Finance committee  My understanding of the legislation is that it's specific to the temporary foreign worker program.

Finance committee  That section refers specifically to the temporary foreign worker part of IRPA, and the details are specifically targeted at foreign workers.

Finance committee  I expect those details will come through the regulatory process. At this point the legislation is simply the enabling legislation that allows the minister to build the regulatory structure on top and so—

Finance committee  Certainly through the process we look at other AMP regimes. We look inside the program and the minister will come forward with a specific proposal.

Finance committee  I couldn't put a specific date on it. I can say that the minister is extremely motivated to move this file forward as soon as possible.

Finance committee  The minister can revoke the labour market opinion now.

Finance committee  There are two lists online. One is on the Citizenship and Immigration website and the other is on ESDC's website. I don't know the exact number offhand but several employer names are on the transparency list on our department website.

Finance committee  The list went up probably in the last month or so. I can't remember the exact date.

Industry committee  Certainly, over the last year the government has announced a lot of changes to the temporary foreign worker program, most specifically on the labour market opinion process. We have amongst other things introduced a processing fee for labour market opinions to ensure that taxpayer

Industry committee  Allow me to answer in English. Going back in time, the accelerated labour market opinion process was quite popular with employers. They appreciated the faster processing. The suspension of that, obviously, has had an impact on some employers using that program. We have, over the

Industry committee  Obviously I can't speak to the specifics of the case, but I will say this—

Industry committee  On the labour market opinion side there is nothing specific that's targeted at start-up businesses. I'm always disappointed to hear that companies feel they've had problems navigating the process. There are a lot of steps in the conversation between Service Canada in our regional

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Also, thank you to the committee for inviting us to today's meeting and for this opportunity to speak with you. I would like to speak to you about some of ESDC's labour market programs that can help address the evolving skills needs of the entertainment sof