Agriculture committee  There is none that I'm aware of. I think, as you can appreciate, the temporary foreign worker programming in Canada is quite broad. There are a number of pathways, especially under the temporary foreign worker program. Any employer is, in short, able to apply for and seek authorization to hire temporary foreign workers.

Agriculture committee  I'll just start by saying that all foreign nationals who are in Canada on work permits do have the right, the authority or the ability to apply for a new work permit. That's enshrined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regulations. To do so, there are a number of criteria.

Agriculture committee  As I mentioned in my remarks, we have a public policy to help these workers change employers more quickly. If they get a new job offer, they can apply to IRCC, and they can be working for that new employer within two weeks.

Agriculture committee  As you mentioned, IRCC and EDSC are working with Olymel to identify affected workers and to review work permits and LMIAs. In fact, we want to extend the length of stay for these workers so that they can stay until the plant closes.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. I'd like to begin by acknowledging that we are on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. Temporary foreign workers complement Canada's efforts to build domestic labour capacity and represent an important contributor to Canada's prosperity and economic growth.

Transport committee  In this instance what's happening is that the national occupational classification system that we and ESDC rely on to administer both temporary worker programming and permanent resident programming is moving to the next iteration, the most updated iteration for it, NOC 2021. As it does this, the classifications are shifting.

Transport committee  Thanks so much, Mr. Chair and committee members. My name is Ian Gillespie, and I'm director of temporary worker policy at IRCC. I would like to begin by acknowledging that I am joining you from the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. As you know, Canada is facing labour shortages across the country and across sectors, including transportation.