Veterans Affairs committee  We don't get any additional funding apart from the $15,000.

Veterans Affairs committee  It is about 100%. The program has a 90% success rate, as I stated earlier. I would also add that unofficially, a good number of our participants are offered a job even before they finish the program. The others quickly find employment. It's all well and good to have a 90% success rate, but you may ask what about the remaining 10%?

Veterans Affairs committee  I have been told that Veterans Affairs Canada promotes the program in its information bulletins, for example. We are also working with the Canadian Armed Forces to promote the program. The program is very new, it has only been in existence for two years, but we can see by the number of visits on our website that growth could almost be exponential.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, we could, especially as the program is set up to be online and self-paced. I wouldn't say that the sky is the limit, but we could take in many more participants without weighing down the program.

Veterans Affairs committee  It isn't necessary, because the program is a self-financing one.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are two possibilities, but I would say that there would be a few wrinkles to iron out first. The first problem is that a potential student can't start the program as long as he or she has not been completely relieved of their duties, even if the request for release from military service has been approved.

Veterans Affairs committee  We would appreciate it. Those would be our two recommendations.

Veterans Affairs committee  In your discussions with the previous group of witnesses, you spoke of entrepreneurship programs, for example, for service members that leave the military. We are already offering entrepreneurship programs, and we could absolutely welcome veterans. Yes, employability and entrepreneurship—which you were talking about, Ms.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's right. The program was launched about two years ago. We have trained approximately 200 people who are now on the labour market and another 200 students are currently doing the program.

Veterans Affairs committee  Indeed, and that is why we went to Valcartier last summer, that is why we went to Bagotville and that is why we go to Mirabel when there are events like the symposium. We actually have a promotions van that we use in Quebec. We also have a big media presence. That is precisely why we are doing these things.

Veterans Affairs committee  We asked Accenture to do a study on our return on investment to see if the program was meeting its goals. We are extremely satisfied with the results: it seems that we are doing things exactly right. We have funding, as well as the education and training benefits, so nothing should keep us from growing.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, the education and training benefit program covers the enrolment fees, i.e., $15,000.

Veterans Affairs committee  No. The fees are $15,000 per participant for each pathway.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I don't have the exact number. We have 400 people in the program right now. We graduated a few, some are still ongoing. They get hired through a variety of sectors: consulting firms, banks, the federal government itself, KPMG defence contractors. I don't have the exact numbers at hand, but they are deployed in quite a variety of sectors.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, it is.