Human Resources committee  I don't sing very well either, just so you know.

Human Resources committee  Shall I go with this one?

Human Resources committee  Since you didn't even hear the question, and I'm not even sure I remember it anymore.... I think it was how you ensure it's aligned better in terms of the training programs.

Human Resources committee  I think you have to start with better data. That's fundamental in all this, as it were. Data is the underlining value here. Whether it's data on the labour market information or what the training dollars are going to be spent on, the good data just isn't available, so I think tha

Human Resources committee  I'll have to apologize. I think there were some gaps in the translation. I'll try my best. I think he was having a hard time keeping up with you, but I'll try my best.

Human Resources committee  I think I appeared before this committee a year and a half ago when those reforms were first announced. We supported the reforms in general. I know there are some specific elements of it that have caused people some problems. Some of our members have concerns over some of the ref

Human Resources committee  By allowing companies to invest the money they contribute to the EI system into training new and existing hires, the program will leverage greater employee contributions, resonate better with the employers, and create better economic outcomes for Canada. Thank you for inviting m

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Good morning, members. Thank you for having me here today. I'm pleased to be here on behalf of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters and our 10,000 members to discuss Canada's labour market development agreements. By way of background, more tha

International Trade committee  Just to add to that, a lot of what we're talking about in terms of labour mobility is within supply chain labour mobility, intra-company transfers or intra-related parties mobility, and so involves tier one suppliers and engineers. We're not talking about agricultural workers or

International Trade committee  I'll talk about this more from a small business perspective, because that's where most of our members are situated. The thing they struggle with, whether concerning these countries or others, is finding market intelligence about what is really going on. For the support mechanis

International Trade committee  I agree with what Pierre is saying about the opportunity to get in early in the negotiations to help set some of the framework for the negotiation. I think one of the challenges Canada finds itself in with the TPP is that we're getting into the agreement fairly late, and a lot

International Trade committee  Do you want me to start?

International Trade committee  Exactly. I think it does a couple of things. One is that the Pacific Alliance, with Canada's involvement, should go beyond the existing FTAs, especially in some of the areas around labour mobility that Pierre was talking about in his testimony and that we mentioned as well. Th

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Mathew Wilson. I'm the vice-president of national policy with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. I'm pleased to be here on behalf of 10,000 members across Canada to discuss Canada's possible entry into the Pacific Alliance and to provide o

Human Resources committee  Sure. The Business Takes Action that was in place was a pretty powerful tool for us to get out not just to the manufacturing community but to employers as a whole. We still use a lot of the work that was developed there, like the guides on how to interview, how to promote, and th