Are we graduating enough engineers from universities in Canada, Canadian citizens, who plan to practise in Canada? Or are we having a challenge with...? I know this has been mentioned in other areas, such as medicine and others. A lot of the spaces in universities are being taken up by foreign students. They're obviously paying tuition to be there, but when they graduate, they're going back to their countries of origin to actually practise. Are we having any challenges like that? Is that just a fallacy? Do we have enough spots for engineering students in our universities across the country to fill the labour needs of the future once they graduate and are able to practise that profession? Or are we having a bit of a challenge around the number of spots and the number of graduates who are staying in Canada to practise?
On March 14th, 2012. See this statement in context.