Human Resources committee  You talk about the gig economy where your whole life is side gigs.

Human Resources committee  Okay. The status of precarious employment is, when people have no choice but to accumulate contracts that are precarious, that is when you have to act. But it doesn't become more secure if it's a side gig. It's still precarious employment.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. The report to which I referred is specifically about occupational health. In my opinion, the harmful consequences of precarious work should not become the definition of precarious work. I find it somewhat concerning to say that, when an employer is ab

Human Resources committee  You do have jurisdiction in terms of the working conditions of people who are regulated federally, and if you set a good example, that helps. That's the first answer. The second element, which relates to what was just said, is that the reason we do not have laws that allow parti

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Sansoucy. First, temporary work is a much broader concept than work provided by a temporary employment agency. Until 2005, Statistics Canada kept separate statistics. In 2010, the distinction between temporary employment and employment provided t

Human Resources committee  Okay. The rest is in the report, but it is true that I do not mention the legislation there.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for that question. This overlaps with what I would have said in relation to the previous question, which is that if you're looking for a definition, you have to have a reason for looking for that. A definition for statistical purposes is a very different exercise than

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will speak in English. I apologize for that. I will answer questions in French. I hold the Canada research chair in occupational health and safety law at the University of Ottawa. I'm going to restrict my comments to the occupational health and safe