Thank you for the question. I will answer on behalf of the chamber.
We would also support a trusted employer designation. We have a similar program under the Atlantic immigration pilot program, and we think that it would be good in other parts of the country as well.
The delays I've been hearing a lot about around the region are primarily in the entry-level workforce. For example, there's a Tim Hortons in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador that has to begin their application a year in advance prior to any worker going there. They do not have access to workers under express entry due to the skill level of the work. It is creating exceptional delays for them. They take between 12 and 18 months to get a worker there. I've also heard the same for some long-term care homes within the region.
Some of the delays we're experiencing are primarily due to the skill level and to government not necessarily recognizing that employers need access to a labour market at all skill levels.