Human Resources committee  I will speak briefly, because they fall more under the responsibility of Employment and Social Development Canada. There are what are called asset holders, which are aboriginal skills and education training agreements that are negotiated with organizations that provide those services to indigenous people.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  We are just starting out. We have just begun.

Human Resources committee  According to the previous budget, we have two years to carry out this review which we have just begun. We are going to issue recommendations before the 2019 budget, but it will not be a report as such.

Human Resources committee  It's always possible to do better, but these programs are having a lot of success. Communication with students and young people is always a challenge. In addition, in remote communities, there are few jobs or economic opportunities for young people, which is also a challenge. Nevertheless, the two programs are a success.

Human Resources committee  Employment and Social Development Canada conducts a comprehensive horizontal assessment. I don't know if they have finished it, but I can check. The department is renewing the program. We are going to take part in the process.

Human Resources committee  Such studies influence us a great deal. In the review of our programs aimed at supporting post-secondary students, we take into account all studies like this, as well as the ideas provided by indigenous groups, experts, students, parents and members of the committee. We really take all of this into consideration.

Human Resources committee  That is a good question. In my opinion, we would get better results by encouraging businesses and the community in general to hire students and aboriginal youth. We entrust communication and integration to the community and enterprises, but we are not the ones who liaise with the enterprises.

Human Resources committee  That is correct.

Human Resources committee  Yes, in some aspects. First of all, very litle money is available. We receive more requests for funding than in the past. And so we must modernize the program. It is very passive, if I can express it that way. It is simply a program in the context of which people may be granted subsidies.

Human Resources committee  I agree with Mr. Borbey completely. We have to modernize our programs, which have been around for years. Currently, we are modernizing our programs with our partners. In fact, we absolutely have to find out about the communities' solutions, rather than providing our own. We can do more, but we have to develop policies and programs in co-operation with the first nations, the Inuit and the Métis.

Human Resources committee  I think you're right. Sometimes the schools on reserve have limited extra courses or classes that students are able to participate in, whether it's for such things as music or the equivalent of trade training. However, there's a greater degree of success, in fact, and higher participation rates of indigenous students in colleges and training centres, whether these are career colleges or accredited colleges on the provincial and territorial side.

Human Resources committee  Exactly. This is because it's often linked to jobs that might be available nearby. As you mentioned—and you're right—resource companies also often reach into secondary schools and help to create the workforce, particularly when there are long-term projects, such as large mining projects, as an example.

Human Resources committee  I don't know specifically, but I would imagine it is available. I could follow up; I'm not 100% sure whether it is.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. I didn't mention it in my opening comments, but part of our suite of post-secondary programs also includes a post-secondary partnership program that supports institutions to do just that. They create either curriculum that is dedicated for indigenous students or other services that we call wraparound services for students.