That is an excellent question. Thank you.
A step was taken in the right direction with the home caregiver pilot program. That was an opportunity for people to come to provide care for people by helping with children, the elderly or disabled people. That was definitely a step in the right direction.
I think we are missing the mark here in two key areas. One is international students and one is with seasonal agricultural workers.
We need to understand that seasonal agricultural workers in British Columbia account for about 13.4% of the labour market. We have people coming and living in Canada, contributing to the economy, contributing to our food security—food security is a significant issue in this country—and we are not providing pathways to permanency for these seasonal agricultural workers. I think that is a very significant area where we need to see increased pathways to permanence.
We also need to look at strengthening the PNP, the provincial nominee program. Understanding how individuals can access.... We're going to see that the majority of our permanent residents are already within Canada. We've seen that fact during COVID, and we're expecting that to happen with the CUAET visa holders. I would like to see more opportunities for individuals who are coming through those different pathways to be able to access permanency.