First, medically releasing personnel do have a priority referral status within the public service.
Second, the joint personnel support units—we have a colonel with us today who is in charge of all the joint personnel support units across the country—run something called TAP, the transition assistance program. They have a series of employers who have identified an interest in employing releasing Canadian Forces personnel.
Additionally, we are working closely with Mr. Blake Goldring and Canada Company as he looks to bring together corporate Canada, whether that be grocery chains, banks, or moving and cartage companies, to fill any number of positions that they are looking to fill. We are trying to match their need with our supply of people who are releasing medically to find a fit that enables them to transition.
Additionally, it bears mentioning that we work very closely with Veterans Affairs. They are an integral part of the joint personnel support unit. Every Canadian Forces member who is releasing, irrespective of reason for releasing, will have a transition interview with Veterans Affairs to identify needs and employment opportunities.
I guess the last thing I would say is that we also run, as you may recall, the second career assistance network, where we assist people with resumé writing, job skills, and interviewing skills. We also have the service income security insurance plan, which offers a vocational rehabilitation opportunity. People get to plug into that insurance program to vocationally retrain themselves.
All of that is just to give you a bit of the panoply of services that we have. We work very hard to assist people as they transition.