Indeed, this will allow designated regions which have a declining population and are in economic difficulty to retain their young people and provide their industries with skilled workers.
In the region of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, for example, we had noted that the population was declining at a rate of more than 5% per year over the last five years. However, this year, we reached a threshold of zero. The population is still in decline, but only slightly. There has been improvement in this regard. This is a positive factor.