Does it hinder us from investing in Canada? No.
We announced in July that we'd be opening a software development centre in the lower mainland of B.C., which we opened in September. It will have approximately 300 employees or software developers by the end of January. Hopefully, that will continue to grow quite significantly.
There's a recognition that the IP regime in Canada is taking shape and that the government is taking it seriously. I think it was under the Liberals, the previous government, with Bill C-60, and I think that, obviously, we're seeing steps by this current government in moving towards that.
I think that decision to invest in Canada was done regardless of the IP regime here. It was done for other reasons, such as the strong infrastructure we have, the quality of life Canada offers, and the better immigration policies we have, because again, we're talking about onshoring people, as Bernard points out. As we have indicated, there's a shortage of skilled people in the computer sciences in North America.
Our goal was to recruit the top 1% or 2% from around the world, wherever they may be, whether they're in Canada, the United States, India, or Trinidad and Tobago, and to bring these people to B.C. to create and innovate and do some software development, recognizing that the IP policies in Canada will become stronger. We're certainly hopeful that this will continue.
No, the decision to invest in B.C. had nothing to do with the IP policies here.