Human Resources committee  There is basically no consensus over how to define precarious work, but again, as I mentioned at the beginning of my statement, because we usually refer to types of jobs that are low paying with low benefits or no access to benefits, they are insecure, but as even Colin Busby men

Human Resources committee  Statistics Canada basically provides data on the number of people in temporary work by different industries. As I mentioned, the main focus was services, but within services there are some variations. I don't have the specific list, but education, health and accommodation industr

Human Resources committee  It's through Statistics Canada.

Human Resources committee  Yes, but we frequently analyze that data.

Human Resources committee  Yes. But there is something that we can get from the data. For example, some industries, if they have a larger proportion of temporary workers, offer lower wages on average, and some industries offer lower hours of work. Through that, we can to some extent conclude, for example,

Human Resources committee  The earliest data we have is from 1997, again through Statistics Canada. Comparing data with that specific year, there has been a rise. The biggest rise in temporary work was around that time. In earlier studies, they calculated some numbers in the past of just overall precarious

Human Resources committee  For this calculation, basically, as I mentioned at the beginning of my statement, to calculate the percentage, which has been stable since 1997, I considered four types of employment: temporary positions, part-time positions, full-time employment with multiple jobs and unincorpor

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak to you regarding precarious employment in Canada. The labour market outcomes experienced by individuals in terms of quality of jobs and compensation are the key determinants of living standards. The traditionall