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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
AES/27/2013 The amount spent on extermination and fumigation services in FY10-11, FY 11-12, FY12-13 and FY13-14 (to date) for cases of bed bugs in accordance with the Income and Employment Support Policy and Procedure manual Ch. 9: Special Needs and Benefits (xi) other special needs.2013-11-15Advanced Education and Skills
AES/27/2014 For Town of St. George's # of individuals receiving Social services income and annual taxes paid to town on behalf of all individuals receiving social benefits. Most recent information.2014-12-03Advanced Education and Skills
AES/27/2015 All correspondence between the federal and provincial governments since 2008 on: a. the Labour Market Development Agreement; b. the Labour Market Agreement; and c. the Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities. 2015-10-07Advanced Education and Skills
AES/27/2016 In the past 5 years, please provide how many applications were approved for funding even though they were funded in the past 4years.2016-08-15Advanced Education and Skills
AES/28/2013[1] All records relating to the CBC News requests about bed bugs on Hamilton Ave. between Sept.23-Oct.8, 2013.2013-11-28Advanced Education and Skills
AES/28/2014 Cell phone records (including number billed, connect date, connect time, originating city, originating province, terminating number, terminating city, terminating province and billed minutes) for the following positions, and associated names for the time period of January 29, 2014 to June 30, 2014: Minister of Advanced Education and Skills (Kevin O'Brien); and EA to Minister of Advanced Education and Skills (Lisa Lindahl).2015-01-06Advanced Education and Skills
AES/29/2013 Payments made to the St. John's Native Friendship Center for the first half of fiscal 2013/14. Payments made to the Stella's Circle Group of Not For Profits for the first half of fiscal 2013/14. What %, of any of these payments were made under provisions of The Public Tender Act.2013-12-17Advanced Education and Skills
AES/29/2014 A copy of the evaluation of the Provincial Nominee Program, which Minister O'Brien indicated during the Resource Committee Meeting dated March 31, 2014 "will be completed in the first of this fiscal."2015-01-05Advanced Education and Skills
AES/29/2016 Could you please tell me how many times media access requests have been denied by AE&S and the reason for each, over the last 2 years? By access requests, I would include requests for access to the Press Gallery in the House, attendance at press conferences and telephone/written/electronic requests for information. Could I also obtain a copy of the policy manual or other documents that govern when media requests will be accepted and/or rejected?2016-08-24Advanced Education and Skills
AES/3/2013 Copy of the Income and Employment Support Policy and Procedure Manual.2013-04-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/3/2015 A copy of the budget binder which was prepared for the Minister and his officials for the 2014-15 budget year and used in the Department of Advanced Education and Skills estimates meetings in the Spring of 2014.2015-03-20Advanced Education and Skills
AES/3/2016 I would like to have the numbers of international students who 1. are nominated into the PNP program 2. are made permanent residents for the past 10 years.2016-02-15Advanced Education and Skills
AES/30/2013 List of businesses who have been approved for the 3:1 ratio for journey-persons: apprentices since the JMP was implemented.2013-12-27Advanced Education and Skills
AES/30/2015 Apprenticeship Boards meeting minutes for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.2015-10-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/30/2016 Request detailed breakdown of all consultants used by department between December 1, 2015 to August 11, 2016. Please include agreements/contracts, amount paid to date as well as scope of work and associated timeframes.2016-09-13Advanced Education and Skills
AES/31/2012 A copy of each plan submitted by AES and HRLE for 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 to the federal government as outlined in Article 3.2 of the Labour Market Development Agreement: 3.2 For each Fiscal year during which Newfoundland and Labrador provides its NL Benefits and Measures, Newfoundland and Labrador will provide Canada with a plan which sets out: a. the labour market issues which Newfoundland and Labrador intends to address during the coming Fiscal Year; b. the array of NL Benefits and Measures to be offered during the coming Fiscal Year; and c. the projected expenditures under each of the NL Benefits and Measures for the coming Fiscal Year.2013-04-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/31/2013 The Red Seal Certification pass/fail rate for the Sheet Metal Trade for NL Apprentices and the percentages scored by apprentices writing the certification exams from years 2008-2013.2013-12-27Advanced Education and Skills
AES/31/2015 All correspondence between the Apprenticeship and Trades Division and the Minister responsible for the division, regarding the apprenticeship program, more specifically: pass fail rates for Red Seal Certification Exams with NL apprentices, weeks of training, comparisons of stats with other provinces. From January 2008 - August 2015.2015-10-19Advanced Education and Skills
AES/32/2012 The new Poverty Reduction Strategy/Action Plan as well as the Progress Report on Poverty Reduction. In providing these documents, kindly provide the source demonstrating Newfoundland and Labrador?s rank as the jurisdiction with the third lowest rate of poverty in Canada.2013-04-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/32/2013 List of businesses who have been approved for the Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy since it was implemented. Also a list of which businesses were approved for the wage subsidy for existing employees, apprentices, and employees who turned into apprentices. And a list of which of these businesses received wage subsidy's for employees/apprentices who did not complete the Entry Level Program.2013-12-27Advanced Education and Skills
AES/32/2015 For each apprentice that passed the Red Seal Certification Exam in 2013 and 2014 how many weeks of school did they complete in the trade? Please include Auto Service Tech, Carpenter, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic, Plumber, and Sheet metal worker. Please specify if the apprentices completed Entry Level Training or were Direct Entry and if the weeks of Entry Level Training were included in total weeks of training.2015-10-20Advanced Education and Skills
AES/32/2016 Government Renewal Abstract Proposal for the department of Advanced Education and Skills. Please include all corresponding documents that outline the proposed 30% budget reductions, analysis, public interest, role of government, and partnerships.2016-09-21Advanced Education and Skills
AES/33/2015 What was the procedure used in the fall of 2014 to select new members to the Apprenticeship Board. Were they appointed? If so, who appointed them? Were MHA's informed this was happening? Was the public notified?2015-10-13Advanced Education and Skills
AES/35/2015 Number of journey persons with more than 2 apprentices and their trades for 2014, 2015.2015-10-20Advanced Education and Skills
AES/36/2015 In regards to the Apprenticeship Harmonization Project and its objective to encourage consistency in apprenticeship training and certification requirements across the Atlantic Provinces. Was NL's Entry Level Training discussed with the representatives of other Provinces who were on the Apprenticeship Harmonization board? If so what was the consensus in relation to the Entry Level Training which is only offered in NL? This Entry Level Training brings the total number of classroom weeks much higher than in other provinces. How will NL's Entry Level Program fit into the Harmonization Project?2015-10-20Advanced Education and Skills
AES/37/2015 A breakdown of skills development funding approvals since July 2015 indicating: how many people have been approved by trade/program of study; and how much money has been invested by trade/program of study.2015-11-16Advanced Education and Skills
AES/4/2013 The cost of taxi services for income support clients for the most recent fiscal year available. A copy of the guidelines governing this program, including voucher limit amounts, taxi registration with Advanced Education and Skills process, eligible taxi travel covered by program, etc.2013-04-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/4/2016 All records of information, i.e. correspondence, letters, emails and notes regarding the cost the province has AND will be expected to absorb as a result of the Syrian settlement program. The request will cover the time period between Oct 1, 2015 and February 8, 2016.2016-03-10Advanced Education and Skills
AES/40/2015 All records and correspondence in relation to the transition of the Western Regional School of Nursing from Western Health to Grenfell Campus, Memorial University (or formerly Sir Wilfred Grenfell College) from Jan. 1, 2014-to-Nov. 18, 2015.2015-12-29Advanced Education and Skills
AES/42/2015 All briefing materials prepared for and/or provided to Minister Gerry Byrne on assuming the role of minister.2016-01-21Advanced Education and Skills
AES/44/2015 All Briefing books, emails, notes, and correspondence prepared for incoming Minister.2016-01-22Advanced Education and Skills
AES/5/2013 A copy of the guidelines governing the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program under the Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) and administered by Advanced Education and Skills.2013-04-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/5/2014 A breakdown of how the $149 million invested annually in the Poverty Reduction Strategy which assists people living in low income households is invested.2014-03-27Advanced Education and Skills
AES/6/2013 The final product of the "Business Development Project" undertaken by John Noseworthy. Request includes a final report and/or PowerPoint presentation prepared for and/or provided to Minister John Shea.2013-04-23Advanced Education and Skills
AES/6/2014 The average total monthly amount paid out to each type of income support case: single parents, couple without children, couple with children and single persons.2014-03-14Advanced Education and Skills
AES/6/2015 Information relating to the Red Seal Carpenters Courses.2015-04-29Advanced Education and Skills
AES/6/2016 Completion/graduation rates, total enrollment rates, attrition rates, and detailed financial information (i.e. per student cost, overall actual cost, grants, transfers, etc.) associated with and incurred by the province since the privatization of Adult Basic Education (ABE) broken down on a per year basis.2016-03-15Advanced Education and Skills
AES/7/2013 A list of each poll/survey conducted by the Department of Advanced Education & Skills from October 2011 to present detailing: Mode (telephone, written, online etc.): The party contracted/commissioned to conduct each poll/survey - The cost, purpose and results of each poll/survey (for example cost of contracting third party) - Content of each poll/survey (questions)2013-06-14Advanced Education and Skills
AES/7/2015[1] Information relating to the Red Seal Program for carpentry.2015-05-11Advanced Education and Skills
AES/7/2016 Completion/graduation rates, total enrollment rates, attrition rates, and detailed financial information (i.e. per student cost, overall actual cost, grants, transfers, etc.) incurred by the government on an annual basis for five years prior to the privatization of Adult Basic Education (ABE).2016-03-15Advanced Education and Skills
AES/8/2013 A list of positions dedicated to the Poverty Reduction Strategy at June 30, 2006; June 30, 2007; June 30, 2008; and, February 15, 2013. Details for staff complement at February 15, 2013.2013-04-24Advanced Education and Skills
AES/8/2014 A listing of all positions filled (temporarily or permanent) in Stephenville and Corner Brook for the Department of Advanced Education and Skills between April 1, 2013 and February 17, 2014.2014-04-01Advanced Education and Skills
AES/8/2015 The amount of money spent on marketing and advertising in Budget Year 2013-14 and 2014-15.2015-04-27Advanced Education and Skills
AES/9/2013 Copies of all emails, letters, memos written to or from the Department of Advanced Education and Skills, Executive Council or the Premier?s Office between December 16, 2012 and January 18, 2013 regarding the appointment of Ross Reid to Deputy Minister, Responsible for the Population Growth Strategy.2013-04-25Advanced Education and Skills
AES/9/2014 A listing of all positions vacant in the Department of Advanced Education & Skills as of February 17, 2014.2014-04-01Advanced Education and Skills
AES/9/2015 A copy of the department's contract with Cabot Pest Control; also include copies of the competitive bids received before awarding the contract to Cabot Pest Control.2015-07-02Advanced Education and Skills
AES/9/2016 Each calendar year, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is allocated, by the Federal Government, a specific number of spaces through the NL Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). There are three categories in the PNP program. These categories are: 1. Express Entry Skilled Worker 2. Skilled Worker 3. International Graduate. Of the total allocations from the Federal Government for the NLPNP, how many spaces were actually filled for the years ranging from 2010-2015, for each PNP category? Essentially, I would like to know the difference between what was allocated and what was filled for each of the categories from 2010-2015 I would like to see this data displayed in table form if at all possible. 2016-04-07Advanced Education and Skills
AESL/1/2019 I am seeking a breakdown of funds awarded to the Association of New Canadians from this office since December 2015. Including funding proposals, emails, and other documents.2020-05-07Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
AESL/10/2019 Emails from the Minister and staff to MUN staff regarding the establishment of a law school at MUN. Time period: December 2015 to present.2019-03-05Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
AESL/10/2020 Any and all briefing notes, information notes, hot topic updates, question period notes, key messages, etc. prepared for the Spring sitting of the legislature by/for the Minister or DM or Director of Communications.2020-07-14Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

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