Finance committee  I'm not aware of any new funding for new labour inspectors or plans to hire new officers to enforce these provisions, but I do understand they'll be enforced with existing resources in the same manner as existing part III provisions.

Finance committee  Thank you. I believe the recent budget announced funding for occupational health and safety officers, increasing the number from approximately 90 to 100. I'm not aware of any new funding for officers on the labour standard side. However, these provisions will be enforced with existing resources.

Finance committee  I understand that these provisions will be enforced generally in the same manner as all the provisions of part III. Primarily it's a complaint-based process but there is the possibility for proactive enforcement activities, ranging from education and awareness generally with employers to the possibility of more targeted enforcement.

Finance committee  All the part II protections apply to all interns, so it was done through the legislation. All the part III protections apply to interns who don't meet the two specific circumstances to be excepted. Some of the reasons for applying the labour standard protections, such as sexual harassment and maximum hours of work, through regulations is to provide the opportunity to identify an appropriate set of labour standards that meets the unique circumstances of unpaid interns, and also to provide an opportunity to consult stakeholders, through the regulatory process, to get their input on the appropriate labour standards.

Finance committee  No official statistics are available on interns in Canada. However, widely circulated stakeholder estimates put the number between 100,000 and 300,000.

Finance committee  The legislation includes three components. First, it offers all protections under part II of the Canada Labour Code occupational health and safety protections to interns, whether paid or unpaid. In addition, it offers part III labour stand protections to interns, with the exception of those who meet two specific exceptions.

Finance committee  Part II is codified in the law. Part III protections are available to interns who don't meet the two exceptions to be excluded from the application of part III, but for those who are excluded from the application of part III, that is, those who are participating in an internship that's part of an educational program or those who meet six specific criteria, the labour standard protections for those interns will be set through regulations.