Indeed we are facing an acute labour shortage across our economy, and it is particularly pronounced in the transportation sector. This topic was brought up at the national supply chain summit two and a half weeks ago. As well, it has been brought up at every discussion I've had with industry leaders, with union representatives, with business operators and with my colleagues, other members of Parliament.
Thus, I welcome the input of this committee as to what policies the federal government can introduce to help alleviate labour shortages. There's work ongoing by my colleagues at Transport Canada to figure out what else we can do in order to do so. We already have some policies. If I may, I'll run through them very quickly.
There's immigration, making sure that we attract the rights types of skills and the right number of immigrants. There's day care, making sure women are able to participate in higher percentages in the labour force. There's a tax credit for seniors who are thinking about retirement, to maybe incentivize them to stay in the workforce.
That does not mean we couldn't look at other measures, and I look forward to the committee's input.
I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. I know I went over time.