Three Outaouais Students Win Medals at the Canadian Skills Competition

Mélissa Gélinas

More than 32 medals were awarded to Team Quebec at the 29th annual edition of the Skills Canada National Competition in Regina, Saskatchewan, which took place from May 29 to 30. More specifically, 32 medals were awarded among 47 Quebec competitors. In addition, three students from the Skills Outaouais and Innovation Outaouais Vocational Training Centre (CFP) were among the medalists:

• Angel Brouillette – Skills Outaouais – Bureaucratic Software Applications (gold)
• Lauriane Parisien – Skills Outaouais – Graphic Arts (gold)
• Mathis Rozon – Innovation Outaouais – Industrial Mechanics (silver)

Organized by Skills Canada, the Canadian Skills Competition is the only national competition for students and apprentices across the country. A total of more than 40 trades were represented by 500 young Canadians.

At the occasion, students were selected to join Team Canada to participate in the 2026 WorldSkills Competition that will take place in Shanghai, China. This is the largest international skills competition where young people from more than 80 countries come together to compete with each other. The following eight Quebec students were chosen for Team Canada.

• Samuel Bolduc – Cégep de Sherbrooke – Industrial Design – Estrie
• Félix Lafrance – CF Harricana – Turning (Computer Numerical Control) – Abitibi-Témiscamingue
• Maximilian De-Belle-Holowka – CFP Access – Masonry – Montérégie
• Misha Marien – Faubourgs-de-Montréal School of Trades – Hairdressing – Île-de-Montréal
• Marianne Masson – École hôtelière des Laurentides – Pastry – Laval/Laurentides/Lanaudière
• Logan Poisson and Charlie Véronneau – CFP de Coaticook – Landscaping – Estrie
• Xavier Bélanger – CFP de Lachine – Refrigeration and Air Conditioning – Île-de-Montréal

"Being chosen to represent Canada in Shanghai is much more than a personal honour," the press release states. "It's about being the voice of a training system that stands out and helping to change the perception of skilled trades in Quebec."