Environment committee  Yes, thank you. It is specifically to enable the department to establish internal capacity to do a better liaison with staff and resolve the issues facing employees as a result of the Phoenix implementation. We are focused on ensuring that we have the data analytics and are able

Environment committee  I think it's important to appreciate that we have a very diverse department, and these estimates include all aspects of the work of the department, be it climate change, conserving nature or our role in impact assessment. It is about all of the priorities that we are dealing with

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. On the campaign funding, it is a horizontal initiative led by PCO. That money for Environment Canada is being used to promote the nature legacy fund. It will ensure that Canadians have a better understanding of the new nature agenda and what we are go

Environment committee  Specifically with the innovative solutions Canada program, we have a project to reduce plastic waste.

Environment committee  Currently, recycling does not include all types of plastic, so in using this innovative solutions approach we are looking to launch a project to reduce plastics from food waste—food wrappings and so on. Currently, a lot of recycling programs do not accept all kinds of plastics, s

Environment committee  That's money that we had in our reference level that we are asking to be moved to other departments that work in collaboration with us—

Environment committee  —such as DFO, NSERC, NRCan and our Global Affairs.

Environment committee  For the areas where we work in collaboration....

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, members. I'm pleased to be here with you today to discuss the 2018-19 supplementary estimates (A) for Environment and Climate Change Canada. With me are Matt Jones, the assistant deputy minister of the pan-Canadian framework implementatio

Government Operations committee  Thank you. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you today about the work Environment and Climate Change Canada is doing to meet its commitment to green government operations. ln the federal sustainable development strategy under the pan-Canadian framework, the Gover

Environment committee  For Environment Canada it's a little different. Our program is delivered through a third party. We fund employers who hire students. It's not really students who work within Environment Canada. They work in multiple industries, including not-for-profits, academic institutions, an

Environment committee  I would have to get back to you on that. I don't know.

Environment committee  I don't know. I'd rather come back to you, unless Parks wants to answer that.

Environment committee  The interns work on projects for six to 12 months, so they are temporary employees. I'm not sure whether it works the same way under the other program. Unfortunately, I don't know.

Environment committee  I will turn to Nancy to answer that question.