Mr. Speaker, I think there has been a misunderstanding. The government never set a goal or target for temporary foreign worker numbers. That being said, the number of foreign workers depends on the number of requests for labour market opinions, which fell by 20% after fees were introduced last year. Fewer employers are making requests in the context of the program because of that change in policy.
In the House of Commons on April 30th, 2014. See this statement in context.