It's a really important question. Thank you. I recognize that this is one of the most complex and convoluted programs we have, partially as a function of the different levels of government and the different areas of responsibility. It's not an excuse but just the reality.
One of the most important things that I think we can do in addition to creating the sector-specific agricultural labour strategy that the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and I are working on with our producers and food processors is to establish a trusted employer system. This would significantly streamline application processes for Canadian companies hiring TFWs. You can imagine a NEXUS equivalent where, if you have a good compliance record, we wouldn't maybe require you to have an annual LMIA. We might extend the length of your LMIA. We might provide fewer inspections and take a more risk-based approach to inspection that lets us target the bad actors, if you will.
We know how burdensome this is. I think you'll be very pleased with how we move forward to modernizing and streamlining these processes. I know it should have been done already. We need to do this for our farmers.