Yes.
Mr. Chair, I do first want to assure the member with respect to the temporary foreign workers program that the first requirement of our department, in processing that, is to assure ourselves that the employer has made every effort to offer the job to a Canadian. They have to advertise it; they have to look at the local market first. That is a requirement. It's not just an open door. There is a labour market test.
Secondly, I also want to assure you as well that the market is adjusting. I'm looking here at Statistics Canada data. As of January 1 of this year, Alberta has gained a population of 25,100. This is a record high for the fourth quarter. Of that 25,000 gain, 17,000 was from net interprovincial migration, also an in-time high.
So the labour market is working. I know last time there was quite a bit of discussion in the committee about mobility and the phenomenon of mobility in the Canadian labour market. It's a big country. There are long distances. People have ties--family ties, ties to their community. There are language barriers. So it's a big decision for people to make.