This is responding to the needs of Canadians, responding to the consultations, and being willing to work with people to develop a process that will actually help new Canadians, people who are considering coming here.
I've been told too many times by too many people how they waited to come to Canada for three or four years. They got here, and then it could take them as long as two years to find out even where to get their credentials evaluated. Once they did so, they discovered that there was a gap between their credentials and what was required to practice in Canada. Then it took them maybe two years to go back to school. Many of them couldn't afford it by that point.
Our federal foreign credentials referrals office, which we announced last week, is going to help these people very quickly identify where and how to get their credentials assessed, even before they get to Canada, so that they can close the gap on their skills by the time they get here. It will get them to work in their chosen trades.