Human Resources committee  Thank you. I'd like to reinforce that the internal responsibility system that our code is based on requires the involvement both of the employers and the employees. The objective is for them to collaboratively identify all the risks—in this case, the biological risks—to eliminate the risk if it's possible to do so, and if it's not, to minimize the risk to the degree possible.

Human Resources committee  As Ms. Maheu said, we are not responsible for what happens after the period of employment. Our mandate is limited to the period of employment. A number of other departments have responsibilities in this arena. Employment and Social Development Canada is responsible for CPP, and other departments, such as the Department of Finance, are responsible for other pensions.

Human Resources committee  What I would like to share with the committee is that, while our operational posture should pivot, our procedures remain the same, because we have a very good approach to dealing with all types of risk, including biological risks. Some of the operational posture changes that we made, including suspending in-person proactive activities, do not suggest that we don't do proactive work, but we ourselves could be a biological risk.

Human Resources committee  Yes, I would just add one thing that I think committee members would be reassured by. In the labour program, we enjoy a tripartite approach to managing issues. That means that, on any given issue, we involve all stakeholders, government stakeholders as well as both employer and employee reps, so folks are generally better informed than they otherwise might be, and folks are better positioned then to identify the risks and to mitigate them.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Maybe I'll just step back a minute to give a broader context and then answer your question very directly. We're responsible for regulating the federal entities, and that's roughly, in the occupational health and safety domain, 8% of the Canadian workforce. It includes, as Chantal said in her opening remarks, some of the larger employers that you'd be aware of in rail, air, etc.