H2H has referred over 2,600 military community members into well-paying second careers with Canada’s Building Trades Unions. By working with the unionized construction industry, H2H ensures their clients receive only the best industry wages, benefits and pension plans. “Unfortunately, not everyone who transitions out of the Canadian Armed Forces into a civilian career has access to a support system that can help them overcome the obstacles of finding a well-paying and meaningful second career,” James Hogarth, Executive Director of Helmets to Hardhats Canada. Helmets to Hardhats aims to harness the valuable skillsets—dedication, leadership and teamwork— that the military community gains through their military experience and transfer those assets into second careers in the skilled trades to the mutual benefit of Canada’s unionized construction industry. Helmets to Hardhat’s mandate is to build lasting connections between the military community members seeking second careers in Canada’s highly skilled construction industry. A Veterans Affairs Canada report indicated that the 2021 Veteran population was 617,800, with 32 per cent of Veterans being in the core working age group, between 25 and 54. The average age of a Helmets to Hardhats client is 32 years old. With the demand for skilled labour across Canada at an all-time high, many Veterans have a long working 38 OCT 2023 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA
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