The survey conducted by Lapierre (2005), consisting of interviews with the employees of companies subject to Bill 90, reported the reasons given by employees who had not participated in any funded ALT, despite offers from their employers. Footnote 45

Table 3.9
Reasons given as obstacles to AETS participation, in Canada and Quebec in 2002 — AETS Survey (population 25 years of age and older)
Canada Quebec
Source: Statistics Canada (2003)
N = 25,056
The training was too expensive 43 29
Too busy at work 32 29
Conflict with work schedule 27 25
Family responsibilities 26 21
The training was not appropriate 16 11
Other reasons 10 11
It was not worthwhile 7 10
Could not find training 7 7
Health reasons 6 7
Lack of support from the employer 9 6
Did not have the necessary prerequisites 5 5
Table 3.10
Reasons given as obstacles to employer-sponsored work- related ALT in Quebec in 2002 — Bill 90 evaluation survey (population employed by companies subject to Bill 90)
Quebec
Source: Lapierre et al. (2005).
N = 1,899
Personal reasons (health, family, -) 29
No need or lack of interest 25
Training cancelled or postponed 19
Not useful for my work 11
No time (too much work) 9
Other reasons 7

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Return to note 45 40% of the employees interviewed had not participated in any activity and approximately 12% of them had been offered employer-sponsored ALT.