Industry committee  That is another matter. I started to answer Mr. Brison. Programs were established, five to seven years ago, for doctors and nurses, to reduce the obstacles preventing them from practising here in Canada. I do not know if you are aware of all the details of these programs. If you are not, we could send them to you.

Industry committee  The second step is to add five professions to this initiative: physiotherapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, lab technicians and radiology technicians. That is beginning to happen with the seven professions. We believe that the problem lies in providing the same opportunities to other professions in order to improve the process which affects professionals from other countries.

Industry committee  I have two points to bring in response to the questions. On the mobility issue and many others, there's no silver bullet. I wish I had one, but there's been quite a bit of work done on developing a mechanism or process to allow those sorts of questions to be answered. The Canadian Policy Research Network did a paper on just this subject.

Industry committee  Thank you for inviting me today. I will be speaking in English; however, I can answer questions in French, if you wish. I would like to start with some numbers regarding the health care system. In 2006, just over one million people across Canada, or one in ten employed Canadians, worked in the health system.