Human Resources committee  Even when you delve into those studies, including the Drummond one, TD Economics, etc., they're not completely mutually exclusive. They're saying that for certain sectors and for certain regions of the country there is a problem. They're generally saying overall they don't see on

Human Resources committee  Well, I guess from my perspective the BuildForce Canada model is a model that certainly our industry thinks is ideal for our sector. I'm no expert in all the details of that model, but essentially what happens is that they use an economic model from an economist that they engaged

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As was stated, I'm the president of the Canadian Construction Association. We represent the non-residential construction sector in Canada. Essentially our members build everything except single-family dwellings. You heard from our sister association, the

Finance committee  Absolutely. There are only some 40 Red Seal trades, and there are many more—

Finance committee  I know that the government is working with the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship to try to harmonize apprenticeship much better across provinces, which is great news from our perspective. I also know that the labour and mobility provisions in the Agreement on Intern

Finance committee  Yes. I'm talking about the tax credit for employers. We don't think it's effective enough.

Finance committee  Correct.

Finance committee  No, that's true, but you still have to take it back in. Also, we think the credit is limited in the sense that it only applies to Red Seal trades; it doesn't apply to provincially regulated trades. Also, it's for first-year and second-year apprentices only. We understand that. W

Finance committee  The full amount of the credit has to be brought back into income.

Finance committee  Correct.

Finance committee  They are provincially regulated trades that aren't Red Seal trades.

Finance committee  There are a ton of them. Off the top of my head—

Finance committee  That could be a problem for me right now.

Finance committee  Like the FCM, our position would be that governments plural are not doing what we need to do to ensure our critical public infrastructure supports Canada's economic growth, prosperity, etc., because custodianship of critical public infrastructure in Canada is primarily at the mun

Finance committee  Very quickly, on the completion ratios and rates, one of the concerns we have had is the way incompletions are counted. Unless they have rectified this, if I start my apprenticeship in Ontario and move to Alberta, I'm incomplete in Ontario even though I may succeed in Alberta. A