Human Resources committee  There would not be an impact on the universality, because people we're talking about here are eligible, but their payments are being suspended while they are incarcerated. When they come back the payments are being reinstated, so they are still eligible then as clients.

Human Resources committee  Because we did not look at individual cases, we don't have that information. The moment we have the information sharing agreement with Correctional Services that is referred to in the bill--if the bill is passed--we will be able to start working on individual cases. That's the ca

Human Resources committee  Yes, there are other payments. For example, the employment insurance program seizes payment of benefits to individuals when they are incarcerated. Of course the justification is clear, as people are not available to work. There are also others. An example would be the Income Tax

Human Resources committee  Yes, there are. According to our information--and of course we're talking about seniors--the provincial authorities would deal with other categories of age. There are eight provinces and territories that suspend their social assistance when people are incarcerated. They are Briti

Human Resources committee  Because that is a matter that depends on other forms of authority and because the Old Age Security Act is mainly based on a spending authority required to meet other obligations, that discussion becomes… It is a long discussion that is completely separate from this one. The Old A

Human Resources committee  The Correctional Services of Canada.

Human Resources committee  I heard about the 398, yes.

Human Resources committee  No, because what we do here is not about the nature of the sentence but the length of incarceration, which is a different angle.

Human Resources committee  The first thing is that for the federal system this is automatic for anybody who has over two years.

Human Resources committee  Right.

Human Resources committee  I do not make that determination. Basically, what the--

Human Resources committee  The calculation is based on roughly how many people at any given time will be in jail. It doesn't mean that each individual will necessarily be in jail, as you said, for a certain determined time. But this is an average that is done. These are estimates based on roughly how many

Human Resources committee  Yes, $2 million to $4 million, depending.

Human Resources committee  Right--at any given time; that might vary from time to time.

Human Resources committee  In the federal system we would always consult with the Department of Justice. Because this is a bill, we would have to consult with the Department of Justice.