Veterans Affairs committee  I will give more or less the same answer I gave to the previous question. We are a former service provider. We went through a procurement process and together with another company we were responsible for the vocational rehabilitation program from 2009 to 2022. Only case manage

Veterans Affairs committee  The vocational rehabilitation contract was awarded to a new consortium of businesses. Earlier your colleague made reference to a $500-million contract. That contract was given to the WCG International and Lifemark Health Group consortium, not to mention any names. That consortium

Veterans Affairs committee  In my opinion, the the rehabilitation program is very well designed. The department should be proud because it offers a lot of resources, including capacity assessment tools for veterans. It leaves room for consultation with treating doctors, neuro-psychologists and psychologists

Veterans Affairs committee  You are all correct. What is more, in my opening remarks, that is what I was alluding to when I was talking about ambassadors that might work with Canadian businesses to promote this labour force and its skills. That being said, in some cases there may be some anti-veteran bias.

Veterans Affairs committee  We contact veterans only when Veterans Affairs case managers direct them to our services. When I said that this could take several years, there may have been a problem with the interpretation because of the fact that I was speaking too quickly. If that is the case, I apologize.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair, Thank you members of the committee for inviting March of Dimes Canada to take part in this consultation process. Allow me to introduce myself. I worked as a manager at Canadian Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Services from 2011 to 2022. My organization pro