What we're interested in and what the EMPP is about are unmet needs. Certainly, we're all in favour of the opportunities for refugees, refugee claimants or even permanent residents who came to Canada as refugees to find success in Canada. As for whether that would be a potential pool, again, it would depend on the circumstances.
A lot of the sectors that we've seen recruiting through the EMPP have been in the areas of health care.... I think almost half of the refugees came through working in health care, manufacturing and the skilled trades. These have been areas of chronic needs.
For training and upskilling, there are wonderful organizations, like Refugee Jumpstart, that are trying to help refugees in Canada, whether they are refugee claimants, protected persons or permanent residents, to make a liaison to where there are gaps in the economy.
