Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

Thanks very much.

I want to start with Mr. Bates.

You indicated there are hundreds of thousands of job vacancies. I also understand, though, that there are over one million jobless workers who say they want to work. When you identify the job vacancies, you have different categories, but the largest category is low-wage work.

Are you familiar with the April 4 announcement from Employment and Social Development Canada related to the expansion of the TFW program? I assume you're familiar with it.