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December 06, 2006
BC Government Announces Details of Training Tax Credit

November 20, 2006
ITA Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Nine-Member Board

October 30, 2006
ITA Launches Website To Talk To Teens About Trades

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Welcome to the Industry Training Authority website. The ITA oversees B.C.'s industry training and apprenticeship system, providing a skilled workforce for industry and career development opportunities for British Columbians. We hope you will find this site a useful source of information on all aspects of apprenticeship and trades careers. Feedback or questions can be directed to us at

ITA Customer Service Holiday Hours
Please be advised that ITA customer service – including telephone, email and office service – will be closed for the holidays as follows:

Thursday, December 21^st from 2 p.m. on
December 25 to 29 inclusive
January 1st, 2007

We will be open for business on December 22^nd from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thank you for your patience. We wish you a very happy holiday season.

December 27, 2006 Request for Proposals RFP #7506 ACE IT Program Compliance Audit ACE IT Compliance Audit RFP 2006.pdf Purpose: The ITA wishes to select a proponent to conduct a compliance audit of its ACE IT program. The length of the contract is anticipated to be 2 months with the deliverable completed by March 31st, 2007. CLOSING: 2:00PM Pacific Daylight Time, January 9^th, 2007	November 30, 2006 Employers of apprentices registered in Red Seal trades may now be eligible to claim the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit for wages paid after May 1, 2006. For more information, please visit http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca.	November 30, 2006 Certified tradespeople and apprentices may be eligible to claim the new tradesperson’s tool deduction for tools and equipment purchased for work purposes after May 1, 2006. For more information, please visit http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca.

November 30, 2006 Employers of apprentices registered in Red Seal trades may now be eligible to claim the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit for wages paid after May 1, 2006. For more information, please visit http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/apprenticeship-e.html.				November 30, 2006 Certified tradespeople and apprentices may be eligible to claim the new tradesperson’s tool deduction for tools and equipment purchased for work purposes after May 1, 2006. For more information, please visit http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/tools-e.html.

October 30, 2006 The ITA has launched a new website to talk to teens about careers in the trades. Minister of Economic Development, Colin Hansen, and ITA CEO Brian Clewes unveiled the site at an event at Vancouver Technical School, marking Skilled Trades Day in Canada. Visit www.theskilledlife.com for more details and play Flip the Trade, a game that turns the stereotypes about trades careers upside down.

August 29, 2006

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