Yes, you're absolutely right. We receive large numbers of GARs, government-assisted refugees, as well as privately sponsored refugees. What we have seen is the importance of really programming something that is relevant to them. The best option is having that holistic assessment and seeing what the real needs are. In our area, for example, there are a lot of women who are interested in doing catering, and they have been successful. They have been catering to some of the big institutions.
Supporting that is important, whether it's connecting to financial support or whether it's giving them space so they can access information and resources. Supporting the childminding piece is important for women as is the language component, because quite often, we have seen that the men speak one of the official languages—mainly English, in our area—so the language need is predominantly for women. We really targeted a number of programs geared to them, which is also relevant to economic development, entrepreneurship and in connecting to the other established women in the community.
We have developed some relationships in terms of doing some work for the Ontario Science Centre, which is in Toronto. Some newcomer women developed costumes for a show that goes all over the world. We helped them to negotiate a contract with the Ontario Science Centre. There is a lot of entrepreneurship that women bring to the table, and I think we have to really encourage them and build on that, because that will really help their integration into Canada.