In Quebec, La Financière agricole manages what's called the financial support for farm succession program. These start-up grants are paid based on the level of training that the young people have achieved. This encourages young people to get training. For example, the grants to college diploma holders are $40,000, and a certain form of interest rate protection can be added during the first years; once again that's based on the level of training. We think these initiatives could be put in place in the other provinces to support the next generation.
We also thought of another thing: the creation of a retirement fund for agricultural producers. As a young producer, I could already start investing in a fund, so that, once the transfer occurs, I won't be forced to rely on the value of my business in order to retire. Then I can pick out a certain part of my fund and thus request a smaller amount from my successor once he is established. That could be something interesting.