Official Languages committee  The goal is not to save money. But there is a great deal of volume. In previous years, a minimum percentage of positions were posted. That percentage is increasing every year. Last year, one million positions were posted. It is almost impossible to have enough people to do all th

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, committee members, good morning. My name is Donna Achimov; I am the Assistant Deputy Minister of Citizen and Community Services at Service Canada. With me today is Ms. Francine L'Espérance, who is the Acting Director General of Labour Market Information, also at Serv

Official Languages committee  Employment Assistance Services have existed for over 40 years and were first provided through local offices. Following progress in technology, Job Bank became one of the first on-line job posting and job search services. It is available at no cost to employers.

Official Languages committee  Under labour market development agreements, all provinces except Quebec and Saskatchewan have decided to continue using Job Bank for their online employment services. As it is a national service, we upload the offers from Quebec and Saskatchewan, which are then made available to

Human Resources committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair, and thank you. Good morning to the committee members. My name is Donna Achimov. I'm the assistant deputy minister with the citizen and community service branch of Service Canada. Joining me today are Robert Smith, director responsible for the youth