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Apprenticeship programs in the Atlantic provinces: Program characteristics, apprentice mobility and earnings
(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2017) Emery, Herb; McDonald, Ted; Balcom, Andrew
This report presents descriptive statistics on various dimensions of apprenticeship training in the Atlantic provinces. The report is based on statistics generated by Statistics Canada from a complex individual-level longitudinal dataset linking data from multiple sources including the Registered Apprenticeship Information System, T1 tax files and T4 statements of earnings over the period 2008-2013 inclusive. The longitudinal nature of the data allow mobility to be evaluated, including comparisons of province of study, province of residence and province of work before, during and after apprenticeship training.
The report considers three dimensions of apprenticeships: characteristics of participants including demographic characteristics, field of study, and status in the program; mobility of apprentices, comparing province of study with province of employment and province of residence while enrolled and after the program is either completed or discontinued; and earnings of those in the program and those who completed or discontinued the program, with a focus on differences in earnings for movers compared to non-movers. For all three dimensions, results are compared across individuals enrolled in apprenticeship programs in each of the Atlantic provinces.
Summary Report: Apprenticeship programs in the Atlantic provinces: Program characteristics, apprentice mobility and earnings
(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2017) Emery, Herb; McDonald, Ted; Balcom, Andrew
This report presents descriptive statistics on various dimensions of apprenticeship training in the Atlantic provinces. The report is based on statistics generated by Statistics Canada from a complex individual-level longitudinal dataset linking data from multiple sources including the Registered Apprenticeship Information System, T1 tax files and T4 statements of earnings over the period 2008-2013 inclusive. The longitudinal nature of the data allow mobility to be evaluated, including comparisons of province of study, province of residence and province of work before, during and after apprenticeship training.
The report considers three dimensions of apprenticeships: characteristics of participants including demographic characteristics, field of study, and status in the program; mobility of apprentices, comparing province of study with province of employment and province of residence while enrolled and after the program is either completed or discontinued; and earnings of those in the program and those who completed or discontinued the program, with a focus on differences in earnings for movers compared to non-movers. For all three dimensions, results are compared across individuals enrolled in apprenticeship programs in each of the Atlantic provinces.
A profile of employment across industries in New Brunswick: 1996-2019
(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2020) Boco, Eton; Leonard, Philip; McDonald, Ted
This report examines employment and industry changes in New Brunswick (NB) over a 20-year period (1996 to 2016) using data from the Canadian Census. It also examines changes over a ten-year period (2009 to 2019) using data from the Labour Force Survey. Results are stratified by CMA/CA1 and by industry using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Importance of demographics and vital rates to cavity-nesting waterfowl in the lower Saint John River of New Brunswick, Canada
(University of New Brunswick, 2024-02) Sonnleitner, Jared; Nocera, Joseph
To assist management of cavity-nesting waterfowl in the lower Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada area, I used historical nest box data, the Motus Wildlife tracking system, and band recovery data to create a population model using a population viability analysis (PVA). I discovered that reproduction (i.e., number of eggs hatched) was positively density-dependent for common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), although no density-dependent effects were detected for wood ducks (Aix sponsa) or hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus). Survival estimates revealed that juvenile female wood duck survival was lower than that of any other age or sex class and appears to have decreased since the 1960’s. Finally, the PVA I created revealed similar results to a less-detailed previous model, although percent of females breeding for wood ducks appears to be more important than previously thought. Management should focus on improving hatching success and age 0-1 survival through the proper provisioning of nest boxes and habitat enhancements.
Development of a self-tapping screw steel plate connection for a cross laminated timber tiny house
(University of New Brunswick, 2024-02) Shen, Linchao; Gong, Meng; Lloyd, Alan
A stiff, strong hold-down connection would be the key element of unleashing the full strength and stiffness potential of a cross-laminated timber (CLT) tiny house. This thesis was aimed at developing a CLT connection made of simple material including self-tapping screws (STSs) and steel plates that could be used in CLT tiny house hold-down. Finite element (FE) analysis and experimental tests were the two methods used. It was found that 1) the most influential elastic parameter of FE analysis was the modulus of elasticity and shear modulus in the longitudinal and tangential plane of the CLT in the major strength direction; 2) The peak load and ductility of Type 3 could be improved by 28% and 33% compared to Type 1, respectively; 3) Type 3 could generate similar performance in vertical and horizontal directions in terms of stiffness (27.62kN/mm and 25.63kN/mm) and peak load (74.23kN and 70.25kN) under the FE analysis.