Yes, I totally agree with that.
A better knowledge of labour needs will facilitate the way we target our recruitment efforts, for example. It'll allow us to know where we need to make efforts to fine-tune the selection process. I'm also thinking of ways to match the needs of communities and employers with those of international applicants who have already begun the process of determining where they want to settle.
Last fall, Mr. Jacques and I went to Rabat, Morocco, for Destination Canada. I spoke with prospective immigrants. The question that came up most often was about labour needs. They wanted to know what we could offer them. Among them were people specialized in the health field as well as teachers.
Some of the needs were very well defined in the public consultations, but we want to know what the communities' needs are, because they have their own specific needs.