Thank you for the question.
Legally, the situation in Quebec is very different from that in Ontario. The Pay Equity Act applies to the midwifery profession. However, the way the act was written, and the things I mentioned today, only the top level is considered in job evaluation. There are all kinds of ways to look at it and see that in fact the 20% pay differential I was talking about earlier is seen at the career level. So how were the pay scales designed? How are midwives' time commitments to all the families they serve recognized or not? There isn't much financial recognition for this.
The challenges remain very significant. We address them in different ways depending on the context. I think the pandemic has highlighted issues around gender discrimination, and we're talking about a number of health care professions that are primarily occupied by women.
We want to continue to work towards that, because that's the reality. I can say that the situation is the same for midwives across the country. They all face these challenges.