Mr. John McBain (Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services) at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

Thank you for the question.

We have in excess of 2,000 leases in place from coast to coast, for a variety of reasons, obviously, and they all have different expiring times. So we're renewing those over different periods of time. We are targeting longer lease periods to drive a better rate, and as a result, we tend to see better costs for our accommodation in that area.