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NIAGARA FAO
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
August 13, 2013
No. 34
Moved by Councillor Pietrangelo
Seconded by Councillor Gates
WHEREAS the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit(ATTC) Program was introduced in 2004 to
encourage Ontario businesses to hire and train apprentices in the skilled trades and to support the
availability of skilled workers in key sectors in the economy; and
WHEREAS proposed changes to the ATTC program outlined in the Provincial budget will see
Information Technology - Contact Centre apprenticeships for Technical Support Agent, Inside Sales
Agent and Customer Care Agent categories eliminated; and
WHEREAS the ATTC program has proven especially valuable for funding support and training to call
centres in our community, such as Aditya Birla Minacs, which provides tech support for Apple
products; and
WHEREAS Aditya Birla Minacs employs approximately 700 associates; and
WHEREAS many local hotel operations also have call centre operations.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Niagara Falls City Council urge the Provincial Government
to restore the proposed cuts to the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit(ATTC) Program; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Premier Kathleen Wynne,the
Honourable Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance and the local member of provincial parliament. Kim
Craitor.
Carried Unanimously
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
D AN 10 IDr JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLERK MAYOR