We all agree on the need for a smooth transition from active military service to civilian life in the context of a good job, the whole benefit not only to the veteran but also to the family, and the kinds of confidence it instills in people to proceed with their quality of life issues in a way that all of us expect. But obviously there are some barriers and some challenges.
How do you transition a career in the military to some other job? I think we have found a match with policing, for instance. We find that veterans who transition to a police career do exceptionally well. They're highly valued for their skill set. They are disciplined. They have problem-solving abilities. That's why we've encouraged police services across the country to look at veterans as quality people to be recruited into policing, but we're finding that we need to do more to enable them to qualify for those jobs.
If on-duty injured veterans are wanting to migrate into a profession or a job of some kind for which they don't have the immediate skill set or training, there's a program that enables them to do that. There's up to $75,000 to enable them to access one of those jobs.
All that said, though, we need to also ensure that corporate Canada as well as governments are receptive to veterans, that they actually create an environment whereby qualified veterans are able to get into quality jobs.
I'm very pleased to say that we can enumerate for you the number of corporate Canada entities that have stepped up now to actually promote and also recruit veterans into their workforce. It's very encouraging indeed. We see more and more of that happening.