The provincial nominee program is not directly impacted by the changes introduced through Bill C-50. We have, however, worked with the provinces. We're in the process of removing the caps on the number of nominees that each province can bring in to meet their individual regional needs. We believe that's very important. That's why we've expanded that program and are in the process of doing so right across the country.
The categories of priority processing under Bill C-50 will not affect the provincial nominee programs. In many ways, they complement them. Setting national priorities frees up capacity at the provincial level to identify specific needs for them. For example, if lab techs are in demand right across the country, provinces won't have to use their limited resources to each set those as a priority. They'll be able to expand their provincial nominee programs to other areas, other occupations where they do have specific needs that are local.