Thank you for the question, Madam Chair.
In my opening remarks, I mentioned processing delays for permits, especially at the advanced level. Talent is highly mobile. They have competing offers from other institutions. U15 universities are competing with some of the best universities around the world, so delays in processing create a disruption that does damage Canada's reputation over the long run.
We were really pleased to see the government move forward with the commitment of a two-week processing period for doctoral students. That's excellent. We'll continue to monitor to ensure that IRCC is able to meet that target, which will be really important. Our understanding, as well, is with the Impact+ strategy, there will, again, be efforts to ensure that those processing delays are not a barrier to getting some of that world-class research into Canada. As I said, that uncertainty about whether they can accept an offer from a top Canadian university or not can be a real barrier.
