Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the government in conjunction with the Mine Training Committee, which has representation from various organizations, and additionally an oil and gas committee, which has representation from industry from aboriginal governments and groups and so forth, developed a proposal to the federal government, specifically Human Resources Development Canada, for approximately $25 million in contribution funding to support our funding. We are contributing in mining approximately $25 million among all the organizations and in oil and gas approximately $20 million funding. We have asked Human Resources Development Canada to provide funding also to support our particular human resource development programs. Mr. Nitah asked how that will benefit communities. The intent here, Mr. Speaker, is to concentrate funding on the training of our people, people in the communities, that may wish to move into oil and gas, that may wish to move into the mining area. They are both entry-level type programs and also for those who are already experienced to move into types of work that require more experience, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Jake Ootes on Question 278-14(6): Proposals To Human Resources Development Canada
In the Legislative Assembly on June 9th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Item 6: Oral Questions
June 8th, 2003
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