Human Resources committee  Thank you. No, I am not aware that the department specifically has collected data. Certainly Health Canada and the Public Health Agency have been collecting data from various resources on the impacts of the pandemic on Canadians' mental health and on specific subgroups, includin

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, I can't trump the minister by giving a date when the government will make a major announcement, but I can tell you that Minister Schulte, with whom you spoke, with is very much supportive of Minister Qualtrough's efforts around a disabilities inclusion acti

Human Resources committee  I would say “as soon as possible” would be her view.

Human Resources committee  [Technical difficulty—Editor] now identify themselves through government programming as eligible, as having a disability, so they can take advantage of a future benefit, absolutely, but our expectation would be that the government provides significant supports already, Mr. Chair.

Human Resources committee  We would encourage anyone who's eligible for a tax credit or government program for disability to apply for it, because they are there to support them. Regardless of the new benefit, I would encourage them to do it anyway. If they are in the system, then we know they have a disab

Human Resources committee  Yes, you're correct, Minister.

Human Resources committee  Thanks. Mr. Chair, there's actually not much more I can say other than what was provided to the committee before. The program is moving ahead. I think there have been announcements around funding, targets and working with Colleges and Institutes Canada to train thousands of pers

Human Resources committee  The $1 billion will go to provincial governments to help with long-term care. However, it is funded through Health Canada, not through our department.

Human Resources committee  Yes, those kinds of things. I don't have the specifics, but we're happy to provide anything to the committee. It is generally a Health Canada transfer.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the committee for having us with you today. As you know, earlier this year, the government once again introduced Its bill on the Canada disability benefit, now known as Bill C-22. I am delighted that the House of Commons Standing Committe

Human Resources committee  I'll start. I'll ask Ms. Wilcox if she wants to jump in as well. We have been looking at every form of eligibility and assessing them. We've been talking to the disabilities community, the provinces and territories—everyone—about the best approaches. The question around the disa

Human Resources committee  Everything is on the table.

Human Resources committee  We have spoken with all of them many times. We have ongoing officials tables that meet on a very frequent basis with all provinces and territories, all of which attend the meetings. The minister, the deputy minister and I have worked closely with them in both a multilateral forum

Human Resources committee  I think we can document the efforts we've made. I'll have them sent to the committee after. That works.

Human Resources committee  The legislation doesn't include a date. That's to be determined. There are a lot of processes still ongoing to refine the elements, to decide on the specific elements of the benefit and to implement it. I can say that the minister is keen to move forward as quickly as possible. S