There's always a lot for us to assess in terms of client behaviour when we start a new program. I think one of the reasons why we saw such a strong uptake by the international graduates is that we've already seen quite a strong uptake in the past. What I mean by that is that, if we look at 2019 data, we know that a number of temporary residents transitioned to permanent residents. A large portion of those people were, in fact, international students. There's a bit of a known pathway there, unlike the one for the health care workers in particular and the essential worker stream. Those pathways might not be quite as clear or as known. We certainly do have other workers than those in an essential stream or in a health care stream who have made that transition. Typically with some of the other pilots that we've run in the past, sometimes it can take a little bit longer for a more innovative pathway to take root. We've had these pathways open for six months to allow time for essential workers and health care workers to submit their applications. That's why we've allowed that six-month window until November 5.
We'll see about client behaviour. I know that colleagues here in the department are watching this transition of temporary workers to permanent residents. We know that we'll also learn a lot through the process, as well as bring in permanent residents who are already here and already contributing to Canada's economy, which will help bolster our economic recovery and our society going forward.