Thank you very much for the question.
Our staffing shortages are severe. They exist across the country in every mode, at ports of entry and outside of ports of entry as well.
One of the bigger problems we have currently is that we only use the one training centre for our recruits, which means the maximum number of new recruits we can graduate every year is close to that 600 number that you used, which in reality barely covers attrition. We're simply not getting our numbers up.
There's an effort on the CBSA's part now to really get through as many as possible, but it's not nearly enough. One thing I think we really need to look at doing is to open a second or third training facility so we can get more recruits working at the front line.
I can give you an example of the shortages in your area. Rainbow Bridge is currently operating with 48 officers. They were just a short while ago at over 100. We're talking in some places of needing to double and triple the number of staff we have. That's not to mention the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge, which will, of course, increase the need for even more officers once that gets going.