Human Resources committee  There has. I mentioned previously the arrangements of the Agreement on Internal Trade, which is trying to address those issues. Actually, a survey done in 2005 looked precisely at what kinds of problems exist today. Are there a couple of comments you'd want to add to what we found?

Human Resources committee  Thank you for having us. We will indeed follow up and make sure we get you the information you're asking for. Thank you. Merci beaucoup.

Human Resources committee  No, no. The cost to the individual.

Human Resources committee  Are you asking whether we know how much an individual will be charged to take the exam?

Human Resources committee  Just to be clear, when I suggested talking to Health Canada, I was specifically addressing the question about what we knew about caps on enrolment in medical schools. But actually on the issues of credential recognition and doctors, I'm going to ask Corinne to tell you some of the things that are being done and are being supported at the moment.

Human Resources committee  Yes. What you likely want to know more about is the youth employment strategy that you'll find in our department, which actually does some of that kind of work with at-risk youth, bringing them into a full range of work experience in first jobs.

Human Resources committee  I'm going to let Cliff speak to a couple of things. We do have data and information in the department that indicates that access to post-secondary education and training does differ by urban, rural, northern, and remote communities. Participation rates in post-secondary education and training are not as high for northern and rural areas.

Human Resources committee  It's probably a question more appropriately addressed to officials from Health Canada, who I would think are doing that kind of analysis and research.

Human Resources committee  If I could add to that on literacy, our department does manage a national literacy program. I'm afraid that I'm not an expert on the program or on the current thinking of the future of that programming and new emphases or new things that we may be thinking about, but certainly when colleagues of ours return next week, on June 8, workplace literacy is on the list, and if you're interested in talking more generally about literacy, I'll be sure they come prepared to do so.

Human Resources committee  To speak to the first point, as Barbara has said, there are many complicated factors that people will take into account before they will move within the country to take jobs or not, yet as Cliff says, the evidence shows that we really have quite a flexible labour force. That said, yes, the temporary entry of foreign workers is used to meet employers' skill needs and labour needs.

Human Resources committee  I think that employer involvement in the programming is somewhat of an issue in some places in the country, and it does represent a barrier to taking on and growing the number of apprentices. These new tax measures are intended to try to support employers with the added cost of having apprentices in their companies and firms, on their construction sites, etc., in the first couple of years of study.

Human Resources committee  Maybe I can begin to answer that—and others might want to join in. In the case of the regulated occupations and the barriers that exist in Canada, yes, those are provincial jurisdiction. But that was the whole reason for the labour mobility provisions being agreed to in the Agreement on Internal Trade in the 1990s, to actually address those barriers that exist.

Human Resources committee  Maybe I can begin with some answers to those observations. First of all, if you step back and compare Canada to other OECD countries, we have a pretty good track record on completion of post-secondary education and training. Generally we have a good system. I'm not going to be able to quote the figures to you, but if you want them, I'm sure Barbara or Cliff have them.

Human Resources committee  It is an issue we know something about. Barbara, do you want to expand a bit on what our research to date tells us about the costs of relocation?

Human Resources committee  If I could, I'll simply add to the answer. You may want to ask that same question of officials from the Department of Finance. As I understand it, the tax benefits in support of relocation do not cover the temporary moves that Barbara has described to you. Yes, it is certainly, from time to time, brought to our attention that there is no government benefit at this moment in any program that supports temporary relocation.