Thank you very much.
As the minister, I've actually met the same stakeholders in Waterloo, and I heard very loud and clear from them that we needed to do a better job at getting talent here and getting it faster. The global skills strategy was the answer to that. It's a great program. It came directly from businesses that suggested ways in which we can help them.
First, there's the two-week standard to get people here. When I went back to employers and asked them if it was really two weeks and if it was working for them, they said it was, absolutely.
The other piece that's really important about the global skills strategy is the ability for Canada to get academics here and waive the work permit for short-term stays when they come and do research and collaborate with other Canadian researchers and then go back. It's an amazing program. It's working well. I've seen the benefits first-hand, and it's the kind of program that addresses the real needs of employers and the needs for businesses to grow by getting talent here and getting it fast.