The labour challenge in our sector is acute, as I've indicated. It is the single biggest barrier to our growth.
The biggest challenge with the immigration system, whether people are coming in the short term or they're coming in permanently, is that the in-demand workers we need in our sector are not allowed in through that system. Fundamentally, there needs to be reform over the long term if we're going to solve this challenge. We have also put recommendations forward around what we can do in the short term and the immediate term.
In the immediate term, we are recommending a program that would support newcomers to Canada. It's one we've run successfully with the government in the past. It's called “destination employment”. That would be the lowest-hanging fruit, targeting, in particular, Ukrainians who are here. Many of them are unemployed and could easily come into our sector. We could accommodate any skill level and any language ability. We have all kinds of training opportunities for these individuals. That's the immediate opportunity.
We're also looking for reforms to the temporary foreign worker program, in which we could have a dedicated stream.
It really comes down to prioritization and processing. I will say that at this point in time, our industry is not a priority.