Human Resources committee  On a point of clarification, CCRW receives core funding from the Office for Disability Issues. For all of our other programs and services, there are probably two parts to my response. Part one is we receive the funding from the Office for Disability Issues for core services. We u

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Do you want to come to work with the CCRW?

Human Resources committee  I'm getting ready to retire, so I'm with Mr. MacGregor on this. One of the important pieces here is that just recently, through the Office for Disability Issues in the former government, they actually provided core funding to eighteen key organizations in Canada to March 31, 200

Human Resources committee  Yes, exactly, and I would fully support your observation with regard to three years, particularly as it relates to human resources. Just as an example from the partners for workplace inclusion program, which has five sites in Canada, we are funded year by year through the Opport

Human Resources committee  The CCRW receives core funding in the amount of $405,000 from the Office for Disability Issues. All of our other programs and services that employ staff, who are often persons with disabilities, come from project-based funding. We also receive membership fees from corporations,

Human Resources committee  Systematically, I just went down through my head going ding, ding, ding, ding, which one? It's almost like roulette. Which one will come up? I have to support your observation with regard to the Opportunities Fund. It is a most valuable fund for non-governmental organizations an

Human Resources committee  From our understanding, it is primarily dependent upon the province. Every province has its own set of rules and regulations relating to the recognition of Internet-based programs. I could speak to what may be applicable in Ontario, but the applicable rules are not the same as in

Human Resources committee  Those are very important comments you've made, Monsieur D'Amours. I would be reckless to suggest that they are not important to all Canadians with disabilities and to Canadians in general. It would be very important, when working with persons with disabilities particularly, to re

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. The CCRW, which is our acronym, actually has a virtual employment resource centre that's called WORKink. Our WORKink site is set up so that it transcends every province in Canada. We have connectivity with people out in the field in every province such that

Human Resources committee  That's part of what we do, yes.

Human Resources committee  Everything the CCRW embodies is part of the skills development agenda. The nine essential skills, as identified by the Government of Canada, are the nine essential skills that are built into all of our training programs for persons with disabilities. We have a very aggressive cas

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for that very open-ended question. If we had the remainder of the day to respond in detail, I could certainly take it up. However, to précis a response from the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work's perspective, we are an organization that is thirty

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work is very pleased to have been asked to present its brief to the standing committee today, so we're very appreciative of the opportunity. I would like to make reference to page 4 of the brief so that I can be t

Human Resources committee  I will read for you, from page 4 of our nine-page brief. I want to submit eight key points for consideration. To give you an overview, based on the CCRW's thirty-year history with employment issues and outcomes from our research, and more significantly the diversity planning for