Industry committee  We don't have a real sense. I would say the concern for that was actually happening a little earlier. As far as we see now, enrolment figures for domestic students are levelling up quite nicely, but it was a concern at the beginning of the year. I think a lot of what happened i

Industry committee  I think perhaps Mr. Martel might answer. I really don't have anything to add. I think they've given a very good cross-section of what's happening on the campuses.

Industry committee  You mean the literal broadband, not a figurative broadband.

Industry committee  Absolutely, we all need more broadband, and we need more broadband in our rural communities as well. I think that's absolutely essential for the country.

Industry committee  We're doing some thinking right now as to what the coming 10 years are going to look like. A lot of the values of the university remain there—critical thinking, research, innovation, building the leaders for tomorrow—but some of the actual job markets that come out of that are ch

Industry committee  It's a little difficult for me to comment on that. I would say that our universities, like our country, have taken a prudent approach, a careful approach and a data-driven, science-first, health-first approach, probably more so compared with those to the south of us. With the Eur

Industry committee  Thanks very much. There's a pretty complex ecosystem around how Canadian universities use IP strategies and the policies. We have examples on campuses where the IP rests with the creator, with the student or the faculty member. Also, we have examples where it rests with the inst

Industry committee  I'm not aware of any consultation.

Industry committee  Quite possibly, yes. I think the idea of having students be recognized for the work they're doing in volunteering would be something that students might have put forward, yes.

Industry committee  I believe what the government was looking at was a variety of measures to try to address the challenges for students across the board. I think a number of them were added to. The CESB was very helpful for students. It's hard for me to comment on the appropriateness of one over th

Industry committee  That is a really live question. I think you have to look at the macroeconomic figures for the entire economy. I think that job challenges are going to be the same for students, for new graduates, and perhaps more so across the economy. That's why we're very keen on upskilling an

Industry committee  Sure. One thing we're looking for is to be able to provide funding for universities as they adapt their programming to new needs. We're seeing that there are real areas of opportunity in cybersecurity, in communications and in health care. We want to make sure that our universiti

Industry committee  Yes, there absolutely is. I think I referenced in my opening remarks that our universities have $7 billion in shovel-ready projects. The last time there was an infrastructure fund, a few years ago, we were able to build the infrastructure—green infrastructure—in three years, in a

Industry committee  Again, there may be others who are better placed to speak than I am, but the Canadian government has added to the research fund in terms of looking for COVID-19 strategies. That's been very helpful. In many cases, timelines have been extended, and that's been very helpful as well

Industry committee  Yes, I think so. The other witnesses have given examples of how universities have pivoted quite well to address the needs of the community, and the links between the communities and the universities have never been stronger as a result of that.