My view of ministerial instructions is that they are very much in part about addressing critical labour market needs. That's why, working with HRSDC, provinces, territories, and stakeholders, we came up with the list of 38 occupations. This narrowed it from a completely open field to areas where we felt the need was most acute for the labour market at the national level. We recognize that there are other tools, like the provincial nominee program, to address specific regional needs, and, for employers, the arranged employment scheme—which has no intake control at this point—which allows employers to identify key people from overseas who are qualified to do jobs that they have on offer in Canada and who, again, are put into immediate process.
On October 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.