Human Resources committee  The detail has to start with the youth, seeing what the youths' attitude is. I know in Nova Scotia they're starting with some video training. Their view of a fish plant maybe a bit dated. The workers themselves respond very positively to having a foreign worker mix in their popu

Human Resources committee  The wages have gone up significantly. I say that—

Human Resources committee  Again, I'll pick on Deer Island.

Human Resources committee  The prevailing wage in Deer Island is about $13.95, and I think the minimum wage in New Brunswick is $10 or $11. So it's significantly over that. Across the region, I think in Shediac-Cap-Pelé, they're over $12 now. I know that one plant in P.E.I. paid another $900,000 in payrol

Human Resources committee  In the smaller villages, some of the people have converted homes to have them in. In a number of plants, not only Deer Island, they brought in accommodations and created a village for the foreign workers. I know there's one in Pictou. In all instances, they've accommodated them

Human Resources committee  Yes. We need to be more transparent. I agree 100%.

Human Resources committee  It's been running about 20% of the total workforce. It's becoming more prominent as people.... Since you're in New Brunswick, up in the Acadian Peninsula, they didn't have any issues. Even they are starting...as the people are aging. As you know in New Brunswick, more people die

Human Resources committee  They've been very successful in permanent residency. They've demonstrated there are not enough people on the island, but it's a very good place to put a plan. I can't give you a general answer. I'm simply saying we have to change the process in which we determine that number.

Human Resources committee  The changes to the program were not as holistic as what Dennis quoted. The program is as it is, and the provision of the 120 days would change to 180 days. I know Chris is going to get into the EI. The biggest thing to understand is in the processing we're doing, there isn't a co

Human Resources committee  One of the issues we're looking at now with Service Canada and others is to try to get access to the data. I chaired the working group, which was federal and provincial labour, and the data wasn't able to be shared through whatever, but agreements have now been reached or nearly

Human Resources committee  I'll just skip over it. One of the things we were looking at, just so you understand, is that we are in the same communities that agriculture is in. We are rural based. We go through the same process as them of having to justify bringing in workers, but it's more acceptable for t