Determine an appropriate apprenticeship target for federal infrastructure projects.

What success looks like

An appropriate apprenticeship target for federal infrastructure projects that leads to greater apprenticeship opportunities for Canadians.

Government's narrative on progress

Significant engagement has been undertaken with Infrastructure Canada (INFC) and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to determine an appropriate target for apprentices to be employed as part of federal infrastructure projects. In the Integrated Bilateral Agreements (IBAs) with Provinces and Territories (P/Ts), INFC will be collecting data on the project hours worked by apprentices through the Community Employment Benefit (CEB) initiative. The CEB initiative requires P/Ts to report annually on progress against project-level targets, which includes an option for reporting on employment of apprentices for all major infrastructure projects (projects with total eligible costs over a threshold of $10M or $25M depending on the results of negotiations). The CEB is included in integrated Bilateral Agreements signed with all P/Ts.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.