I would hesitate to use the term “pairing” a veteran to a position or an occupation. Helmets to Hardhats is a referral service for veterans and serving reservists and the other client base—the demographics that I spoke of. We work with the locals of the Canada's Building Trades Unions and their apprenticeship and training coordinators. We look to match an individual with an apprenticeship in their local area.
When an individual is transitioning from the military, we'll ask them three questions: Where do you want to live? What do you want to do? When can you start? This refers to their release date, when they are free from their commitment to the Canadian military.
Based on their answers, we'll work with an apprenticeship and a training coordinator to match them with that position and get them through the process so that they can start an apprenticeship.