Human Resources committee  I think there are a couple of policy responses to that question. First, we do know that directly involving persons with disabilities in the decisions that affect them will affect that culture change. Having them involved in an organization where they are informing the developmen

Human Resources committee  I think that is a very important question, and it speaks to the range of programming that's offered by the Government of Canada, in terms of the new workforce development agreements that have been negotiated with provinces and territories, and in terms of being able to meet the e

Human Resources committee  I'm happy to get that data for the committee. Those responsibilities are elsewhere within my department, but we can certainly supply that for the committee.

Human Resources committee  It's not incremental to public service hiring; it is within public service hiring. It's an additional 5,000 over the next five years.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  It's the same process for any regulated entity seeking an exemption. There would be an application made to the responsible minister or regulatory body. Depending on the jurisdiction, it could be the minister responsible for accessibility, it could be the minister of transport, wh

Human Resources committee  I have to say no.

Human Resources committee  It was addressed. It's at three levels. There is the new deputy responsible for public service accessibility. Again, she'll be happy to present to the committee on Tuesday. Each deputy minister is required to submit an accessibility plan, and so there's lots of governance amongst

Human Resources committee  It's 5.6%. Thank you. When you match that against the fact that 14% of the Canadian population are persons with a disability, while we are meeting our employment equity targets, it still falls quite short of representativeness across the country. The 5,000 additional hires ov

Human Resources committee  Very briefly, the regulatory impact assessment statements that are required for each regulation package are required under law, under the cabinet directive on regulations, to include a cost-benefit analysis for each set of regulations.

Human Resources committee  Yes, you are correct.

Human Resources committee  I'm happy to offer a clarification. What the minister is talking about is a study that references employment for persons with disabilities and their inclusion in the labour market. The economic benefit to the Canadian economy is estimated at between 1.3% and 1.9% of GDP. For all

Human Resources committee  This is an important question. I'm going to divide it in two parts. As I said in an earlier response, the announcement about hiring 5,000 new persons with disabilities into the public service is part of the normal hiring practice as attrition occurs and hiring occurs across the

Human Resources committee  I'm happy to answer this. It's a fundamental question of culture change. The minister speaks of this frequently. I think there are three levers, if I can use those words. One of them is quite formal and then two are more on the informal side. On the formal side, Bill C-81, again

Human Resources committee  The closest model is within the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act. Of course, the federated model within the United States and the powers of the federal government vis-à-vis the states are very different from what we have in Canada. In terms of looking at settin