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Human Resources committee We need to try to steer clear of incentives. It needs to be sustainable for reasons other than that they're getting a couple of hundred dollars extra. Part of it is the whole notion that it needs to be apprenticed in the traditional sense. Workers can gain the skills in other ways in a process where there is mentoring and where there is leadership from somebody experienced in the industry.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee It doesn't need to be red seal. Part of the problem is that they may start into that red seal program but won't finish it because they get gainful employment, making good money, having learned some skills along the way, and won't finish their program, but they don't get any recognition for that in-class work and that co-op work they've done along the way.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee If I could, I'd just like to table a document, a request to HRSDC with regard to our human resource development action plan. I have copies here for all the committee members.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee Great. Thank you.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee Thank you.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee There's a sector council within the aboriginal community, and they are doing work with our association as well. They have a representative who sits on our national education and training advisory committee. Beyond that, as well, there are some bands that quite frankly are looked at quite highly for the work they've done in taking some of the funding they've received to build new housing on some of their reserves.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee For the residential, correct.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee Could I indulge the committee and ask Paul Gravel if he could comment on this? He's worked very closely with the apprenticeship board.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee In the industry we do have some specific targeted programs to try to attract women, and the Canadian Home Builders' Association has been involved with that aspect for probably 20 years now. So it does exist. Do we need to do more as part of this comprehensive strategy? Definitely.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee There is a term that we hear from time to time, and it is “Canadians first”. We'll hear that from some parts of the labour market, but I think we have to get past that notion of Canadians first.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee For sure. The point system was mentioned by Cheryl, but the point system is discriminatory against bringing people in for our trades, as well as Cheryl's industry.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee For our industry, it is only part of a solution, and probably a fairly small part in the grand scheme of things. We do have temporary foreign worker programs in place in some parts of the country right now, like Edmonton and Calgary. Vancouver's also working on something, and we have a program here in Toronto called CREWS.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee For sure.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf
Human Resources committee We did provide a summary to the committee previously, and we can provide the whole....
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
David Wassmansdorf