Meeting with IUOE Canadian Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Council (COEJATC), Tuesday March 18, 2014 (Ottawa) CHRSC was invited to address COEJATC by the Canadian Regional Director, IUOE and Co-Chair of COEJATC. The purpose of the invitation was to afford the members of COEJATC the opportunity to ask questions regarding CHRSC initiatives and direction. A brief synopsis of CHRSC activities and rationales was presented which followed by general discussion and questions. The meeting was held at the Ottawa office of the IUOE. We also were invited to sit in on a briefing regarding the new Canada Job Grant program. This was an informative briefing regarding national apprenticeship funding. The briefing was delivered by the Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy for the Office of the Minister of Employment and Social Development.
