We watched very closely to see what the uptake was over the course of.... We saw what happened in the second year of the program. One of the most important things to point to is that even beyond the softwood lumber action plan is the sheer scale of the labour market agreements that are in place with the provinces and territories. For example, this year alone, British Columbia will be receiving over $302 million under its labour market development program, and a similarly large figure under the workforce development program.
The provinces and territories often have resources they can draw on in addition to these programs. Although these are targeted measures, there is nothing to prevent a province or territory from drawing on that much larger source of funding they receive year after year from the federal government.
