In terms of growth, we have seen some pretty unprecedented growth with respect to population, in particular. A lot of that is driven specifically by the immigration programs that we have. We don't have a lot of interprovincial migration. It's through immigration and refugees who are coming in and family reunification. It has really helped to grow the labour base and the pool, which has basically been able to feed into the various companies that act as the underpinning of our economy.
With that, the economy has shown some growth, but fundamentally we've been trying to figure out if in fact there is a particular objective coming from the federal government with respect to positioning Canada as a good place for foreign direct investment. What we have seen is that there is no trickle-down in terms of being the organizations that really are the first points of contact for any new companies that are either looking at investing in the marketplace—and specifically looking at the Winnipeg region—or companies that are looking to make new investments, as opposed to making investments outside of the country or the community.
Fundamentally, we've been moving in a good direction. We believe in the direction that's been set by the federal government, particularly with respect to growing the economy and changing the narrative in terms of how companies view Canada. It's not just a place to cut, drill, and dig. It's a place that looks at innovation and technology around all our diverse industry sectors, and a lot of that activity exists within the capital regions within those key major communities.
We are enthusiastic, based on the position that the federal government has taken, but we're trying to understand how it is that the first point of contact in dealing with companies, which are the economic development agencies, can help facilitate those objectives being set at a federal level.