I'll jump in, Madam Chair.
First of all, I think assessment is absolutely crucial, and if it can be done in the country of origin and given some sort of direction, that's wonderful. What I think is perhaps lacking in Canada at this moment is the capacity to provide remedial training for individuals who have taken a long time to move through the exams and need some catch-up time, maybe because they have spent two years learning French or English and therefore are no longer eligible for licensure. That can be anywhere from three months to a full residency. The capacity for those individuals is not increasing, and I think that was something Dr. Varastehpour pointed out.
When we hear there are 1,600 or so international medical graduates applying for residency--therefore, by definition, they have been identified as needing remedial activity--and only 350 or 400 are getting in, we have a capacity problem in the country.