Human Resources committee  We call those individuals “emerging students”. An article published in La Presse last week indicated that 20% of university students suffer from mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, learning disabilities, the infamous ADHD, and so on. At 20%, this is really one of our

Human Resources committee  They are now coming to university.

Human Resources committee  Yes. I think we need to help employers by providing programs to make them aware of this reality. Employers are becoming more aware of this, but we must face the facts: those students need more attention. In that sense, we have to help them.

Human Resources committee  They need special attention, but most of all, they need us to take the time to talk to them and give them confidence. Once they are confident, they work well. However, between the time they need to gain confidence and the time they start their first job, a lot of effort is requir

Human Resources committee  Yes, but they must agree to disclose their disorder. The problem is that, in many cases, young people do not want to do so. As soon as they do, we can support them, but when they refuse, they start having all sorts of problems and may end up dropping out.

Human Resources committee  Yes, graduates have access to our bank and the jobs that people send us for a period of two years after graduation.

Human Resources committee  If students absolutely want a job in their field, that's when it becomes difficult and the gap can grow. Right now, we tend to see that students who want to work in fields other than their own will easily find a job within six months of graduation. It may be more difficult to fin

Human Resources committee  Of course, language is a major issue. At the moment, because of Quebec's Charter of the French Language, universities are required to provide French-language instruction first. However, there are opportunities for teaching in English as a second language. The university's School

Human Resources committee  Essentially, there's a meeting for students before they start their internships. We want to make sure they have the right attitude, among other things. In the first internship, we systematically visit all the students. During the second, third, fourth and fifth internships, our

Human Resources committee  In my previous career, at the Université de Sherbrooke's School of Management, we had programs in Europe, Africa and Latin America. I can say that Canadian universities in general, and Quebec universities in particular, rank extremely well internationally. We have a good reputati

Human Resources committee  I could talk about Microsoft, Tesla, Yahoo and a number of companies from Silicon Valley. The students are often the ones who approach the employers. Students who have good results will be invited to apply. They will then be able to do an internship. About 6% of our students do

Human Resources committee  I'm sorry. I missed something there.

Human Resources committee  Originally, I think, that research program originated from the University of Waterloo. The central co-op office is at Waterloo. They ask every university and college that has co-op programs to send them all the statistics and information. Waterloo will do the compilation and make

Human Resources committee  To that, I will say to work with Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada, our association. We've worked together for more than 50 years. We have universities all across Canada. I think it would be a good start if we can find a way for our organization to start,

Human Resources committee  Very briefly, I will say to make sure that our association has a say in the new programs that you are going to put in place before they are implemented. It would be a lot easier.