A few paragraphs up, in paragraph 5.95, it says, “the Department found that almost 2,000 temporary foreign workers had claimed EI in the 2013-14 fiscal year, most of whom were laid off because of a shortage of work.”
My friend across the way, Ms. Rempel, mentioned there are Canadians who are being laid off in certain industries and are unable to find work. At the same time, this finding indicates that there are also temporary foreign workers who are claiming EI. They too are facing a shortage of work and were all working within a program that is supposed to bring in workers to address temporary shortages of work.
Do we have any more information other than what is presented here? Do we know more about the 2,000 temporary foreign workers who claimed EI? What were their situations? Are there any specific industries that this is more prevalent in than others? Can we have more information about that?