I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting No. 38 of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on Monday, October 3, 2022, the committee is resuming its study on the national strategy for veterans employment after service.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. Some witnesses and committee members are participating online.
To ensure an orderly meeting, please wait for me to recognize you by name. If you are participating by videoconference and you are not talking, please keep your microphone on mute.
I think that the clerk mentioned that you have the choice of listening to the deliberations in French or in English.
I would remind you that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
In accordance with our routine motion, I wish to inform the committee that the witnesses completed the required connection testing prior to the meeting.
Before we begin, allow me to acknowledge a few colleagues who are here with us substituting others.
I'd like to welcome Ms. Tracy Gray to the committee. We have Mr. Yasir Naqvi online, and Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk is with us.
You have surely noticed that we have among us Ms. Vanessa Davies, who is replacing the clerk of the committee this evening.
Before I give the floor to the witnesses, I want to inform you, honourable members of the committee, that I will be shortening your intervention time a bit to give us 10 minutes to discuss upcoming meetings we are having after spending two weeks in our constituencies.
On that, allow me to welcome the witnesses.
Joining us in person we have Mrs. Tara Jones, contract manager at Agilec.
Joining us by videoconference we have Mr. Marc‑André Dufour, regional manager of March of Dimes Canada.
From ReTrain Canada Incorporated is Ms. Jeannine Adams, chief executive officer. She is here by video conference.
Witnesses, you will have five minutes for your opening remarks.
Let's start with Agilec right now.
I invite you, Ms. Jones, to make your opening remarks in five minutes or less. Please go ahead.