Mr. Christopher Smillie at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 16th, 2012 / 4 p.m.

Senior Advisor, Government Relations, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Canadian Office

I have a number. The construction workforce has 1.5 million people in it in Canada, and last year, in the 15 specific trades that we represent, 5,400 temporary foreign workers were brought in. So it's very low.

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