Status of Women committee  I can speak to the trades. A couple of years ago we did some work with the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks to benchmark the examination requirements for someone to be certified in the red seal trades. We found that on a benchmark scale of 1 to 12, they came in at roughly the 5 to 6 level.

Status of Women committee  We took a cross-section of trades. I think we studied 10 trades at the time. I'd have to get the list of jobs for you, but the jobs may have included carpentry. I'm not sure.

Status of Women committee  I believe there are programs in place that address that, and the language benchmarks are now being used for ESL programming across the country.

Status of Women committee  The apprenticeship incentive grant began in January 2007 and the completion grant began just this past July.

Status of Women committee  Are you talking about trades and professions, or just the trades?

Status of Women committee  We do not have a partnership program for trades and professions. It only includes the trades.

Status of Women committee  For the AIG, the apprenticeship incentive grant, the take-up for women is approximately 6%. For the apprenticeship completion grant, it is approximately 7%. We need to keep in mind that gender reporting is not a mandatory field. We cannot request it. Approximately 25% of applicants do not respond to the gender question, so there is a margin of error.

Status of Women committee  Okay, I'll try to be fast. It is an interprovincial program with provinces, territories, and the federal government to develop standards for certification and qualification of individuals in the 50 red seal trades—trades like carpentry, plumbing, electricity, and so forth.

Status of Women committee  Yes, of course. We have a website.