Both in this measure and on an ongoing basis, our government has been very focused on how we can ensure that all Canadians have access to the programs we put in place. That's critically important for the parental leave benefit. We know it's an approach we've taken that's going to make an enormous difference, and it's especially clear that it will make a difference on long-term workforce participation among women, as a similar measure has had that impact in Quebec.
We've taken other measures that demonstrate our keen interest in ensuring that all Canadians can have access to benefits they should have access to. In this budget implementation act, with respect to the Canada workers benefit, we've made it so that workers automatically get access to that benefit and don't do it on demand. It was presenting a challenge for access to that benefit.
We have demonstrated our continuing focus on this issue. We believe that the parental leave approach we've taken in this budget will have a big positive impact on women and on families, so we're very pleased with where we've gotten to.