Human Resources committee  Thanks for the opportunity. No, we have not, in Ontario, but we did poll our members on a similarly designed bill in B.C. There was very little support, for the reasons you mentioned. Adding layers of paperwork to securing contractors or in the situation where an SME becomes a

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Certainly. It's problematic for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the cost went up significantly in 2014 and is now $1,000 for a small business. If you're applying for three, four or five positions, that becomes significant. You have to remember that a small percentage of our membe

Human Resources committee  Thank you. It shouldn't be a revenue generator. Secondly, there has to be something done with the time frame, or perhaps there's a short response time so that within two weeks you hear that yes, your application is complete; yes, you have all the elements; and now you're into p

Human Resources committee  Are you asking whether there are more part-time jobs offered at the SMEs?

Human Resources committee  Oh, I see. It's just to save on the costs.

Human Resources committee  A labour shortage is a labour shortage. Most of our employers are looking for full-time, long-term employees to come and fill those labour gaps. In our experience, contractual or part-time work really is only starting to make headway, if you will, in areas like IT and consulting,

Human Resources committee  The youth are adapting to using online job boards. Before, we talked about knowing someone's—

Human Resources committee  A question about immigrants is timely. Just yesterday, I met with In-TAC, the International Talent Acquisition Centre. They deal with tens of thousands of new immigrants to Canada. We are pitching a pilot, essentially, where we approach them and the pipeline of new immigrants. Th

Human Resources committee  I don't have data on that. I could try, but if I had to wager, I would say it's probably low.

Human Resources committee  For some reason, this one sticks. I don't know why because it's just the small suppliers who have to bear the brunt of that. I did share the stats about the number of our employers looking to increase their wages and benefits and the work that they're doing to keep existing empl

Human Resources committee  Sure.

Human Resources committee  Certainly. I have to say that's not feedback that we often get from business owners, especially as periods of tight labour markets start to increase, as they are right now. We're seeing two things happen. One is that they can't find a body that they would train, or they have th

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Certainly. We're big fans of work-integrated learning if you consider it under a big, broad definition. Many of us think of work-integrated learning as co-op programs and apprenticeships, for example. We'd make sure that the on-the-job training I've been describing is recognized