Mr. Lessard, that's a very good question. Our study showed that information is very important. The more immigrants have access to accurate information before they make their decision, the more their expectations will be realistic. This may come as a surprise to you, but the first stage in the project was a snapshot. We tried to find out who was responsible for what piece of the puzzle, Canada-wide. It involved a number of jurisdictions. Sometimes, the information that was given to immigrants was completely false. That was no one's fault. Everyone has good intentions. It was normal for expectations to have been so high, and for people to have been so disappointed once they arrived in the country.
With respect to education, it's very important to be able to cooperate or discuss matters with countries from which there are large pools of immigrants, to see how their system compares to ours. That is one of the things that the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers does. We manage the accreditation of engineering programs throughout Canada. So we have expertise, and we meet with representatives from other countries to see how we could facilitate program recognition.
On an individual basis, one of our study's recommendations was to create a data base which could be used by all members of our council, by the professional engineering bodies, to have one single quick and transparent way of evaluating foreign credentials. The process is underway. We should have access to this data base shortly, and we know how important it is, in the selection process, to be able to tell foreign engineers whether they need to take additional courses or not. We will be in a position to do that. It would certainly be a plus, during the process, for people to be encouraged to contact us so that we could provide them with this information, etc.; it isn't only about education, there are many other things as well.