There are non-specific programs—just, of course, employment insurance and active measures. I realize that's both the income side and the active measures side, and it's worth saying, simply because the program is so big. We focus often on employment benefits, but as well, of course, there's about $2 billion spent across the country on things such as wage subsidies, upskilling, and retraining. That's just one program.
The government announced in the fall a targeted initiative for older workers, a $70-million national program that is much more targeted to what you are talking about. That is, It's a targeted program for displaced older workers in areas with higher unemployment—not in Toronto or Montreal, but in areas of higher unemployment. It's aimed at people who have lost their jobs and been displaced for a variety of reasons. Maybe a factory has closed, or a pulp and paper mill has closed down. That was announced in the fall, and programs are being set up.
Those are two that I can think of right off the bat. My area is more to do with employment and the labour market.
Less targeted but also broad, dealing with some of these issues, would be the youth employment strategy, which focuses on trying to help young men and women get a good start in the labour market. That's mostly focused on youth at risk.
Another area that I think is worth talking about is aboriginal programming. Obviously, that's going to have a rural component. The department spends quite a bit of money through aboriginal programming to try to support entry into the workplace. A lot of it is done on reserve; some of it is done in urban areas as well. The intent is to focus very much on barriers to labour market participation.
I've done, in four minutes, a little overview of the kind of program we have to assist people to get into the labour market.