Indeed, housing affordability and availability are something that we have taken note of and that we take quite seriously, because as the member mentioned, this has an impact not only on the pace but the volume of immigrants we can let in. One of the important things we want for any immigrant is for them to become economically established in this country. Therefore, the lack of affordable housing is quite the concern.
We have tables with provinces and territories where, among other things, things like absorptive capacity in general are discussed, as well as the impact of immigration on infrastructure and housing, as well as schools and transportation. I can assure the member that these discussions are being had. It's going to be important to be able to balance and pace growth in a manner that ensures the success of the immigrant.
The other thing I would add is that, as part of this, a regional lens is important, as some of the major population centres may have more acute impacts on things like housing availability and other infrastructure. We also work with provinces and territories to ensure that we're trying to regionalize immigration as much as possible.