Status of Women committee  I agree with Nancy: the table is set in Quebec to foster the promotion, the introduction of innovative projects. There are specialized employment services that welcome persons with disabilities in all regions of Quebec, and we are working in cooperation with them on a daily basis

Status of Women committee  In the case of horticultural training, that's a job that can be considered seasonal. But if you calculate the number of hours worked during the year, that corresponds more or less to 35 hours a week over 52 weeks, because there can be quite a lot of hours of work during the produ

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. I'm going to present three examples of innovative projects that have enabled a number of persons with disabilities to find a job. The first project is horticultural training. Five groups in Montérégie took part in this training for horticultural assistants, whic

Human Resources committee  There are different components. Obviously, we also help people enter the labour market. So it's possible for us to pay a portion of their salary, until they can enter the market and develop their employability in the context of their job. As Nancy said, we can adapt workstations

Human Resources committee  The example we cited is one of a number of projects that may be supported by the individual measures of the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities. The people of that region have access to all the individual measures of the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabiliti

Human Resources committee  You're no doubt referring to the press conference that was held in Montérégie to publicize the program for the public, the media, parents and persons with disabilities who weren't yet in contact. As Nancy said earlier, a lot of persons with disabilities are currently at home and

Human Resources committee  Here's an example of an employability development project that we have supported in Montérégie. The project was implemented by the Institut québécois des ressources humaines en horticulture. Since this sector has suffered from a labour shortage, the Institute, in cooperation wit