Mr. Speaker, obviously, the increase in the number of jobs created in this country, the million new jobs, has put additional pressures on the workforce. We have seen an almost 50% increase in the demand for temporary foreign workers in the province of Quebec. We have put additional resources on the ground, as far as agents who are dealing with these cases are concerned. We hope to resolve the backlog shortly.
In the House of Commons on May 31st, 2019. See this statement in context.