Human Resources Committee on May 14th, 2015

Evidence of meeting #55 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was charity.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Exploring the Potential of Social Finance in Canada

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Siobhan Harty Director General, Social Policy Directorate, Strategic Policy and Research Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development

Miodrag Jovanovic Director, Personal Income Tax, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Cathy Hawara Director General, Charities Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency

4:35 p.m.

Director General, Social Policy Directorate, Strategic Policy and Research Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development

Siobhan Harty

That is a good question.

We currently do not have a program with a social finance component.

There aren't any at my department, but there are some examples at the Public Health Agency of Canada. The Agency has worked on projects with organizations that had social finance dimensions.

I believe that Citizenship and Immigration Canada is going to start integrating social finance aspects into a few of its subsidy programs, but we haven't done that with our programs.

However, we have this pilot project I mentioned earlier. We may have more in the future. We currently do not have an education program on social finance.

Given that we have many programs in the social and labour market fields, we may launch some pilot projects, but we currently do not have any.

Thank you.

4:35 p.m.

NDP

Sadia Groguhé NDP Saint-Lambert, QC

Thank you.

4:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Phil McColeman

Seeing no further indications of questions from the members, I want to thank all of you for taking the time to be here today and for being so highly professional in your activities in terms of the areas of government for which you're responsible. We thank you for that.

The meeting is adjourned.