The government is continuing to take steps, as I mentioned, to ensure that under-represented groups are taken into consideration. As announced, also as part of the government's early actions in response to the HUMA report, as of August 28, 2017, low-wage employers are required to increase their targeted recruitment activities for under-represented groups in the workforce: indigenous peoples, vulnerable youth, persons with disabilities, and newcomers. Specifically, they will be required to demonstrate that, as of August 28, they have made efforts to recruit from at least two under-represented groups in the labour market to allow Canadians in these categories to have first access to available opportunities.
Furthermore, all employers seeking access to the program through the high-wage and low-wage streams will be required to advertise on the job bank and to use the job match service, which connects registered jobseekers with employers posting job vacancies on job bank.