Human Resources committee  Actually, the first part of the EI changes in particular was to push more information to both employers and employees about EI claimants, in particular. But the more information out there for people who are looking for work the better, not just for youth workers but also for fi

Human Resources committee  The point about self-employment that Corinne made is very important, especially here in Ottawa. Starting your own business is not something that might come naturally to mind; it's always either government or big business. Having more tools to encourage that kind of entrepreneursh

Human Resources committee  I would like to add something to that. Members of our federation, especially in Quebec, are reporting that some very effective training programs are currently in place at the provincial level. Certain programs in certain provinces are quite effective.

Human Resources committee  A lot of on-site training is provided in the CFIB's member businesses. That aspect of training is very important to our members, because professional training programs lasting one or two years are too costly for them. That is why on-the-job training is often used. In the case of

Human Resources committee  That's a good question. Do you want to add anything to that?

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Hello. My name is Louis-Martin Parent, and I am a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the CFIB. With me here today is Corinne Pohlmann, CFIB's vice-president of national affairs, who will be answering questions with