Human Resources committee  Absolutely, yes.

Human Resources committee  We're still at the conceptual stage. I'm actually learning an awful lot as we go through the process of speaking to industry and government agencies about the new apprenticeship initiative we're trying to launch. As a result of the many conversations I'm having with various org

Human Resources committee  It could happen at any time.

Human Resources committee  I don't think there is a specific norm.

Human Resources committee  There are none that I can think of right now. I don't have anything that we're developing to address that issue.

Human Resources committee  I think that if an employer is going to hire someone and the person they're hiring or interviewing for a position is already pregnant, that would be a very difficult situation for them to be put in and the likelihood of them employing that individual would be minimal.

Human Resources committee  That is absolutely possible. In fact, we have developed an online training program that we're offering for free to all the high schools in this country, and that program is also available to apprentices and college students as well.

Human Resources committee  I don't know of specific barriers that could be removed. I mentioned earlier that when it comes to the reassignment of work, I think it would be helpful if there were a supplement available to tradespeople whereby they could get some additional funding, so that if they take a j

Human Resources committee  For example, if you're a welder in a company, you are paid, let's say, $20 to $30 per hour, but if you're doing some other work that is less strenuous, less demanding, the labour pool is larger for that position and it's of lower pay. That welder could take a job that's availab

Human Resources committee  Right, exactly.

Human Resources committee  That's exactly what I'm saying.

Human Resources committee  I think we're leading by example. We interact with other organizations or other trades, other programs. We're extremely fortunate that we're a very well-funded organization, and we're able to put on programs that other organizations are unable to. Sometimes we're looked at as the

Human Resources committee  We have almost 70,000 members, and I would suggest that about 15% are female.

Human Resources committee  A substantial number are female.

Human Resources committee  I wouldn't. I would purely be guessing.