Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for joining us this morning.
Gentlemen, thank you very much for being here today.
Minister, as you stated, on May 4 the new FSW program with the updated criteria will be open for applications. You recently announced that there's going to be an eligible occupation list and there will be a limited number of applications accepted. Can you please explain why you choose to proceed in this way? Second, is this part of the government's plan to ensure that large backlogs are not allowed to be created in the system again?