Article content The provincial government aims to streamline the apprenticeship system through a new Crown agency called Skilled Trades Ontario that will replace the Ontario College of Trades. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton, announcing the modernization plans during a virtual news conference Thursday, said his ministry has repeatedly been told the existing apprenticeship system is confusing and difficult to navigate. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. McNaughton introduces legislation to modernize, streamline apprenticeship system Back to video “Over and over again, I’ve heard from young people: ‘I know how to become a doctor or a lawyer, but I have no idea how to become a welder or a millwright,’” McNaughton said. “One reason for this is the overlap between the Ontario College of Trades … and my ministry,” McNaughton said.