We meet on a regular basis, and whenever there is an issue such as a new policy or new regulations that are being put in place, we make sure that we ask our members what the impact of it could or will be. We have very good relationships and we're very proud of that.
If I may, I will flag a new issue that just emerged last Thursday, as this is a good opportunity. We just found out that there are new fees right now associated with international mobility programs. Some of our members contacted us immediately and said it would create an issue for students to find an internship for the summer, those who are international co-op students or on youth exchange programs, because the students will be asked to pay $150 and the employers will be asked to pay $230. We believe that these fees may deter both students and employers from students' having the chance to work for the summer or for a semester in Canada.
We would appreciate whatever you could do to alleviate this or to make an exception for universities, as you rightly did recently with the temporary foreign worker program. If there could be an exception made for those students and for the employers who would accept those students, it would be much appreciated. This is something we contacted CIC about immediately this week, and we're waiting to hear from them, but whatever help you as members of Parliament could provide to us would be much appreciated.