Thank you.
Mr. Chair, if I may, I'm the associate assistant deputy minister, not the associate deputy minister. I just want to make sure that's correct for the record.
I thank the member for her question.
We expect a Canada-wide day care system to have a significant effect on Canada's labour market. We project that the new system could add 240,000 workers to the workforce. That's a long-term estimate, since this type of change takes time, but it is significant.
Of course, the system will need workers. That is the system's real foundation. It is essential for these workers to be well trained and to enjoy their work, so that they can provide quality care to children.