Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of the temporary foreign worker program, I have spoken to stakeholders, including workers for—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I also spoke to workers and stakeholders in domestic work and the shellfish industries, including processing. These are areas I also had a chance to explore.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The working conditions of the workers I've spoken to are quite similar, whether it's agriculture or [Inaudible—Editor], in terms of instances of abuse and exploitation reported. That is not to say all employees are in this situation. I've also spoken to workers who didn't experie

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Yes, I think there is that kind of structural issue, in terms of the closed nature of the program and tying workers to specific employers. As I said, it was not my intention to state that all employers are exploiting workers. I haven't found that evidence. However, t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Of course, from my point of view, even one victim is an important issue. Certainly, if 95% of employers in Quebec are good, I'd like to commend that. However, this still leaves about 5% who are not actually complying with the existing employment standards legislation. The onus

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Once again, my findings are based on information I received from close to 200 stakeholders I met, from a wide variety of sources.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, they were. It wasn't during the visit, but I did have broad consultations remotely afterwards, because I found it necessary to speak to the farmers' associations across Canada. I had that opportunity and it was reflected in my full report.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. It's difficult to say whether it is going to work if it's restricted to regions or particular sectors. Ideally, it should be open to all regions and all sectors, so the workers can go from agriculture to different sectors if they so wish. Depending on the need and l

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe there is scope to improve labour inspection and also perhaps look at different ways to organize this program. For instance, in the U.K., emphasis is placed upon recruitment. Workers are recruited by recruitment agencies or licensees, and they in turn assign workers to

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would like the office to have the powers to compel companies to co-operate with the ombudsperson's office, first and foremost, and then expand the sectors. It's currently limited, as you are well aware, to certain sectors, and I think that leaves a gap in various others. I woul

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My time was limited, and I had to visit various places. But—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I was here for 14 days.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I met close to 100 migrant workers and other stakeholders, such as trade unions and employee associations. I also met virtually and consulted with farmer associations in various parts of the country. This is how I gathered the information. Although I did not get a chance to visit

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. I do not have an exact number of how many migrant workers are being exploited.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That was an initial statement I made. I could make that only based on the findings I gathered during my visit. I did request—