Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm not sure if I could necessarily guarantee the trades. I do want to say, though, that the programs that are generally being offered now under the trades; if they fall under the category in which there is a red seal exam offered -- in other words, that allows for interprovincial recognition -- there is no particular problem with that.
There are some other trades, though, that do not have interprovincial status but are recognized within each jurisdiction. One is the housing maintenance apprenticeship program that we offer. It provides a broader range of skills and we recognize that as part of our own certification. But there are also other apprenticeship programs that are offered provincially that are not accepted in other jurisdictions.
What I can tell the honourable Member is that for the last two years we have been working with the Labour Market Ministers to identify trades that could be acceptable and, in fact, appropriate curriculum and instruction that will allow for general acceptability right across Canada. We have identified a number of those and are now working on making sure that the examinations are set out so that an exam can be written, for instance, right in Inuvik on a computer. That's the kind of stuff that we're doing now. Hopefully, there will be an allowance for us. We're still having those discussions. We've not come to any conclusions, but I think there is a recognition that there is a need for us across this country to be more accepting of interprovincial certification, whether or not it's in the trades or in the other occupations. So we are working on that particular matter right now.