We hope that this report will be widely discussed across the country with all the relevant labour market partners. We know that change cannot come overnight, but we believe that our recommendations can be the start of a process to develop a coherent Canadian transition system.

We wish to thank the CLFDB for the opportunity to contribute to an important part of the Board's mandate. We hope our work will make a useful contribution to a wider public awareness of these issues and to the necessary public policy developments.

We would also like to thank Patrice de Broucker, CLFDB Research and Policy Officer, for his patience, abilities, and hard work; and Kevin Hayes, Senior Economist at the Canadian Labour Congress, for his assistance.