Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As we know, the labour shortage is affecting all industries, and even Service Canada. As a result, there are very significant delays in processing in almost all industries, particularly in processing labour market impact assessments, or LMIAs.
In that context, it must be particularly frustrating for a restaurant owner, for example, to need to show that there is a labour shortage, as the restaurant needs to be managed and there is no time for completing paperwork.
Ms. van den Berg, in the current context, would it not be appropriate to cancel, or suspend, LMIA applications, given that they involve an administrative process that exacerbates wait times and, ultimately, prevents foreign labour from contributing to the productivity of our restaurants?