Government Operations committee  Absolutely. As Mr. Borbey was saying, we have statistics, such as the ones on persons with disabilities or indigenous people. In-depth analyses are being done on gender balance, but also on occupational groups and what they do within government. We use all of that information to devise strategies to fill potential gaps.

Government Operations committee  According to the most recent annual statistics, 86% of public service jobs are indeterminate, or permanent.

Government Operations committee  It's the same thing as “permanent”. As I mentioned earlier, that figure varies according to whether it includes temporary workers or not. I will in fact want to meet with Ms. Stinson to discuss this. The remuneration of temporary workers is considered contractual payment rather than a salary, which complicates the distinction.

Government Operations committee  I will let Ms. Poliquin talk about the system. One of the benefits I see is the possibility of having access to existing data on skills assessment and to learn how they are managed. On this topic, the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer just happens to be doing a study on a human resource management data system for the future.

Government Operations committee  First, I really want to have the time to dig deep into the methodology. I think there are issues happening in terms of skills and workforce availability. In terms of workforce availability as it stands, we are meeting all of the benchmarks. That doesn't mean we're meeting them in all of the different subcategories.

Government Operations committee  That's fine. I was going to say that according to our statistics from March 31, 2018 on jobs and types of jobs, 84% of public service positions are permanent. You mentioned the category of temp help and whatnot. The categories may change the perspective of the study. That is why I absolutely want to avoid criticizing Ms.

Government Operations committee  Permanent jobs in the public service.

Government Operations committee  I don't want to express a position in a debate about studies. Several other institutions adopt the opposite approach on this in order to be able to respond with greater flexibility to the economy, to demand. I'm not saying that that is the position of the public service, but we've reached a point where we must analyze studies like yours and others to decide on our future direction.