Science and Research committee  The company owns the IP. That's what is so special about colleges in Canada.

Science and Research committee  Yes, absolutely. Students who are diverse also need support from a mental health perspective. They have financial barriers also, so they are not different. We have signed the 50-30 challenge that the Government of Canada has put forward. In fact, we were one of the first signato

Science and Research committee  Of course, we would prefer it to be 50%, but we're making progress.

Science and Research committee  Yes, absolutely.

Science and Research committee  That is a fabulous question. Thank you very much, Mr. Williams. In fact what we need, as I said in my recommendation, is to ensure that the $40 million we got be given on a permanent basis. It was given as additional money, but just for two years. We need to ensure that it is e

Science and Research committee  I wish I could have the money to do such a study. Unfortunately, I don't. I know that one of my colleagues has done it, and it's just amazing. I'll give you one example. Earlier, we were talking about jobs created in Calgary. There's a college in Shawinagan, Cégep de Shawinigan

Science and Research committee  I will be pleased to share with you a report we have tabled with the government on net-zero climate so that you can see a number of aspects. It could be, for example, in training or applied research or in ensuring that the different entities, the different colleges across the cou

Science and Research committee  Some of the barriers are with respect to mental health, definitely. It is a big issue. Some of the barriers are financial. We are often the first door for students at the college level, because they are the first ones to go to post-secondary education, or we are the last door bec

Science and Research committee  Our organization was established 52 years ago to serve communities across Canada, in accordance with labour market needs. Our organization is therefore very young. When our organization was created, it was taken for granted that students placement would be within a six month per

Science and Research committee  First of all, it would be important for things like international student study permits to be approved more quickly. During the pandemic, less than half the normal number of study permits were approved. And yet, at the time we are talking about, we had 40% more applications than

Science and Research committee  Do you mean in any field of study?

Science and Research committee  It would mean working closely together. When we develop programs, we do so in terms of community needs. We get industry involved in developing study programs and we work with the universities on applied research and other areas. That's interesting, because increasingly, students

Science and Research committee  I'll send Mr. Blanchette-Joncas some additional information about this.

Science and Research committee  That's a very good question. Not long ago, Statistics Canada published data on women in rural communities. I'd be glad to send this information to you. The data showed that women in rural communities are less likely to enter postsecondary education, and that when they do, it's

Science and Research committee  You are perfectly right that it is a big issue. All the health sectors, including technicians and technologists, are in need right now. Whether it is radiotherapists or radiologists, it is an issue. What we do, of course, is we train—