1(1)The following definitions apply in this Act.
“apprentice” means a person who enters into an apprenticeship agreement with an employer.(apprenti)
“Board” means the Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Board continued under subsection 3(1).(Commission)
“chair” means the chair of the Board appointed under subsection 4(3).(président)
“challenger” means a person who takes a certification examination without having participated in an apprenticeship program.(aspirant)
“compulsory occupation” means an occupation that is prescribed by regulation to be a compulsory occupation.(profession obligatoire)
“Department” means the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.(ministère)
“designated occupation” means an occupation that is prescribed by an order made under paragraph 13(1)(a) to be a designated occupation.(profession désignée)
“Director” means the Director of Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification appointed under subsection 22(1) and includes any person whom the Director has authorized to exercise any power or perform any duty of the Director.(directeur)
“improver” means a person training in a compulsory occupation to improve his or her capacity in any area of the occupation or in preparation for certification under this Act.(perfectionnant)
“Minister” means the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)
“pre-apprentice” means a person who is a full-time or part-time student registered in an approved program of study from which the person is to receive training and instruction before being registered under this Act as an apprentice in a designated occupation or a compulsory occupation.(préapprenti)
“standing committee” means the standing committee established under subsection 19(1).(comité permanent)