The best information I have on that really comes from the performance scorecard from Service Canada. On that scorecard they indicate that just about 84% of those who file are paid or receive the notification of non-entitlement to benefits within 28 days. That tells me that 16% don't receive that benefit within the first 28 days.
Within the SATCC we haven't done a lot of study into the actual performance measures and how those relate to an apprentice's decision to attend or not attend technical training. It is an area for further research that we're looking into, but it does keep coming up time and time again in discussions with both employers and apprentices.