Actually, I have a success story, and it is getting better. The Red Seal people, and actually the provincial jurisdictions and the licensing boards, are getting better at recognizing hours worked in other provinces. It is actually getting better. Some of our locals in Windsor, where there is high unemployment, have been training to Alberta standards. Those folks can go to Alberta and work, and their hours count towards their status in Ontario and they can go forward. It's not perfect, and not every province has an equivalency agreement for training hours. But for most certified trades for which both provinces require a licence in both trades, it's actually working. You can work in Alberta if you're from Newfoundland, and it goes toward your licensed trade back east. It's getting better. It's not perfect. It's approved on a sort of case-by-case basis.
On May 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.