The Government of Yukon celebrates apprenticeship excellence and new journeypersons for 2024–25

September 22, 2025

On September 18, the Government of Yukon hosted the 31st annual Yukon Apprenticeship Excellence Awards. Celebrating excellence in apprenticeship for 53 apprentices and recognizing 38 journeypersons who received certificates of qualification, many with Red Seal designation. Awards of excellence are presented to individuals who demonstrated outstanding achievement during apprenticeship level or interprovincial Red Seal examinations.

These awards provide an important moment to come together and celebrate the dedication and success of apprentices and newly certified journeypersons. The ceremony also shines a well-deserved spotlight on the businesses, organizations and mentors who accelerate learning opportunities and drive the growth of the Yukon’s skilled trades and technology sector, shaping a brighter future for the territory.

In addition, seven industry partners awarded eight apprentices for excellence in the following trades:

• automotive service technician
• construction electrician
• cook
• industrial mechanic (millwright)
• plumbing
• sheet metal worker

This year’s cohort will join the 3,270 journeypersons who the Government of Yukon has certified over the past six decades. Currently, over 500 apprentices are registered in the territory.

Quick facts

• Awardees and certified journeypersons represented 17 different trades and work for 59 different employers.
• The Red Seal is the highest level of certification of trade expertise in Canada.

Backgrounder

2024–25 certified journeypersons

• Aidan Adel
• Kyran Allen
• Austin Barnes
• Harrison Bredy
• Adrian Cecco
• Daniel Charbonneau
• Dean Cromarty
• Michael Dolan
• Cavan Egan
• Jennifer Ferrer
• Hunter Fitzsimmons
• Travis Friesen
• Logan Gray
• Gaetan Guery
• Alex Gunn
• Cole Gurin
• Kenneth Hyatt
• Andrew B. Johnson
• Myles Knopp
• Niall Lawrie
• Ben Lorenz
• Ryan MacDonald
• Solon Macdougall
• Samantha McVicar
• Shane Orban
• Braeden Paun-Burnett
• Brendan Reese
• Brhy Romat
• Kyle Rubio
• Jordan Schmidt
• Gregory Shaffer
• Jayden Sinclair
• Anthony Steele-Legault
• Joshua Stevens
• Maxwell Vanderkley
• Ryan Wienberg
• Maximus Wolsynuk
• Binil Xavier

2024–25 award of excellence recipients
Level 1:
Maxime D’Eschambeault, Dustin Grant, Noah Hurst-Boram, Julia Kohler, Marsha Laundry, Tynan Leong-Best, Daniel Tonner, Bennett Weik, Zachary Willoughby

Level 2:
Casey Barnhart, Ty Beacon, Marina Boulerice, Oscar Burgess, Cavan Egan, Thomas Goranson, William Haid, Vincent Kaiser, Daniel Klassen, Berin Kuzhivelipurath Saju, Gordon Taylor, Logan Thomas

Level 3:
Driss Adrao, Luke Bakica, Casey Barnhart, Mark Blydorp, Rosuel Carpina, Sigicuauhtli Haztli Conroy Pena, Lynsey Keaton, Lucas Lotz, Mackenzie MacIntyre, Riley McMahon, Andrew Merchant, Jared Morgan, Brendan Reese, Ferdinand Royle, Tyrel Schroeter, Maximus Slager, Robin Smith, Sarah Taylor, Matthew Tremblay

Level 4:
Luke Bakica, Harrison Bredy, Remie Cherepak, Dean Cromarty, Brooke Hayashida, Mathilde Grace Kaposy-Trites, Alex Gunn, Henry Kedziora, Ben Lorenz, Shane Orban, Jayden Sinclair, Orian Sinkler, Ryan Wienberg

Interprovincial Red Seal:
Harrison Bredy, Remie Cherepak, Dean Cromarty, Brooke Hayashida, Solon MacDougall, Ryan MacDonald, Shane Orban, Brendan Reese

Media contact

Zara Soukoroff
Communications, Education
867-332-6481
zara.soukoroff@yukon.ca

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