I was also talking about students who wish to do internships in Quebec. They don't have an easy time. Quite the contrary. In our view, the requirements are disproportionate. The students must go through all the steps taken by foreign workers, even though the internship will be just a few weeks long and they have the support of the two partner institutions. We're also not allowed to provide assistance because of immigration laws. In this situation, it's very difficult to ensure reciprocity when working with the other universities. It's easy to send out interns, but very difficult to take them in.
I also want to bring up two ironies. The first concerns the large number of students who receive a refusal letter from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, even though they have the language skills and a scholarship from the Canadian government. These students are mainly from African countries with French-speaking populations.