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Canada’s equipment technician shortage costs $803 million in revenue annually

AEDF and CEDF have release the 2026 Technician Shortage Research Report Across Canada, construction and agriculture equipment dealers face an annual shortfall of about 1,263...

Caterpillar to host first global technician challenge

Heavy equipment technician will soon have the opportunity to show the world their skillset. Caterpillar is hosting its first Global Dealer Technician Challenge to emphasize...

Fleming College suspends heavy equipment technician course

Fleming College has suspended its Heavy Equipment Techniques and Generator Technician programs. In April, the Peterborough, Ontario-based school’s board of governors made the decision to...

Four ways to address the industry’s technician shortage

By Julie Davis, Senior Director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)  It’s no secret to anyone working in equipment...

SMS Equipment HET named Technician of the Year for Canada

Clayton Kennon, an advanced certified technician at SMS Equipment, has won AED’s inaugural Technician of the Year for Canada. Alongside his mentoring of up-and-coming technicians, Kennon...

Edmonton tech is the 1st woman to become a Kenworth Master Technician

From fixing equipment on the farm with her father, to becoming the first woman in the Kenworth dealer network in Canada and the United States to achieve...

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