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 way

Human Resources committee  No.

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 recog

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.

Human Resources committee  Great. Thank you.

Human Resources committee  Thank you.

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

Human Resources committee  For the residential, correct.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Human Resources committee  For sure.

Human Resources committee  We did provide a summary to the committee previously, and we can provide the whole....