For one, I want to thank you for hosting me and taking me to your community to meet some of those immigrant business owners. It is their narrative and their stories that I think drive our agenda of growth through immigration forward.
That's why it's so important that we continue to invest in the Atlantic immigration pilot, where we are working so closely with local business owners who are driving solutions. It is through the collaboration of the AIP that we learn more about where those shortages are and about where the economic needs are locally. This is very important in Atlantic Canada, which is a part of the country that is aging a bit more rapidly than the rest of the country.
By having a plan that is focused on economic growth and on partnering with local business owners and chambers of commerce, so we can learn about where those shortages are, I'm confident we will be able to leverage the Atlantic immigration pilot so we are stronger than ever coming out of the pandemic.