Mr. Chair, first, let me correct something that the hon. member said about employment in comparison with the G7. In fact, we have the second-highest employment rate in the G7. Therefore, his information is incorrect.
In respect of the temporary foreign worker program, the claim that one-third of all jobs gained recently went to foreign workers is based upon an incorrect report by the Canadian Labour Congress. In 2010 and 2011, the Canadian economy created nearly 500,000 jobs. Over that same period, the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada increased by about 19,000. This represents about 3.5% of the jobs created in Canada during 2010-11.