Yes, in fact you're certainly responding to something we have noticed. The problem in rural communities is often more significant with respect to the shortage of labour than it is in larger cities. One of the reasons behind that, of course, is access to immigration. No look at our demographic profile can suggest anything other than the fact that we should expect a continued increase--again, ebbing and flowing over time--in the concern over the shortage of labour.
I recently moved to Ottawa from Alberta, where the shortage of labour was the most significant in Canada. I have to tell you that in small communities across the province it was a significant challenge. The resource sector was gobbling up employees from all sorts of small communities. In those communities, there aren't a lot of young people coming up into the labour force an employer can depend on to fill jobs done by people who have been lost in that transition.
Yes, rural communities are definitely hit harder and have fewer options. In larger cities it is a significant problem, but access to immigration makes it a little bit easier.