Sure.
We will be partnering with Starwood—the owners of the Westins and Sheratons—in Toronto to run this pilot. If it's successful, this is something that will be of great benefit to all employers.
Funding from the federal government for initiatives such as this are necessary in order to reduce the existing barriers to people with disabilities even being considered for an interview, let alone a position. If additional funding were made available through the federal government, the money would be used to make this training even more easy to access for employers by building an app for a mobile device, etc., and accessible to employers across Canada by simply downloading the app or programming directly from the Service Canada website.
Awareness of employers is essential in breaking down barriers to employment. Investment by the federal government to work with agencies like Corbrook and my partners around the table to develop modern innovative tools such as this should be considered as opposed to the traditional models we have, which are often expensive in the long run, too generic in their approach, and not effective enough in changing the attitudes of employers.
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to talk to you more about Corbrook and what we are doing to help people build opportunities for employment. I look forward to working with all of you in the future.