Fundamentally, right now, when we take a look at information with respect to the economy, we don't have granular level data at a metropolitan level. Unfortunately, that puts us at a disadvantage, particularly with our competitors in the United States who have very granular information at a metropolitan level.
I suspect that the long-form census will be able to generate more information. I think that, fundamentally, a systemic change needs to take place to understand what type of information is critical for communities to have in order to better position ourselves to be more competitive. Really, that comes from having conversations with organizations such as ourselves and our counterparts across the Consider Canada City Alliance. Because we're working with these companies day in and day out, we see where there are gaps in information.
For Statistics Canada, the long-form census is a great start, but I think a much broader perspective is needed in terms of Statistics Canada looking at portfolios for Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Global Affairs.
We work very closely with Global Affairs directly through the Consider Canada City Alliance. We do two missions a year with the federal government in key international marketplaces to attract foreign direct investment, but we're limited by some of that granular information we really require.