Earlier, Maryanne presented figures showing that some 13 per cent of our workforce consists of temporary employees. With regard to part-time jobs, the data for May show that out of 16.5 million jobs, 13.6 million were full-time and almost 3 million were part-time jobs.
We have seen a strong reversal of the trend since 2000. All job growth in Canada has been in full-time jobs. In the past five years, we have seen no change in part-time jobs. We have noted that part-time jobs are being turned into full-time jobs, particularly in the west — in Alberta and British Columbia. For example, an employer who has one employee and needs more staff first tries to obtain more hours from his current employee.