Minister, I was with you at Sheridan College when you first addressed this international student issue in Brampton. You went in as soon as you took over. It was brought to your attention, and you took action, so thank you so much for that.
A few years ago our government commissioned an economic report on the economic impact of international education in Canada. The resulting report indicated that in 2018, for example, international students in Canada spent $22.3 billion on tuition, accommodation and discretionary spending, which translated into a $19.7 billion contribution to Canada's economy in that year. Ontario benefited from 55.3% of that contribution. Economists estimated that international students' annual spending in that year supported 218,577 jobs and contributed $3.7 billion in tax revenues. One of the other benefits to Canada is that international students supported the hospitality sector by working in restaurants and hotels, for example.
Is there a plan to compensate or counteract the loss of these contributions that might occur as a result of restricting the number of students?