One thing we get is undocumented workers or TFWs who have moved over from the agriculture sector into the construction sector. They come into our office, sometimes in large groups of 20 or 30, because they feel more comfortable talking to us that way. They are working—not always, but sometimes—on government-funded projects. Sometimes they get paid in cash because one contractor will get the work and then subcontract it to another contractor. That subcontractor subcontracts it off again, and the general contractor doesn't even know who is on a site properly.
Then we're seeing fake documents—fake Red Seal tickets coming in and fake safety certificates appearing. Sometimes they are utilized by members who say they are on a job, and they're not on that job. Someone else has taken their identity, has posed as them and then has been paid in cash under the table to work on construction sites right across Alberta.
This is not just a one-off. We are seeing this with thousands of undocumented workers working in Edmonton and Calgary. This is just one example happening here in Alberta. It's happening right across the country where this illegal workforce is moving forward.