steady work for a licensed carpenter in the more rural areas of ontario?

[c.ken.81]

My girlfriend and are eager to leave the GTA and move to a more rural area/unorganized township in Ontario within a couple years. Where exactly has yet to be determined. I grew up in the GTA and have never struggled to find work as a carpenter here. My biggest concern leaving the GTA is finding steady work out in the country. I am expecting to drive further distances to reach jobsites but that's not a big deal at all actually. Also, assuming that the most development and work will be in and around the larger cities. I am Red Seal Certified and can back it up skill/knowledge/experience wise in most areas of carpentry and i can jump right in pretty much with any crew right away. Any general contractors or carpenters here that wanna chime in? Ideally i want to be self employed but might take a year or two to meet other tradesmen first.......thanks guys

[Bushmoose]

Up here in the Soo and area, there are many, many carpenters and associated trades people. They are all surviving? With your skills you should be dumping the rats nest quagmire of southern Ont as fast as you can.

[c.ken.81]

Kirkland gold is hiring over 80 workers. Check it out see who they need. Check the mines around Timmins. Goldcorp and Lakeshore. Good luck

thanks for your reply. i did check their website and there are no carpenter positions available. I am hoping to stay in my trade. I will keep checking though.

[c.ken.81]

Up here in the Soo and area, there are many, many carpenters and associated trades people. They are all surviving? With your skills you should be dumping the rats nest quagmire of southern Ont as fast as you can.

it is getting ridiculous down here haha. just too many people and the cost of living is outrageous. a lot of hack tradesmen doing sloppy work for cheap and setting that as the new monetary precedence. petty frustrating.

[sawbill]

The further north you go the less work there is during the winter months. Once late November rolls around most building sites are dormant til April.

[trimmer21]

My girlfriend and are eager to leave the GTA and move to a more rural area/unorganized township in Ontario within a couple years. Where exactly has yet to be determined. I grew up in the GTA and have never struggled to find work as a carpenter here. My biggest concern leaving the GTA is finding steady work out in the country. I am expecting to drive further distances to reach jobsites but that's not a big deal at all actually. Also, assuming that the most development and work will be in and around the larger cities. I am Red Seal Certified and can back it up skill/knowledge/experience wise in most areas of carpentry and i can jump right in pretty much with any crew right away. Any general contractors or carpenters here that wanna chime in? Ideally i want to be self employed but might take a year or two to meet other tradesmen first.......thanks guys

I sure admire your desire to get out of Toronto. I have a friend who did the same thing 15 years ago. He moved his family to Temagami,stared his own business alone by building decks,docks,cottages and eventually houses. He has enough steady work to keep him and his family very comfortable and happy. He said the secret is to start small and gradually take on more work,but,not so much that you're swamped or need to hire trades people to finish jobs on time and on budget. I wish you the same luck as him. Good on you.

[c.ken.81]

Temagami is beautiful. That is exactly the environment we are hoping to settle in. And I see myself starting out small doing renovations, decks, etc just like your friend. I imagine once the ball gets rolling and the work starts piling up that I will probably be more busy than I want to be haha.

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[machron]

i have friends that are in cottage country that want work done but cant get people to even come and quote the job and then have to hire from out of area. I think that there is a need for this.

[c.ken.81]

i have friends that are in cottage country that want work done but cant get people to even come and quote the job and then have to hire from out of area. I think that there is a need for this.

I have heard this a lot too actually from people living in the kawarthas.

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[MarkB]

I guess it depends on how far from the city you want to go. Lots of carpenters sitting in Barrie and probably Innisfil. I know a carpenter that lives in Bradford. They do work everywhere, even on my house in Oakville. He's flat out busy, but that's because he's willing to drive to the work. What is your end goal, get well way from civilization, or get far enough from GTA to enjoy the country/lakes/wildlife? I think the answer is different, depending on what you really want to achieve.