Maybe I can start and then ask Elvera to chip in as well.
I certainly thank you and acknowledge the challenges that you've raised. I think as well that the child care is a very big barrier, with so many single families.
The one you didn't mention in your list, which I think is an important consideration, is a particular focus on first nations people with disabilities. In fact, as you know, there have been a lot of studies on it, looking at the prevalence.
Twenty-three per cent of all first nations living on reserve have a disability. If we are to create meaningful employment and training programs that are going to benefit them, we need to have a focus. We need to have some mechanism to address it. So I certainly would encourage the committee to consider, as part of their study, the need to pay attention to that barrier specifically.
I think the other ones that you've raised certainly stand as well.
We're also cognizant of the fact that—it's right in the title of your study—we're in an era of fiscal restraint, and I think we have to try to do as much we can with what we have. I think those are significant barriers that are preventing us from being as efficient as possible.
I think Elvera has some more practical, on-the-ground experience, so maybe she can speak to some of these as well.