Good day everyone. Thank you very much for having invited us to appear today.
It's very nice to be here again. We were here in March talking about the skills gap, and now we're talking about something even more focused than that.
I'm going to ask Ken Doyle to take over for Polytechnics Canada. I do want to share with the committee good news today, that we now have 10 members at Polytechnics Canada, with the joining of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. Why is that relevant? Because they are a leader in trades training in Saskatchewan. They have demonstrated their commitment to applied education and to the advanced training of highly qualified skilled people, which is what Polytechnics Canada tries to focus on.
It's my pleasure to introduce Ken Doyle, our director of policy. He has devoted over two years of in-depth study and analysis to the conundrum of apprenticeship completion. I encourage you to listen to his action-oriented ideas for improving our shortfall in trained trades workers.