Table A.1.3.1.2
Reasons for difficulty in finding an employer for the first apprenticeship program by apprentice status, British Columbia, National Apprenticeship Survey, 2007

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Reasons for having difficulty Long-term continuers Completers Discontinuers
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
No employer hiring apprentices 42.3 (4.5) 45.6 (2.6) 41.1 (4.6)
No work in the trade at the time 15.8E (3.2) 19.5 (2.0) 18.5E (3.7)
Distance to employer too great x (1.8) F (0.6) x (1.0)
Too many apprentices for the number of available employers (jobs), journeyperson-to-apprentice ratio too high x (2.0) 2.8E (0.8) F (1.8)
Lack of work experience or knowledge (employer wanted licenced / qualified apprentice/journeyperson), employer unwilling to train or pay apprentice 8.3E (2.4) 8.9E (1.5) 10.1E (2.7)
Discrimination (age, gender, ethnic origin, language, education, foreign credentials, favouritism) x (1.8) 2.1E (0.7) F (1.4)
Union issues / union requirements x (1.0) x (0.7) .. (0.0)
Other reasons 20.6E (3.6) 18.3 (2.1) 21.3E (4.0)
Total (apprentices) - number 399 (35.5) 1,133 (56.2) 395 (36.3)
Source: Statistics Canada, National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS), 2007.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "British Columbia Overview Report 2007", National Apprenticeship Survey, Catalogue number 81-598-X.