Students show off their superpowers at Skills Ontario Competition
At a glance
- Canada’s largest skilled trades competition brought together Ontario’s top elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students to compete in more than 70 contests in early May.
- Students showed off their know-how while previewing the skills that will help power Ontario in the years ahead.
- OPG’s Power for Change Project, the company's community investment program, is a proud sponsor of the annual event, which foster and builds up the next generation of skilled trades for Ontario’s future.
From robotics to electrical to carpentry and more, students from across the province showed up and stood out at this year’s Skills Ontario Competition.
In early May, more than 2,000 students from across the province competed for medals in over 70 contest areas over two days of intense action in Toronto.
It was the ultimate showcase of Ontario’s best and brightest, and a preview of the workforce that will help power the future.
In the years ahead, these students will be the builders, thinkers, and leaders who help transform Ontario’s electricity system, and help OPG build the next generation of clean nuclear and hydro generating stations.
In photos: 2026 Skills Ontario Competition
In addition to contests, the Skills Ontario Competition also features a Career Exploration Showcase, with more than 70 interactive displays and exhibits from many Ontario colleges and industry representatives, including OPG, a premium sponsor of the event through its Power for Change Project.
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Attendees also had the opportunity to take in valuable insights and perspectives from the First Nation, Métis & Inuit Student Conference, as well as the Young Women’s Conference, where OPG’s Meaghan Daly-Pinchen spoke on a panel.
The Chemical Technician shared what her day-to-day life is like at OPG, a role that involves work such as water treatment and environmental monitoring, as well as her career journey and advice to other young women.
“I would hope that women are feeling more confident today entering the trades,” she said. “What we can all do to improve that is continue to be supportive of each other and make the spaces welcoming for everyone.”
Since 1989, Skills Ontario has worked to build the province’s skilled trades and technologies workforce. It’s a mandate that is only growing in importance as OPG works to advance more projects to help meet Ontario’s growing energy demands – a task that will require more skilled trades.
As the company starts constructing new energy infrastructure, including the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor, it will look to Ontario’s up-and-coming, talented skilled trades featured at this year’s Skills Ontario Competition to help get the job done, safely and with quality.
To learn more about careers at OPG, visit opg.com/careers.
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