The laws are there. I still think there's a huge awareness issue within Canadian society right now. You say they're closing down in Ontario. A number of years ago all the shop programs were shut down, so kids were not even taking shops anymore, which has a long-term affect as well.
I still think an awareness campaign.... For example in Germany, they do not differentiate between the trades, colleges and universities. They're all have equal status and look how successful they are.