Human Resources committee  No.

Human Resources committee  It's a four-year program where they'll do some work—

Human Resources committee  It's in the field and in the classroom, yes.

Human Resources committee  Typically, they come in raw. We'll train them right from when they get out of high school—

Human Resources committee  We are definitely seeing that. It is causing a bit of a challenge for us in terms of attracting youth to the trades jobs, when they can make very good money and not have to go through the hassle of that education. Where there's growth, there's opportunity, and where there's opportunity, it's a generation that's not afraid to move.

Human Resources committee  In our case, it depends where we're looking for workers. We have a hydroelectric power plant in Sandy Bay in the north of Saskatchewan, bordering with Manitoba. An aboriginal community lives there. We visited a secondary school to offer four young people the opportunity to work in different positions at our hydroelectric power plant for one year.

Human Resources committee  This problem isn't unique to Fort McMurray. The same thing is happening in southern Saskatchewan. Indeed, in Estevan, there are not a lot of places for young people to live. This is a sizable problem.

Human Resources committee  Yes, you're right.

Human Resources committee  Yes, I believe so. At SaskPower we've started a chair with the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina to help promote their power engineering programs.

Human Resources committee  I can answer as far as Saskatchewan is concerned. We visit the schools, and through a number of our programs we let students know that there are many job opportunities at SaskPower. We start in secondary schools. This is very important to us. We want students to have a choice.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, I appreciate the opportunity to address the committee. My perspective will be that of a company that's working in an area in the country that's experiencing some fairly significant growth. I would suggest we're at the forefront of that challenge for skilled trades and recruiting the talent that's required for us to be able to support the growth in the province.