We're quite aware of situations like that, and that's why each of these cases will be looked at on the basis of fairness and reasonableness, based on individual circumstances and local labour market conditions.
But we do want to make sure that instead of automatically turning to foreign workers, employers say, “Wait a minute. We have Canadians here who we haven't been able to identify who have the skills to do the jobs.” We want to make sure that those Canadians get connected with those potential employers, wherever possible, as quickly as possible. If there are no jobs available locally within their skill range, those people will still have the same access to EI.