Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I think we need an overall strategy that really prioritizes training, learning, and so forth. I'll touch on a couple of things. The Red Seal program is a national program and is internationally recognized. It means that anybody who has a Red Seal c

Human Resources committee  Thank you for that question. It's a training fund that is modelled on Quebec. Essentially, it's a training levy. Employers who are not investing already in training in their workplace pay into this fund, which then is dispersed. Actually, it sounds similar in concept to the ide

Human Resources committee  It was a $1.3 billion agreement, the allocation for which appeared nowhere in the federal budget. There's been an exchange between the Ontario government and the federal government. The federal government essentially is saying it's going to address training issues through “the fi

Human Resources committee  I want to come back to the labour market partnership agreement. The portion allocated to addressing those facing barriers to employment would have been $80 million that would have targeted those people with disabilities and so forth. Again, I think one of the key things is that

Human Resources committee  I think the services are incredibly important. The budget cuts announced at the end of September will produce a definite impact in the form of court challenges, literacy funding, and youth employment programs. The unemployment rate among young people is over 21%. Yet we have a go

Human Resources committee  Thanks very much. I'm pleased to be here and I welcome the opportunity to present to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. I wholeheartedly agree with the remarks of the previous speakers from the disability co