Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. Have we created specific programs for veterans? The answer is, no, we have not. What we have, though, are specific programs for people who have gone through some sort of trauma, whether it's physical, emotional or psychological. Our programs are very much designed to

Veterans Affairs committee  Many of our programs involve subsidies, and they are extremely popular with employers. I would absolutely recommend that.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would say there's a lot of learning they have to go through, in terms of understanding what their transferable skills are. I feel they do not feel confident in them. They feel everything they've learned, to that point, is of no actual value. They have to go through a process of

Veterans Affairs committee  I would say it's opening people's minds to different ways of learning, and understanding these new technologies are of value. For example, something like cybersecurity is an amazing opportunity, because they already understand public service, and the value and risks associated. I

Veterans Affairs committee  We work with partners. We work with health care partners. An example would be The Newly Institute. It works with first responders and the military community, helping them with their struggles in terms of PTSD and pain management, for example. Once they're ready, there's a referra

Veterans Affairs committee  Our courses vary. The beginning courses are about $1,200 for two weeks of full-time training. Then they can go up to $5,000 to $6,000 for 12 weeks.

Veterans Affairs committee  Depending on the course, it can be anywhere from 75% to 85%. We work with other placement partners. Manpower, for example, is one that we work with. They do the placement part.

Veterans Affairs committee  We most definitely do across Canada, absolutely. We've been doing that for years, well before the pandemic.

Veterans Affairs committee  They need to have access to computers. That can be a challenge if they don't have one; they might need to get funding for that. If they are remote, sometimes there can be issues with Internet access, but we've been able to overcome many of those things. I think probably the big

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm Jeannine Adams, the CEO of ReTrain Canada. ReTrain Canada was founded in 2017. We are a for-profit business, initially created to retrain claimants in the WCB world, or the worker's compensation world. Claimants are rehabilitated physically and psycholo