This paper depicts the rise of Canadian efforts to construct an active labour market policy which would be supportive of high and stable levels of employment, and the subsequent fall of such efforts. Despite the apparent chaos of Canadian labour market policy and the alphabet soup of training...

Il n'existe pas au Quebec d'enquete generale sur la formation en entreprise sauf la fameuse enquete de la commission Jean (Quebec 1982). Depuis, diverses enquetes canadiennes ou etudes de cas quebecoises n'ont fait que confirmer les donnees de cette etude. Pourtant, divers auteurs (Belanger,...

Cet article vise a circonscrire certains elements de la contribution du mouvement syndical quebecois au dossier de la formation de la main-d'oeuvre dans le secteur prive esssentiellement dans les annees 90.

This paper is divided in four sections. Section one sketches the changes in the world of work and employment that have created new opportunities and pressure for academic-union research partnerships. Section two looks at forms of research partnerships between trade unions and university based...

Large-scale construction projects, even when they involve massive amounts of public money have been notorious for the overwhelmingly "white, male" face of the workforce. While governments profess to be committed to equal opportunity in employment, making the labour force more inclusive on public...

The Canadian Labour Congress believes the Labour Education and Training Research Network is an absolutely vital instrument for addressing the hard questions in training that labour faces.

This paper examines the effects of union membership on completion rates among Canadian apprentices. Previous research by Holmes and Singh indicated that indenture class - among other variables - was an important predictor of completion probabilities of B.C. construction trade apprentices. To...