Hon. lack Davis (Minister oi the Environment) moved

for leave to introduce Bill C-191, respecting wildlife in Canada.

1. What was the total cost of the National Conference on the Law, held in Ottawa February 1st to 4th, 1972?

2. How many persons registered to attend the conference?

Hon. Otto E. Lang (Minister of Justice):

1. While all of the

accounts for the Conference have not yet been received, it is estimated that the National Conference on the Law will cost approximately $165,000.

2. Three hundred and sixty.

Questions

April 19, 1972

What functions are filled by agency relations consultants in the Department of Manpower and Immigration and how do they differ from the functions of the interviewers who will assist claimants in the UIC office under the Claimant Assistance Program?

Mr. Ray Perrault (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Manpower and Immigration):

Agency Relations consultants of the Department of Manpower and Immigration are employed in the Department's Regional Offices, and are engaged in the development and maintainance of working relationships with other Federal and Provincial Departments, with Private Organizations and Professional Groups involved in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to disadvantaged workers.

They provide advice to these Departments and Agencies on the use of the services and programs of the Department of Manpower and Immigration and they coordinate plans for the development of cooperative efforts leading to increase employability of disadvantaged clients of Canada Manpower Centres.

These programs and services may be implemented through such instruments as the Canada Assistance Plan, Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Agreements, or in cooperation with private and voluntary organizations such as The Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, and the Canadian Hearing Society.

These consultants also provide advice and guidance to Canada Manpower Centres in the delivery of Manpower Services to disadvantaged clients. This includes the development of working arrangements with appropriate public or private agencies for the referral of such clients in order to receive rehabilitation services leading to placement in employment.

Under the Claimant Assistance Program of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, Guidance Officers at each District Office are required to establish and maintain close liaison with job placement, job training, and social development agencies operated by different levels of government and by public organizations within their respective areas, so that referral of claimants may be made to the appropriate agency based on mutually acceptable criteria.

1. What was the per capita cost of health care for each province for the period January 1,1969, to January 1,1970?

2. What was the per capita cost of hospital care for each province for the period January 1, 1969, to January 1, 1970?

3. What was the per capita cost of medical care for each province for the period January 1,1969, to January 1,1970?

Mr. J. A. Jerome (Parliamentary Secretary to President of the Privy Council):

1. The per capita cost of health care for January 1, 1969 to January 1, 1970, includes: mental, tuberculosis and non-shareable hospital care expenditures, non-shareable personal health care, health administration, public health and general health expenditures.

(Mr. Lang.]

Mr. Speaker, as the answer is rather lengthy I wonder whether the rest of it might appear in Hansard as having been read?

Mr. Speaker:

Is it agreed?

Agreed.

[Editor's Note: The balance of the answer follows.]

Excludes capital expenditures

Province Per Capita Cost $ 124.31

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island 123.88

Nova Scotia 158.17

New Brunswick 151.05

Quebec 172.87

Ontario 202.58

Manitoba 178.05

Saskatchewan 163.15

Alberta 196.80

British Columbia 185.62

Yukon and Northewest Territories 128.50

2. The current estimated per capita cost of in-patient

hospital services for each province for the period January 1, 1969 to January 1, 1970 is as follows:

Province Per Capita Cost $ 58.79

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island 52.12

Nova Scotia 70.41

New Brunswick 73.36

Quebec 88.55

Ontario 84.62

Manitoba 72.04

Saskatchewan 76.71

Alberta 81.54

British Columbia 72.81

Yukon Territory 68.66

Northwest Territories 79.38

3. The Medical Care Program operates on a fiscal year basis from April 1 to March 31. As a result, precise per capita cost of insured services are available on a fiscal year basis only. For the fiscal year 1969-70 the medical care per capita cost of insured services by province is as follows:

Province

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Per Capita Cost $

28.84

16.69*

40.40

13.65*

76.71*

60.33

52.87

36.95

April 19, 1972

Alberta 51.46

British Columbia 57.49

Yukon Territory -

Northwest Territories -

*As the provinces joined the Medical Care plan during the year, their cost of insured services does not represent a full 12-month per capita cost.

1. What are the names and addresses of the persons employed by Statistics Canada or other government agencies to determine the number of unemployed people in the constituency of Abitibi?

2. How many persons were consulted for each sampling?

3. What salary was paid to each such person?

4. Are any travel expenses paid to such employees apart from the regular salaries paid to employees of Statistics Canada or other government agencies?

Mr. Bruce Howard (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Industry. Trade and Commerce):

Statistics Canada reports that: 1. Statistics Canada employs Mr. Denis Veil-lette, 440 Pioneer Avenue, P.O. Box 2058, Malartic, Quebec, who was hired in April 1965 to interview people for the Labour Force Survey in the constituency of Abitibi.

2. The interviewer's assignment for the Labour Force Survey averages thirty-four households.

3. Mr. Denis Veillette currently receives $1.92 per hour. (February 29, 1972).

4. He is paid thirteen cents per mile for miles travelled in his automobile while completing his assignments. (In accordance with travel regulations, travel expenses are paid when prior authorization has been given 1