Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for your question. Yes, that could be a very good idea. I would like to add that most investor immigrants favour the regions because they find the quality of life is better and the chances of success are greater, because they face less competition and have many more opportunities.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. There's a question that we all are familiar with, and that's the aging of our population. This situation is no different within the business community. A recent study demonstrated that out of 200,000 entrepreneurs, almost a third of them are over 55 years of age.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the supplementary question, Mr. Vice-Chair, Madam Chair. What I'm proposing is actually not a new idea. This is a proven business model that has been working and functioning in Quebec since 2015. It all depends on how we coordinate this operation. This is not simply issuing visas for immigrant entrepreneurs to come in and settle.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, Mr. Vice-President, Madame la vice-présidente, honourable members of the committee and ladies and gentlemen. My notes will be in French, but I will be more than happy to take the questions in both official languages in the QP session. Thank you for the invitation to appear this afternoon before this standing committee as it considers one of the most important issues ensuring the future of our country and the economic development of our regions.