Employers Hiring Apprentices Who 'Self-Identify' Get Double the Funds From Federally Funded Program

Statistics Canada data indicates that 85 percent of workers in the industry are male and 15 percent are female


The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) is offering double the funds to construction companies if they hire apprentices who self-identify as being part of an "equity deserving group." The program is funded by the
federal government.

BCCA’s Apprenticeship Service project pays companies $5,000 for every first-year apprentice they register in one of 39 Red Seal trades, according to a BCCA news release. The organization then offers double the funds, or $10,000, for every first-year apprentice registered who "self-identifies" as a woman, indigenous, disabled, or from the LGBT community. ---More...

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