Right now with the program, of course, it is up to parents to decide how they'd like to share those benefits. What we know from some of the academic research is that it tends to require additional incentives to get men to take parental benefits at an increased rate. This research has been coming from some of the academics, including right here in this country. We heard reference to Brock University earlier. Also, in comparing the Quebec parental insurance program with the EI program for maternity and parental benefits, in Quebec specifically there is a much higher rate of use of parental benefits by men than in the rest of the country. The latest Statistics Canada data on that is showing that about 12% of men in the rest of Canada versus approximately 85% of men in the province of Quebec will make use of some parental benefits.
On February 2nd, 2017. See this statement in context.