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View Peter Julian Profile
NDP (BC)
It's not a question, just a comment, Mr. Chair.
The Chair: Okay, go ahead.
Mr. Peter Julian: I think that's a good proposal by Mr. Fast. He's mellowing.
View Wayne Easter Profile
Lib. (PE)
It's good to see the official opposition and the NDP agreeing.
(On clauses 280 to 287)
The Chair: Could we get an explanation on the remainder of those clauses, Ms. Beattie? Then we'll go to a vote seeing them all as one.
Selena Beattie
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Selena Beattie
2021-06-03 16:15
It would be my pleasure.
The remainder of the clauses will require a review of new and revised qualification standards to include an evaluation of bias and barriers, require the design and selection of assessment methods to include an evaluation of bias and barriers, broaden the preference given to Canadian citizens in external advertised appointments to include permanent residents, and provide for transitional provisions related to the timing and the coming into force of these sections.
View Wayne Easter Profile
Lib. (PE)
Okay.
Are there any questions from committee members?
I have one myself, Ms. Beattie.
How do you see doing this? Do you have supervisors over the supervisors supervising the hiring officers? How do you do this? How do you police this?
Selena Beattie
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Selena Beattie
2021-06-03 16:16
This will be done in different ways. For qualification standards, these are minimum requirements that are established by the employer. In this case, Treasury Board Secretariat's office of the chief human resources officer, when it conducts reviews, will need to conduct the evaluation.
For assessment methods, the Public Service Commission will be providing tools, supports and instructions for hiring managers about how to ensure the assessment methods have been evaluated and any barriers have been mitigated to the extent possible.
View Julie Dzerowicz Profile
Lib. (ON)
It's just a quick one, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
Can our officials just let us know which stakeholders support these revised provisions?
Selena Beattie
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Selena Beattie
2021-06-03 16:17
We have conducted consultations and engagement with different groups of stakeholders. In particular, we spoke with the employee diversity networks within the public service to understand the concerns of their members about the staffing process. We also conducted consultations with bargaining agents to understand the challenges their members were facing and with senior officials regarding diversity and inclusion. In crafting these amendments, we took into account the concerns they had raised.
View Julie Dzerowicz Profile
Lib. (ON)
Ms. Beattie, has this measure been informed by the findings on diversity detailed in this year's public service employee survey?
Selena Beattie
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Selena Beattie
2021-06-03 16:18
This was prepared before the results of the public service employee survey were available.
View Wayne Easter Profile
Lib. (PE)
Thank you.
(Clauses 280 to 287 inclusive agreed to on division)
(On clause 288)
The Chair: Thank you, Ms. Beattie. I don't believe you're here for the next one. Thank you for being here all along.
Division 34 is on early learning and child care.
We have Ms. Karen Hall.
View Wayne Easter Profile
Lib. (PE)
If you want to give us an explanation, go ahead. You will have to hold your mike up for the interpreters.
Karen Hall
View Karen Hall Profile
Karen Hall
2021-06-03 16:19
Thank you.
Please just let me know if there are any issues with the sound quality.
I am here to speak to clause 288.
This clause provides for the appropriation of funding for early learning and child care to provinces and territories for fiscal year 2021-22. It includes three elements: first, statutory authority for payments to be made to provinces or territories in connection with the bilateral agreement for early learning and child care in this fiscal year; second, that the minister may establish terms and conditions in respect of those payments; and third, that the maximum total amount that may be paid to the provinces and territories be $2.95 billion.
The purpose of the statutory appropriations for this fiscal year is to ensure that the federal government is able to transfer funding to provinces and territories as soon as bilateral agreements are reached. Funding for future years will be provided through voted appropriations on an annual basis through the estimates process, as has been the case for the existing bilateral agreements.
I'm happy to take your questions.
View Wayne Easter Profile
Lib. (PE)
Okay. I just want to be sure of the numbers. It's $2.948 billion. Is that right?
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