Apprentices in Newfoundland and Labrador have achieved the third highest Red Seal pass rate in all of Canada.
According to the provincial government, the 2021 Red Seal exams pass rate was 63 percent, an 11 percent increase from the 2020 rate, making it the highest pass rate the province has seen in the last five years.
As well, the rate is well above the national average of 54 percent.
In the last year there were approximately 3,700 registered apprentices in the province in 64 trades, and 1,200 employers.