Human Resources committee  Personally, the child care services I am familiar with are the services offered in Quebec, that is, services offered by early childhood centres, called CPEs, which are high quality child care services regulated by the Government of Quebec. Indigenous friendship centres in Quebec offer early childhood and family services, but they are not early childhood centres or child care services of that type.

Human Resources committee  Yes, there are. As Ms. Bérubé said, in Quebec, the indigenous friendship centre in Val-d'Or has a CPE attached to its services. The Regroupement is in the process of creating two living spaces for indigenous students and families, in Sept-Îles and Trois-Rivières, so we are going to offer child care out of those spaces where families will be able to access certain services.

Human Resources committee  I don't have those figures with me. However, I know that my colleagues from other Canadian provinces have said several times that there were wait lists made up primarily of children with special needs. As you said, many people leave the communities and go to cities in order to access services that can meet their children's special needs.

Human Resources committee  Yes, I will find out and I will get them to you.

Human Resources committee  As I said in my presentation, the indigenous friendship centres movement has existed for over 70 years in Canada, so it is clear that there are needs in terms of infrastructure, because it is often outdated. In Quebec, we have been fortunate to have the support of the provincial government for this, so some centres have been able to improve access to their services.

Human Resources committee  So the answer is yes. Thank you.

Human Resources committee  No.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. As I said when I answered a question from Ms. Ferreri, my association does not represent unlicensed child care services. I am speaking for the indigenous community organizations known as indigenous friendship centres. We provide early childhood and family services.

Human Resources committee  No. Because the funding is administered by the indigenous political institutions, service organizations do not have access to it.

Human Resources committee  I would like to answer yes or no, but I don't understand the question. It's not that I don't understand English, but I can't answer you. I'm very sorry.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Ms. Bérubé. I'm really sorry about the technical problems I had with the internet and Zoom. Regarding recommendations and needs, I talked about that briefly. We have to make sure that under this bill, the early learning and child care framework for young indigenous children is accessible to urban indigenous organizations.

Human Resources committee  Kwe, hello. My name is Amélie Lainé and I am the Director, Partnerships and Programs, at the Regroupement des centres d'amitié autochtones du Québec. I am also a member of the Wendake nation. This morning, I am happy to be working on the territory of my Wendat ancestors. I want to thank the committee for having me here, virtually, and allowing me to speak about the needs, problems and challenges facing indigenous families living in urban settings and the impact of Bill C-35.