We are certainly concerned about ensuring that all under-represented groups in the Canadian labour market find their way to agriculture—we are talking about youth, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, and women—to ensure and encourage broad access.
I like your idea about part-time. We are doing some pilot projects to test some theories. It's important that we test little ideas in locales. We work with local agencies to encourage refugees and new Canadians to consider agriculture. It takes time and energy, but these are important projects to pursue.
In terms of temporary foreign workers, that's a big file for us. We work with the national labour task force to better understand the concerns of industry across the value chain as it relates to the 45,000 temporary foreign workers who come into this country and the needs moving forward.
Recommendations were prepared by the parliamentary standing committee for the HUMA report. CAHRC had the opportunity to present as a witness. We presented a lot of the research of the labour task force, and the recommendations reflect that. They are quite supportive of a lot of the recommendations in the workforce action plan, so we'll see how those recommendations get implemented.
As you said, the temporary foreign worker program is a big component of supporting this industry and a part of the short-term solution for addressing the labour challenges, ensuring that we continue to have access to international workers, as required, when Canadians are unavailable for positions in the industry.