Thank you.
At the risk of repeating myself, as I said in my presentation, there should be more funding to help international students settle here. That would be a good way to improve things. We believe there should be a new pathway to permanent residence specifically for international college and university graduates outside Quebec. Such a program would enable us to achieve better results.
We also talked about work permits for students. Work permits should be associated with study permits so people don't have to jump through the same hoops twice. In addition, the duration of work permits for college students is an important factor, particularly in industries like construction. If a student is in a one- or two-year program and gets a post-graduation work permit that is too short, they'll have a hard time getting into the labour market. An electrician sometimes has to wait three years for access to what are called blocks, or apprenticeship courses, so they can rise through the ranks in the profession. Blocks aren't always available on the ground. A longer post-graduation work permit would give them a better chance to get into the labour market.