The aging population and the inability to attract enough new Canadians is posing serious problems to businesses.  All levels of government are ramping up the focus and efforts to address this problem, and increasingly a variety of economic development stakeholders are joining in the effort.  International students are becoming an interesting and crucial option - they bring tremendous social, economic and cultural benefits to Canada and attracting and retaining greater numbers of immigrants, and leveraging that potential maybe the answer to addressing our growing talent gap.