Human Resources committee  I can speak to that. There are about 330 registered apprentices across the country, and about 80% of those are in the Red Seal trades. With regard to completions and the completion rate, one of the issues we've been looking at is that the completion rates have been flat over the

Human Resources committee  I think, obviously, employers are key to apprenticeships. It is demand driven, and an apprentice cannot begin a program unless they are hired by an employer. At the federal level, there is the federal tax credit for employers. Provinces have also undertaken a number of initiative

Human Resources committee  I'll just add to that in terms of entry into the skilled trades. There has been a significant investment in both the apprenticeship incentive grants and the apprenticeship completion grants to encourage individuals to enter into the trades and to support them through their traini