While the Canadian Bureau for International Education has been active in Ukraine since 1992, the focus of today's presentation is really on the Ukraine civil service human resources management reform project, as we feel that it's especially germane to the focus of the committee’s deliberations and the committee's work in the area of public service partnerships.
Our partner and the main beneficiary of this very unique four-year CIDA-funded project is the Main Department of Civil Service of Ukraine. The overarching goal of this project is to support Ukraine’s efforts to modernize its public service in line with European public service norms—