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Compliance
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- Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) conducts site visits and inspections to monitor compliance with legislation under the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (STAEA / act).
- Section 30 of the act authorizes designated AIT officers to enter the premises or location where apprentices are working or receiving instruction to:
- Promote AIT programs,
- Counsel and educate on compliance issues or concerns and obligations of apprentices, sponsors, and mentors,
- Investigate complaints,
- Visit work locations, and
- Ensure compliance orders and court orders are followed.
- Provide information about Alberta’s apprenticeship system;
- Follow up on cancelled or rejected applications; and,
- Ensure tradespersons and companies comply with the act.
- Inspect the premises or location,
- Inspect any document, record, or object relevant to compliance with the act,
- Make inquiries of any person regarding any matter relevant to compliance with the act, and
- Take photographs or video recordings of any relevant records or objects, or remove them to make copies or take photographs.
More Information
- AIT Compliance Policy
- Compliance Fact Sheet
- Examples of Non-Compliance
- Convictions for Non-compliance
- Submit a Compliance Complaint Compliance Complaint