Environment committee  I'll start with opening remarks and then turn it over to my colleague Sylvain for his opening remarks.

Environment committee  Good afternoon. I'm pleased to be here with you today to discuss the 2017-18 supplementary estimates (A) for Environment and Climate Change Canada. In terms of these estimates, they include a total of $24.1 million in new spending that requires parliamentary approval. This repres

Environment committee  Thank you. You're referring to the youth employment strategy and the science horizons program. The funding in supplementary estimates (A) is incremental to the same program. We're trying to reach more students. The existing reference level reaches 179 interns. Our objective is t

Environment committee  I believe the 2,500 jobs you're referring to apply to the entire federal government, not just to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The numbers for our department are the ones I gave, but I believe the figure you're talking about applies to the entire government.

Environment committee  The focus on green jobs covers a number of departments, not just Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Environment committee  I don't know off the top of my head, but I can get that information to you.

Environment committee  Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with the other program you referred to. What is it called?

Environment committee  All right. The science horizons program is to develop opportunities for young graduates and to encourage recent hires from colleges and universities in STEM fields, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, linked to the green economy. The STEM jobs in sectors of the g

Environment committee  The interns work on projects for six to 12 months, so they are temporary employees. I'm not sure whether it works the same way under the other program. Unfortunately, I don't know.

Environment committee  I will turn to Nancy to answer that question.

Environment committee  Rightfully so, a number of items announced in budget 2017 will only be present in future supplementary estimates. This includes any water-related items in the freshwater program announced in the budget. There has been no money coming to the department yet on any of those initiati

Environment committee  I'll ask Parks Canada to answer because they're the lead.

Environment committee  I would have to get back to you on that. I don't know.

Environment committee  I don't know. I'd rather come back to you, unless Parks wants to answer that.

Environment committee  For Environment Canada it's a little different. Our program is delivered through a third party. We fund employers who hire students. It's not really students who work within Environment Canada. They work in multiple industries, including not-for-profits, academic institutions, an