Training provisions in collective agreements and Canadian legislation

The Company agrees to establish with the collaboration of "La Commission de formation Professionnelle" of the region, a human resource development plan and to involve the union on all stages of the development of this plan. [...] In the example above, the contract between the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and its professional association recognizes the importance of skills upgrading for staff members and mandates the employer to provide the necessary funding for this to take place. [...] The agreement signed between the Port of Saint John and The General Longshore Workers of the Port of Saint John, Local 273, recognizes the importance of on-the-job training and places a provision within the contract that this type of learning, which for the most part is conducted in an informal manner, be formalized and rewarded by the organization: The Port of Saint John Employers Association und [...] The funding of the program can vary from lump-sum payments [“Employer contributes $25,000 for the duration of the agreement ($25,000 in August 1999 to establish the fund)” (United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (Local 832), 2001)] to payment schedules based upon the number of workers and hours worked by employees in the organization [“Ontario Painters and Decorators Training Trust [...] In the 2003 contract between the Operating Engineers Employer Bargaining Agency (OEEBA), and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793, a clause was placed within the agreement giving the union local complete control over the training trust fund: As of the effective date of the Provincial Collective Agreement, the OEEBA will agree to amend the Trust Agreement of the Training Trust