The labour market area and the agreements that have been signed between Canada and the provinces are now at the table of most provinces. The Government of Canada is supporting these and leasing money through the labour market agreements to be able to do this. So I think an area of focus and investigation is the labour market.
Let me be clear: there are about 1.4 million Canadians across Canada who are employees of this sector. We know there will be a 30% to 40% turnover and loss, probably, in the next three or four years. It's a significant challenge, perhaps, for us to face, when we do the labour market information surveys and so on, in skills and skills gaps and simply in whether there are going to be people interested in working in the sector. There's a real concern about whether we're going to be able to attract and retain people.
I would have to say that Quebec, through its work in the province, has done incredible work concerning the économie sociale. Their exact strategy about the labour market is incredible and is something we should look at and that you may want to look at it. They've actually been able to establish a range of processes to guarantee that the sector will retain and recruit staff. It may not necessarily be as significant a problem in Quebec as it is in Canada and the provinces.
I think your focus should be looking at the labour market in order to strengthen the infrastructure of the sector and have employees who work in organizations, notwithstanding that you still have to worry about funding, compensation, skills training, all those other issues. But I think an area and a focus that the federal government has committed to, through LMA and other agreements with provinces, is that area. I think it's an important one.