I can respond to at least one of the points in terms of the point system.
Definitely there could be some improvement in the point system. One of the biggest problems we are seeing in terms of assigning points to people with expertise and experience is when somebody applies abroad and they present their credentials, those credentials are not assessed based on Canadian standards, but the points are given based on what is provided. First of all, there is an impression given to the person that their credentials are being recognized by the Canadian government because they receive points for that. They receive points for their education, their work experience, so their education, their experience mean something. When they come to Canada, we all know, lots of regulatory bodies are under provincial jurisdiction. So there is suddenly a gap there in terms of their understanding of the Canadian government, particularly with people who come from countries where there is usually one level of government that makes all the decisions. And in Canada we have a very democratic society, so we have different levels of government and different levels of decision-making.
That, on its own, creates an expectation and understanding that is not really real compared with the actual situation in Canada. The other part is that those credentials have not been assessed properly. In the case of skilled workers, for example, if you're talking about the position of mechanic in Romania, a mechanic in Romania is not a mechanic, he is a millwright, but he get points as a mechanic. They come here, but they're millwrights, so we have a huge gap between their skills and what's being assessed here. It's not just the point system or the understanding of credentials. It's important that we incorporate that within our recruitment process, which is our point system.
The other side of it is the whole notion of a skilled worker. In many areas we really need unskilled workers. We need a simple plain labour force. Those are the people who cannot get through to come to Canada, as much as we need them, because the point system is prohibitive for them to be able to come.
These are some of the things that definitely should be looked at when we are looking at the point system.
In terms of the undocumented workforce, I'm sure my colleagues have more experience, particularly Fariborz.
Maybe you can respond to that.