair at WorldSkills

Samuel Chabot

Ladies/Mens Hairdressing

Québec, QC

Olympiades 2008-2009

ABA Montréal 2009 

Isabelle Collin

Beauty Therapy

Dieppe, NB

Isabelle Collin-
Collège Medes

Watch Isabelle Collin's interview with Radio-Canada 

Daisy Liang

Fashion Technology

Vancouver, BC


Caitlin Mayo

Confectioner/Pastry Cook

Surrey, BC

Baker Apprentice: Caitlin Mayo

Les Dames d’Escoffier - Scholarship Recipients 

Dan Van Holst

Automobile Technology

Waterloo, ON

Waterloo man tunes up for a big auto mechanics competition

Ontario Recognises Team Canada Skills Team Members

Sébastien Laframboise

Cooking

Québec, QC

Un athlète aux fourneaux

Holmes helps promote Canada’s skilled trades 

Pierre-Luc Coté

Restaurant Service

Saint-Apollinaire, QC

Pierre-Luc Côté remporte la Coupe Georges-Baptiste 

Caroline Tanguay

Landscape Gardening

Armagh, QC

Canada
Blooms

Hugo Parent

Landscape Gardening

Shannon, QC

Canada  Blooms

Main-d'œuvre en horticulture : qualifiée et recherchée!

Mathieu Boily

Refrigeration

St-Georges, QC

Bourse de
5 000 $ pour un élève du CFP de Québec
 

Matthew Chadder

IT PC/Network Support

Millarville, AB

SAIT’s magnificent SEVEN – page 12 

David Boivin

Graphic Design Technology

Québec, QC

David Boivin – Conception graphique

Brian Everts

Aircraft Maintenance

Maple Ridge, BC

Skills in high demand 

Pavlo Tovaryanskyy

Mobile Robotics

Winnipeg, MB


Myles Robinson

Mobile Robotics

Winnipeg, MB


Daniel Green

Car Painting

Drumheller, AB


Simon Beauchamp

Offset Printing

Lachine, QC

Une bourse pour son leadership

L’imprimerie : un domaine haut en couleur

Élisa Paquet Lessard

Floristry

Québec, QC

Quebec florist to compete for Team Canada 

Tiffany Vandermey

Painting and Decorating

Calgary, AB

Painting and decorating apprentice course

Young competitors brim with excitement

 
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