One thing we have to remember is that the right thing to do is to hire, to provide opportunities for everybody. It is our responsibility to ensure that the work environment is inclusive. This is just a statement.
There are a couple of things, particularly for private business. Small and medium-sized enterprises are less equipped and they have fewer human and financial resources to accommodate, it's true. But at the same time there are numerous provincial mechanisms that they can tap into.
I'm familiar with some initiatives through, for example, the Chamber of Commerce, where they can access the best practices, or some partnerships with provincial governments where small and medium-sized enterprises can access best advice from human resources at the provincial level, because there is already capacity within the provincial government to deal with this issue, addressing training, addressing accommodations.
Again, they can leave this to be formulated more formally between provincial governments and the private sector to tap into the existing resources.
In Manitoba there is one particular successful example. It's a partnership between the provincial government and school divisions to ensure that young adults with disabilities have access to employment training, internships. This is an ongoing program. This addresses both sides. This provides young adults with disabilities with work experience, skills development, understanding how they are able to compete in a constantly changing open labour market. At the same time it provides them with direct links to private business opportunities. The companies are more responsive to the needs. They have more corporate responsibility in this case. It's successful.