Mr. Speaker, I am glad to hear the comments around what makes it so positive to have a program like this. It is positive. There are labour shortages. There are gaps, and our businesses and business community here benefit from the strength and the diversity that we have by drawing people to the North to contribute to our economy, so it is a good thing. Mr. Speaker, we are no longer accepting these deposits. We are getting in line with what's happening in the rest of Canada and making ourselves a more attractive jurisdiction.

When there is a business here from someone who is a new resident, really, Mr. Speaker, I am not sure it's my role to give business advice directly from the floor to the business community. We have a strong and a vibrant business community, and they know as well, and better than me, the steps that they can take to draft contracts, to do their own due diligence, to require deposits, to have prompt invoicing. There are a host of things that the business community can and needs to do, and it is no different whether they should be using that due diligence and that caution vis-à-vis a business or an individual who is through this program or any other business. It's unfortunate if there has been a bad experience for someone with someone who may have been in the program. That is certainly not a story I want to hear of.

Mr. Speaker, this program is overall a success. It is going to be hopefully even more successful by being more competitive, without a deposit. The Department of ITI provides a number of business supports, as do so many of our business institutions, so it's my sincere hope that, as we go forward, our small-business community will be benefitted by this program in its new form.