Skills Ontario celebrates Team Ontario competitors winning 30 medals from the 2025 Skills Canada National Competition

June 13, 2025

After two days of showcasing their skills, Team Ontario returns home from the 2025 Skills Canada National Competition in Regina with 30 medals.

At a Closing Ceremony on May 31st following the Skills Canada National Competition, which took place from May 29th to May 30th, Team Ontario took home 30 medals: 13 gold medals, nine silver medals, and eight bronze medals.

Medalists from Team Ontario, including their name, contests, medal placements, and their institutions:

Name of MedalistContest (“S” signifies secondary and “PS” signifies post-secondary)MedalSchool Board / Institution
Ethan AlmeidaAutobody Repair (PS)GoldCentennial College
Jacob BondarenkoAutobody Repair (S)BronzeHalton District School Board
Sabina ArmstrongCar Painting (S)GoldHalton District School Board 
Hugo BilodeauOutdoor Power & Recreation Equipment (S)SilverConseil Scolaire Catholique Des Grandes Rivières
Lyndsey JordanSheet Metal Work (PS)BronzeGeorge Brown
Tyler GreenElectrical Installations (PS)SilverIBEW Local 804
Wilson SinclairElectrical Installations (S)SilverTrillium Lakelands District School Board
Nathan StevensonCabinetmaking (S)BronzeBruce Grey Catholic District School Board
Emily SuffelArchitectural Technology & Design (PS)GoldFanshawe College
Shane LorangerWelding (PS)SilverFleming College
Xavier VeilleuxWelding (S)SilverConseil Scolaire Catholique Des Grandes Rivières
Cole HookeySteamfitter – Pipefitter (PS)SilverUA Local 527
Bella Zhao2D Character Computer Animation (S)SilverHalton District School Board
Tegan Tao2D Character Computer Animation (S) SilverHalton District School Board
Aiden Piercey3D Character Computer Animation (S)GoldSimcoe County District School Board
Zech Ferguson3D Character Computer Animation (S) GoldSimcoe County District School Board 
Khoa PhanElectronics (S)BronzeToronto District School Board
Changho Ahn3D Digital Gaem Art (PS)BronzeCentennial College
Neel ShahIT Network Systems Administration (S)GoldHalton District School Board
Adam ScrubyMechanical Engineering CAD (S)GoldHalton District School Board
Kayna DattaIT – Office Software Applications (S)SilverToronto District School Board
Justin WongCloud Computing (PS)SilverCentennial College
Dinina BianJob Search (S)GoldDufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Autumn WartmanJob Skill Demonstration (S)GoldDistrict School Board of Niagara
Esohe AibangbeePrepared Speech (S)GoldRainbow District School Board
Noah RittenhouseCNC Machining (PS)GoldMohawk College
Liam McBeanMobile Robotics (S)GoldDistrict School Board of Ontario North East
Lurii KovalevMobile Robotics (S)GoldDistrict School Board of Ontario North East
Cole HunterMechatronics (PS)GoldHumber Polytechnic
Grant MaddockMechatronics (PS)GoldHumber Polytechnic
Haruka KawakamiAesthetics (PS)BronzeHumber Polytechnic
Luca AssadCooking (PS)GoldGeorge Brown College
Chad MossPlumbing (PS)BronzeUA Local 401

During the Closing Ceremony, RBC also presented an award called the RBC Best of Region Awards to a competitor, or competitors, from each province and territory with the best-weighted score. For Ontario, the RBC Best of Region Award was presented to Team Ontario competitor Noah Rittenhouse of Mohawk College for CNC Machining post-secondary contest.

“Advancing to the National level is a massive achievement on its own, and we congratulate all our competitors for their success. These young people have worked hard at developing their skills for programs like these, which are changing lives and inspiring leaders through skilled trades and technologies. The future of Ontario is in good hands,” said Ian Howcroft, CEO of Skills Ontario.

Team Ontario is represented by the top competitors advancing from the 2025 Skills Ontario Competition which took place earlier in May at the Toronto Congress Centre. At the National level, these competitors competed against the best skilled trade and technology competitors from across the country.

This year is a WorldSkills Team Canada Qualifying year for the opportunity to compete to represent Canada at WorldSkills in Shanghai, China, 2026. Four team Ontario competitors from three contests received invitations to join WorldSkills Team Canada: Ethan Almeida of Centennial College (Autobody Repair), Luca Assad of George Brown College (Cooking), and Cole Hunter & Grant Maddock of Humber Polytechnic (Mechatronics). Skills Compétences Canada will make an announcement of the official members of Team Canada in the coming weeks.

www.skillsontario.com/get-involved

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