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Environment committee Rightfully so, a number of items announced in budget 2017 will only be present in future supplementary estimates. This includes any water-related items in the freshwater program announced in the budget. There has been no money coming to the department yet on any of those initiati
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee I'll ask Parks Canada to answer because they're the lead.
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee Thank you. You're referring to the youth employment strategy and the science horizons program. The funding in supplementary estimates (A) is incremental to the same program. We're trying to reach more students. The existing reference level reaches 179 interns. Our objective is t
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee I believe the 2,500 jobs you're referring to apply to the entire federal government, not just to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The numbers for our department are the ones I gave, but I believe the figure you're talking about applies to the entire government.
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee The focus on green jobs covers a number of departments, not just Environment and Climate Change Canada.
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee I don't know off the top of my head, but I can get that information to you.
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with the other program you referred to. What is it called?
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee All right. The science horizons program is to develop opportunities for young graduates and to encourage recent hires from colleges and universities in STEM fields, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, linked to the green economy. The STEM jobs in sectors of the g
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee I'll start with opening remarks and then turn it over to my colleague Sylvain for his opening remarks.
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm
Environment committee Good afternoon. I'm pleased to be here with you today to discuss the 2017-18 supplementary estimates (A) for Environment and Climate Change Canada. In terms of these estimates, they include a total of $24.1 million in new spending that requires parliamentary approval. This repres
June 12th, 2017Committee meeting
Carol Najm