Regarding the Atlantic immigration pilot program, the particular piece I was acknowledging was that we have a partnership with ACOA and the Nova Scotia office of immigration. That has enabled us to hire program leads who are on the ground in rural regions. They work for organizations like ours and are connecting businesses with the office of immigration, working with them side by side and helping them through the paperwork process.
Many of those small businesses don't have the internal resources. They have no idea where to start or where to go, so we have staff who are knocking on the door and saying, “If you are having labour challenges, this is a great alternative for you,” and working them through that process.
We started a little more than a year ago, and just over 100 companies have become designated to date. Of those, we have just over 99 endorsements. The designation is getting companies designated to receive an individual, and the endorsement is when the candidates have been identified. Many of those are bringing family with them.