The Alberta Government values training opportunities for apprentices. The Government Procurement and Apprenticeship Policy was created through a cross-ministry collaboration between Infrastructure, Advanced Education, and Transportation to optimize the use of apprentices on government-funded projects.
Some Alberta Government construction projects will have an apprenticeship requirement to help apprentices receive work experience. At least one apprentice will be required on projects over $15 million and more than 2 years in duration. Subcontracts over $500,000 will also require at least one apprentice.
Apprenticeship Requirement
Applies to:
- at least one apprentice is required on projects valued at more than $15 million,
or those that require more than two years to complete as well as sub-contracts of $500,000 or greater,
- 11 construction-related trades.
Contractor Obligations
Under this policy, each Prime Contractor is required to submit the following:
- Apprenticeship Plan
- Submitted as part of bid to the contracting ministry
- Provides details about how the contractor will optimize the use of apprentices; support apprentice exposure to a broad scope of the trade; support the progression of apprentices through their apprenticeship program; and support diversity in apprenticeship.
- Data about tradespeople on the jobsite
- Submitted on a monthly basis to AIT via an online tool
- Summary Report
- Submitted to AIT at the end of the construction project
Trades involved
The apprenticeship requirement applies to the following trades:
Further details are available here: