Changes should indeed be made to the law. These students are the best ambassadors we could have. They're also the best for integrating into the Canadian community. You listed some wonderful statistics for our university. I'd like to highlight two more.
Among all universities in Canada, we're first in seeking businesses to invest in basic and applied research at UQAT. We're therefore first in Canada. We're also second in Canada for research intensity. Our professors are among the best at obtaining funds from granting agencies in Canada so they can carry out research, which provides considerable support to Canadian businesses. To do that, we specifically need graduate students at the master's and doctoral levels. We have many who are from Quebec and Canada, but we could do better with foreign students.
I'd like to share one final statistic, Mr. Lemire, if I may. Quebec receives half the number of foreign students compared with Ontario and three times fewer foreign students than British Columbia.
There's a growing gap between provinces in Canada. Unfortunately, this is currently hurting the development of knowledge, the development of research and Canada's international competitiveness.