I have in front of me a very interesting report that showed a number of requests from four provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. We need labour, right? We need skilled labour. People kept saying this is the reason we're going to do this.
It's interesting to note the top jobs that are requested by employers under the temporary foreign worker program. In British Columbia, the number one temporary foreign worker position requested is cooks, 1,771. In Alberta, the number of cooks requested is 3,343. In Saskatchewan, the number two position, actually, is cooks, with 167 being requested. In Manitoba, it's cooks again, 197 or thereabouts.
The minister keeps saying we need these doctors; we have to have doctors in Canada. When employers desperately need labour, they go the temporary foreign worker route—which I have a great deal of difficulty with, because if people are good enough to work here, they're good enough to stay here, and they should come in as landed immigrants.
It actually is fascinating to look at this whole area. Do you know what the second area is, in terms of low-skilled occupation? It's babysitters, nannies, and parents' helpers. In Alberta, for example, the request came in, in terms of labour market opinions, for 5,597. For specialist physicians, there are 210—just to give you the contrast in numbers between specialist physicians, babysitters, and chefs.
We do need babysitters and chefs. They do require skill, and they are trained, but we can certainly bring them in as landed immigrants.
It brings me to a point that I want to ask you. The present point system does not really give a whole lot of points, if you're applying for landed immigrant status, to people who are cooks, babysitters, carpenters, people we desperately need in Canada. Nor does it give any points to people who have relatives in Canada. That would allow them to adapt easier.
I hear that you dislike the Bill C-50 immigration changes. You have already said a lot about that. To really fix the situation, should we actually change the point system? If so, in your mind, how can we change the point system?