There are lots of barriers when it comes to that, especially when it comes to the more professional levels. Interprovincially, it can be very challenging for, say, a dental hygienist to move from one province to the next and quickly be able to work. Those are some of the challenges that we face within Canada.
Of course, the shortage of labour overall continues to be a big factor for many businesses. We've seen the vacancy rates come down over the last, I'd say, six months, but they're still higher than they were before the pandemic. There are still lots of jobs wanting at the moment.
A few of the things that have been done recently—for example, eliminating the cap on the number of hours that international students can work—were actually super-helpful. A lot of small businesses are able to now hire people quickly into positions in restaurants and in the service sector, for example. That's been really helpful.
We'll see how the cap impacts them, but more important is the fact that the ones who are here will be able to work.
On the immigration side, there has been some good work done. We're a little worried about what the tightening of the temporary foreign worker program is going to look like and what it's going to mean. We understand that this is something that may be coming. That will impact certain sectors of the economy that are still looking for that as a way to find people they need to fill the jobs they have.