Citizenship and Immigration committee  We think they should complement each other, the provinces, and we also feel very strongly that all provinces should be on board. You've heard about what's happening right now, which is that there's more abuse of the system in some provinces, provinces that don't have legislation

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, for sure. I just want to clarify that it's not related to the provincial nominee program, but to the recruitment of foreign workers.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  First of all, it gives workers overseas the confidence to come to work in this province, because they know they will be protected. Also, it educates employers. It works with employers to help them comply with the legislation. So far, we have received great support.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have seen great results with the provincial legislation, so we are sure that it will be supported as well.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll echo Mr. Dyson. Not only have we seen great support, but we've also seen less complaints coming forward. People are complying with the legislation and workers are also receiving support for the next step of the process, which is to become permanent residents. So not only are

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, as I said earlier today, in terms of the minister's involvement we believe that it's very important until this body is fully functioning, but of course we also understand that these bodies should be independent to be able to be fair as well.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If I could go back to your previous question, one model that has worked for Manitoba is having agreements with other countries. One example is our memorandum of understanding with the Philippines. The province will work only with those recruiters in the Philippines who are licens

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have no comment.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I said during my presentation, we want to ensure that whichever regulatory body it is, it will have the ability to prosecute unlicensed immigration consultants as well, which is the gap that we see in the legislation today.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We ourselves don't recruit. We assist employers to recruit internationally. We provide the supports they need and the links they need to service Canada and local embassies. The province itself doesn't recruit these workers. We provide the support, as I've said.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, that's not quite the same in Manitoba. We have to make a difference between the recruitment of foreign workers and the provincial nominee program. Its objective is permanent immigration, not temporary, and--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For foreign workers, the Philippines will be one of our main source countries, along with China and Colombia. Those will be the top three. We also get workers from Germany and the U.K.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe we work through the Canadian embassy. When we talk about the main source countries for this specific occupation, it would be Colombia and Central America mostly, with some workers from China, and also some from Ukraine. I think it's been focused on Colombian workers in

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have that information. I can get that information for you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, that's right.