Human Resources committee  It can be any level of government. Usually it's provincial because, obviously, the education programs that we're providing are aligned with the local provincial education ministry. One of the largest, though, is the innovation entrepreneurship ministry in British Columbia. They p

Human Resources committee  Of the $20 million, about 5% is done by government. That's roughly $1 million across the whole country, across all levels of government, for the 16 charters and the national office, but about half of that, so about $500,000, is from one ministry in British Columbia.

Human Resources committee  Corporations really see themselves as the beneficiary of our work. They want to invest in tomorrow's workforce, and they're very generous in Canada. They have active and very well-engaged corporate social responsibility programs, and they actively volunteer but also donate to JAC

Human Resources committee  Of course, we would support anything that provides an opportunity for today's youth. For the at-risk and marginalized youth, I think, the challenge is accessing them. It's finding out where they are and having that network of communication so that they can be identified and suppo

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here to share a perspective on experiential learning and pathways to employment for Canadian youth, specifically in the area of entrepreneurship. Junior achievement, or JA as we refer to it, has a long history in entrepreneurial educatio