Thank you for the question.
I think that is a very timely reminder of the balances that we need to see in our labour market. That's what I was trying to allude to, sir, in my opening remarks, in fact, we have a labour market now that is creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. We have employers who are really looking for skilled workers, and the labour market adjusts. It means that they will provide the financial incentives and pay and other things to make employment worthwhile.
So it's quite important, first, that we have very good labour market information available to individuals so that they're aware of these opportunities. It's very important that my department, Human Resources, work very closely with employers so that we have the best understanding of their needs and requirements, that we can use that. We have a whole workplace strategy that's predicated on this department getting close to employers. We have sector councils so that we can make those partnerships. One of the most dynamic ones that we're most focused on is the energy sector and their requirements. I know my deputy minister will be flying out there in a month or so to meet on the ground with some of the people involved in that agency.
We have to balance. We see this labour market as an opportunity to provide gainful employment for all those disadvantaged groups in Canada that have been left behind in the past. This is a real opportunity for us. Insofar as we cannot meet demand with domestic employment, then of course the immigration system is also part of it, and we are working with the Province of Alberta and the energy sector as well on entry there--in particular, the temporary foreign worker program.