Thank you very much.
The IRCC was very helpful in allowing international students to start their Canadian studies abroad during the pandemic and to study there for a period of time before they made their way to Canada. That was very helpful, so we continued with international students right through the pandemic.
For a number of reasons, including some of the challenges on the geopolitical scene in the world right now, we have a huge number of students. We have over 12,000 applications right now from international students for the college alone. McMaster has a significant number of international students as well.
Probably the biggest need we have right now is to clear the backlog of visa applications and to make sure we can get those students into Canada to continue or start their studies here.
Many of them who are willing to accept jobs working for others will have job offers on graduation. That won't be an issue. There is a huge number of vacancies in our marketplace, as you will know, and in fact in most places across Canada. The challenge right now is just to get them into the country and to land them so that they can continue or start their studies.