There is a new survey from Statistics Canada. We now have figures based on September of last year, September 2011, that give us a measurement of the intent to hire for available positions by employers. We also have in the department the capacity to look at online job postings, which is another source. It gives us a different measure. Sometimes the jobs are posted, but they don't really exist. They're employers who will be looking to fill positions or to recruit proactively. In case they find someone of good quality, they would consider that person.
So there are various measures that are quite imperfect. The results don't jibe. They give us different levels. We know there are many jobs that go unfilled currently. Some are really hard to fill. That points to real shortages in some sectors, occupations, regions.
But in terms of level, it depends on the source. We have a couple of sources that would allow us to provide a proxy for the number of job openings currently in the Canadian economy.