Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the cost of ESDC activities relating to the direct administration, which excludes internal services in support of the Temporary Foreign Worker, or TFW, Program totaled $139,004,775. This includes operating expenditures of $105,099,587, transfer payments of $18,750,934 for the Migrant Worker Support Program, or MWSP, contribution to employee benefits of $15,109,254, and refund of previous year revenues of $45,000.
In terms of part (b) of the question, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, a total of 1,144 Full-Time Equivalent employees, or FTEs, at ESDC were assigned to the direct administration of the TFW Program.
Of these, 513 FTEs were assigned to Labour Market Impact Assessment, or LMIA, application processing activities, 304 FTEs were assigned to employer-compliance-verification activities,16 FTEs were assigned to Employer Contact Centre regional activities, 6 FTEs were assigned to MWSP contribution delivery activities, and 305 FTEs were assigned to National Headquarters to provide strategic and policy direction, systems support, operational guidance, and oversight in support of program delivery.
Lastly, with respect to part (c) of the question, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, ESDC did not spend any money promoting or advertising the TFW Program abroad.