Without effectively addressing this we are compromising access to engineering programs and ultimately constraining the future engineering talent pool, and the industry's future ability to innovate in support of Ontario's economy. To address this, the Ontario Government should: a) Create accessible and predictable funding opportunities for companies that are looking to hire interns, recent engineering graduates and students. b) Evaluate and restructure the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and other educational government support programs to account for the impact of COVID-19 on historical income data. c) Provide additional income support to students and their parents in the form of tax credits through a system that bases financial supports on the cost of their educational program (i.e. implementing transferrable tax credits that are capped based on a percentage of tuition paid rather than a dollar cap). d) Review and enhance the amount of tax incentives and supports available to students and their families to account for diverse family structures and dynamics (multiple children in college and university, child support payments, disabled children, high health care, financial support for aging parents etc.) 12