YES — As long as the employee became a first-year apprentice for that trade after the agreement between the CISC and the company (SME), it is acceptable that the apprentice was already employed with the same employer.

YES — As long as the employee became a first-year apprenticeafter the agreement between the CISC and the company (SME), it is acceptable that the apprentice was previously an apprentice in a different trade.

YES — As long as the employee was not currently employed by another employer at the time that the small and medium-sized employer hires them, and they still qualify as a first-year apprentice (did not progress to the next level), it is acceptable to hire an apprentice that was previously apprenticing with another employer.

YES — it is acceptable to hire an apprentice if the employee is registered with a union as an apprentice, whether or not the union is the official employer and paying the apprentice’s salary.

• Small and medium-sized employer (also referred to as SME) means a business establishment with 499 paid employees or less at the time that it receives the funding.
• "New first-year apprentice” refers to any person registered as an apprentice by the apprenticeship authority in their Province or Territory and in their first year of their apprenticeship training.
For the purpose of the Apprenticeship Service program, the apprentice must be registered in one of the trades.