ya have had issues with them for the last year and today was just stupid Ive been on the phone all day back and forth between the 2 and neither one will correct there mistakes. now causing delays on advancement of my career progress in 310t truck and coach

They don't really answer to any one. That's the problem. Just another form of government feeding itself.
What problems are you having with them?

im an apprentice in my second year. during my level one school i receive a notice saying they were gonna cancel my apprenticeship if i dident pay my membership fees so i called them explained i had done it 2 months prior. the lady on the phone checked. said ya you sure did ill make sure its delt with right away. i asked her is there anything else i need to do. she said nope i took down her name and that was that. then the end of my level 1 is coming to a finish 2 months later and i get another letter saying they've canceled my apprenticeship because i dident pay. so again i explain i already paid they look it up again say yep you did we will sort it out right away. but now you have to contact your ministry rep and get a new training agreement cuzz my old agreement is void now. so i try getting a hold of my rep it takes 5 months before he gets back to me with a new training agreement i get it all filled out and sent back. i asked if the time my apprenticeship has been canceled for will effect my progress he tells me no everything will remain the same. yesterday im informed by the guys i went to level 1 with there is a level 2 program starting jan 5th and did i get my invite. i dident get a invite so today i called the Ontario colleges of trades to ask why they tell me ive been moved to the end of the list because my new registration date is November and i dont have the time in for level 2 so i explain again all the stuff i said above and tell them there is no way i should have to put my career on hold and postpone progress because of there mistake so i called the education minister or somthing like that. she explains its not on the ministry end and Ontario colleges of trades need to change my number on wait list back to my original registration so i call them 3 times before someone figures out how to do it then i call my rep he tells me that its to late they already gave the last 2 spots away and ill be 4th inline on the wait list even tho id been on the phone talking to them trying to sort it out then informs me its unlikely i will get in this term and will have to wait till jan 2016.

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My problem is they made ZERO provisions for those of us who are disabled that still want to maintain their license.
As well as an insaneark up from $$66 per 3 years to $150
Per year
Useless

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          ME TOO,mine hangs on my garage wall. I haven't worked on the bench since 2007.

I'm not sure who they answer to.  My licences were good till Jan of 2015 but in Jan of 14 they wanted $120 even though the ticket said otherwise.   I went and handed my 310S and 310T to my member of parliament and said they could keep them.  The College of Trades is BS.

Aint our duly elected LIBERAL govt, just wonderful. I mean all of these novel ideas they are coming up with for ways to pay for all of their screw-ups over the last 8 or 9 years. I cant hardly wait to see what gems they come up with in the next budget. The licensing issue is just the beginning.

there must be something that can be done my boss has also had issues with them hes been licensed since the 80s without an issue now that this new system has come in the canceled his license because i dident update to the new system because they never sent him notice to do so it wasent till a surprise visit from the ministry that he even found out it was canceled. he sorted it out as soon as he found out and got his license back but now it only shows hes had it since 2013

they complain theres not enough people working in the trades but make it hell if you want to. makes no sense at all

had no intension of renewing my lic when they jacked it to 120$ a year. told my boss if they want me lics'ed they could pay it, they did. f'n liberal bastards.

Mike, this seems to fall under the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction, call 1-800-263-1830 or email info@ombudsman.on.ca

Outside of this route....your SOL as this seems to be the only avenue to complain against the OCoT

Pete, the College of Trades has nothing to do with Gas Fitters, that's the TSSA
The TSSA is another special treat we get to enjoy here in Ontario. Another scam that answers to no one.

Mike ,like The Cat said, try the Ombudsman ,other than that you can try your local MPP
The College answers to nobody, isn't that wonderful.

What a fking mess they made of this eh!!..I was reading through this and got to thinking about my license's..I checked and they cashed my check on Nov 23rd I had sent it in and postdated it to the day it expired ..So I have a receipt and cancelled cheque..Is that it do they not send out a sticker or anything..?? just want a check for $180 bucks every year to renew my license to work..I know they sent me a pile of advertising brochures with their ransom for my renewal ..I sent them a letter back explaining in no uncertain terms that I thought of them, what azzholes they were to be scamming me for money so they could jump in bed with all these other scams they were trying to promote with the junk mail they had inserted in their ransom demand ..Marked my cheque with a magic maker that I was paying this under protest..I also wrote in black magic marker across their photo copied ransom demand letter, that I felt they were just a bunch of Mcwiynty scum suckers to crooked and lazy to hold real jobs or meaningful employment...All I got was a receipt ..Do we not get any sticker or anything for our money ??? just a cancelled cheque and a receipt??? that's it??? What a fking scam and what's worse than us bunch of wimpy sheep for putting up with this bullspit..It is tough to fight a liberal organization that is so big ,so full of chit and corruption and yet they still got elected with a fking majority ??? can anybody explain that to me ???..Guess we got what we deserve..nobody pays any attention at election time.. I am so close to telling them to fk-off..I have the feeling they would like to cancel a couple thousand license's so they can garner more control over us and our constitutional right to earn a honest living without them impeding us ... I just hate to surrender my license to those fking bastards..It is my license, I worked hard for to many years in to many fking **** holes for **** wages, no benefits, no tool compensation from the government, no safety protection, no vacation time, got fked over for most statutory holidays, no overtime pay, no kind help or  support at all from trade Labor reps who mostly came in and sucked up my employer ....The government and most employers all the years I worked in this trade treated apprentices like they were so much garbage..I am not about to surrender this piece of paper to those dipchits without a damn good fight ..I will go out in a blaze of gunfire before I surrender anything to that fking college of trade crooked bunch of scumbags...I would rather die up to my knees in blood for all the skin and injurys, sore hands, bad back before I will walk away and let those scumbags take my license.. Whew!!! now I feel better ..I will make it my apprenticeship to fuk with them for the rest of my days..

whoah sorry first time posting a pic on here dident mean for it to be that big

I didn't renew my licence this year and have been getting the nasty letters
If I decide I need it now ,the fee doubles
25 + years in a trade don't mean shyte anymore
I think I'm going to apply for a job with them, but probably won't qualify because I know too much about trades and not enough about being a hog at the trough.

Call global news trouble shooter...maybe he will get through the BS

Mike, squeeky wheel get the new brake line......so start squakin!

Id call anybody and everybody news...tv...radio....MP...wynns oraface...paper...everybody and embara-ass the crap out the

fiberals....whats it worth to you to do it as opposed to waiting another year

Big loss to you Mike...another year at apprentice rate and lose a year of mechanic rate....about ...oh $40,000

i wouldnt stop until it was rectified retroactive.......

just sayin

See and the guy on the phone told me no big deal about waiting another year no consequences and then I t
Explained to him exactly what you just said about lost wages an he Dident seem to get it or care I guess. He sits in his office apparently doing nothing making a retarded amount of money for doing nothing so why would he care he's got it made

ya my member number is in there too lol not that it matters its all on the public registar wich is also a joke hopfully they dont file a black mark on my registar

agreed

will do and its not just the Ontario colleges of trades its the ministry as well it took 5 months to get a hold of my ministry guy to get the paper work sent to to me so i could re register. the Ontario colleges of trades apparently canceled my apprenticeship the first time because they dident have the paper work from my rep in. but yet the excepted the cheque i wrote them anyways for my member ship fee. then Ontario colleges of trades tell me they cant reinstate me till i get a hold of my rep and have him send me the paperwork i have to fill out in order to be a member again. that took 5 months of phone calls and unanswered emails from the rep to finally get the paper. work when i finally got it it was the Ontario colleges of trades that decided not to use my original registration date and gave me a new one which had me over looked and put to the bottom of the list to get back into school. BOTH Ontario colleges of trades AND the ministry screwed this up. by the time ontario colleges of trades had called me back to say they fixed my registration date the ministry had also called me back to tell me the class was full and it was to late.

My 2 lic expire jan 11 th , and have for the 2nd yr , gotten the over due payment / last notice letters .
I think the best way to pay is thru the bank . ya just get in the trough , have your debit / credit card , the paper work an its done . Goes direct .Plus you get to listen to some nice lady tell you ... Oh yea , we get so many people in that get the letters , before it,s even due ..77.

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Mine was payed before it was do and they still sent me letters saying they were going to cancel my membership. When I had called them to tell them Ihad already pay they realized thier mistake but still did nothing about it and 2 months later canceled my membership anyways

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You must absolutely kick up a HUGE stink about the way you've been treated here.  THEY made the mistake(s) and you're the one who's going to pay for it, literally ... do NOT let this drop.  If you have the documentation/paperwork to back up your claims, you need to DEMAND answers and an IMMEDIATE solution rather than accept their pathetic "so sorry, just sign up again next year" reply.  As others have stated, call everyone and start making demands ..... do NOT agree to a "we'll get back to you next week", your reply to that should be "No, you'll get back to me TOMORROW" or I move op to the next level.  I completely agree with contacting the media on this too, if a solution isn't found NOW ..... do NOT let this drop, work your way all the way up to the (I am NOT kidding) Premier of Ontario and the Prime Minister after that ..... registered letters, emails, phone calls .... document the cost to you and demand restitution.   

I know my reply sounds more than a little rediculous but this is THEIR mistake and if it isn't rectified NOW, it will definitely be hurting you financially .... absolutely NOT acceptable.

Keep fighting ..... HARD.

 

 

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the Prime Minister

 

This is a provincial agency Set up by the Mcwiynty Government..Nothing to do with The Federal government they can do nothing and would waste your time and frustrate you..And I would spend more time getting on my Member of parliament's azz..That is his job ..He is elected to be your representative and act on your behalf on all provincial matters and issues and agencys..He is the local guy that comes beating on your door looking for your vote..hold his feet the fire and make him earn his pay..document everything..get the name of every person you speak to and date and time..make demands ..make them respond ..swearing or rudeness with them will not get you any results..that only works on message/forum boards to get your frustration out and have a rant..boards work well for that.. I use it frequently works better than antidepressants..or alcohol..

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HELL, CALL THE DAMN QUEEN OF ENGLAND IF IT'S GONNA GET SOME CAGES RATTLED AND SOME RESULTS 

 

Yeah, got a little carried away I guess

 

Basically I am saying that he should absolutely NOT take no for an answer .... make calls, send letters, send emails, kick in doors till this is resolved.  Do not accept "there is nothing we can do at this point, reapply in a year".

Like others have said, keep phoning , emailing etc and take names
Also log the date and times you made contact
Years ago I had issues with Rogers Cable (long story,won't go into it) ,I contacted the Ombudsman who put me in touch with the CRTC standards council.
Once I found the right person, the matter was solved right away. The top guy from the local Rogers office was in my yard an hour after I talked to the Standards Council begging me to call and cancel my complaint and he solved all my issues immediately.

Must be the same guys that saved a bundle when they introduced the hst.  Thanks  for the link 77 . Never found anything about the COT but that has to be the funniest Lot of self serving crap I have read in along time.