about the program

The Northern Connector Program is your key to opportunity, whether you’re a skilled trades business looking to grow your team or solve a talent challenge, or a student, recent graduate, or individual ready to start a career in the trades.

We connect you with the right people, the right opportunities, and the right networks to help you build, grow, and succeed in Northern Nova Scotia’s skilled trades sector.

The Northern Connector Program supports the local economy by helping trades businesses in Northern Nova Scotia access and retain qualified talent. By guiding recent grads into trades careers, we help close workforce gaps and build a stronger local tax base.

​Strengthening the Skilled Trades Economy by Connecting Local Talent with Local Opportunity.

We Offer:
  • Business-focused, skills-oriented apprenticeship matching.
  • Youth and employer onboarding support.
  • Free, pre-screened talent pipeline.
  • Access to broader support (BDC, CBDC, Invest NS, etc.).

The Northern Connector Program is an initiative of Truro/Colchester Partnership for Economic Prosperity, Cumberland Business Connector, and Pictou County Partnership, and is funded by the Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration.
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The Northern Connector Program is an initiative of the Truro/Colchester Partnership for Economic Prosperity, Cumberland Business Connector,
​and Pictou County Regional Enterprise Network, and is a member of the National Connector Program.

​Funded by ​Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration.
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