Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This proposal is an amendment to the Department of Employment and Social Development Act to authorize the Minister of Labour to collect social insurance numbers.
The purpose is that it's part of the modernization of services to Canadians delivered by the labour program, with a particular focus on improving digital capacity. This is so we can move from paper-based to electronic systems of a protected nature. This is primarily behind the My Service Canada Account, which uses the SIN as a mandatory identifier within that system.
These services are for our federally regulated employers and employees to file reports of a protected nature. Upon enforcement of this, we will not be collecting the SIN until privacy impact assessments are done to ensure that people's personal information is fully protected.
I'm happy to take any questions.