Veterans Affairs committee  There are two ways job fairs enter the situation. First, dozens of job fairs occur across the country on a weekly basis. We have a staff person who reports to me and informs the counsellors and the clients of upcoming career fairs in the areas where they are currently working.

Veterans Affairs committee  I should say, for clarity, that we coach them on how to negotiate. It's not us doing it for them. Sorry about that, Mr. Chairman.

Veterans Affairs committee  I could speak on that. I need a little clarification from you as well. If there is a particular type of veteran, I can tell you some of their challenges. If you're talking with someone who might have a combat arms background, or someone who has an engineering background.... Were

Veterans Affairs committee  A lot of combat arms individuals--and I think Tricia can speak to this as well--do struggle initially because they don't see something that's the equivalent on the outside in the civilian world. I think where we come across as counsellors, our role is to help them understand what

Veterans Affairs committee  Sorry about that lengthy answer.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's not just about outplacement. We also do a lot of work with organizational development and change management. They're aware of our capabilities in all these areas.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll give you a definition similar to what's in our contract: i.e., suitable employment means employment that is reasonable in light of each individual's aspirations, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic area of residence.

Veterans Affairs committee  Basically, that's how we are judged, by the type of employment that the individual eventually obtains.

Veterans Affairs committee  This is one of the objectives. It's not--as some individuals perceive--based on getting the same salary that they had in the Canadian Forces. It could be someone who has been a senior officer and decides he doesn't want to do senior executive work any more and would like to do pa

Veterans Affairs committee  We've had no discussion.

Veterans Affairs committee  We have offices all across the country, many of them near bases. In some places, we have to service a base without an office nearby.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, we don't.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, we don't. If, for example, the individual needed face-to-face coaching, we would provide that. What often happens is that we would have the individual coach or counsellor meet the individual at the base or in a mutually convenient place for them, or have that meeting at the

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, very much. It works out for them, absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think Carol can address the payment piece; I just want to talk about the Helmets to Hardhats program. Certainly that's a fantastic program. We are aware that it's still getting up to speed and getting organized. As we learn more about the program, perhaps we can have some conv