One of the things, and I think I mentioned it earlier, is that there are some immigrant women who come into the country where their skills, their education, etc., are part of that whole processing system. However, when they get here, they can't find employment on their own. Some of them are willing; as Athina said, she had two businesses. There are many women here who just want the support that will allow them to launch out on their own and create not only the opportunity for themselves, but opportunity for others, because you hire individuals. There are some women who come to us and say, “I really want to start something. I don't want to go work for anybody. I have a skill, I have some knowledge, all I need is the financial support that will allow me to move forward and start something on my own.” I think that is what a lot of women are asking for, some kind of support that will help them move forward, that will help them stand on their two feet, because they need that help.
I'd like to talk about the agency I work for. There are two programs: one is called “job search workshops”, which helps women who are job-ready to access the labour market; the other one is called “pre-employment”, and that is for the ones who are not quite job-ready. They are highly skilled, are highly educated, but want to learn a bit more about how to build their own self-esteem, how to move forward. Those programs are always packed. When you look at the faces of these women when they come to us, we're saying we wish we could do something more, we wish the government could really help a bit more. Because many women want to start something. They have something they want to contribute to Canada, but they just need that push that would help them.