Human Resources committee  I don't have in my mind that kind of map of where they are, but we do know that when you plot out where foreign workers are in the country, they tend to be disproportionately represented in the tightest labour markets, as one would expect. That's where employers have the hardest

Human Resources committee  To your second question, briefly, we have taken down all of the application forms. We do know that there are some cases where the third-party representatives or others actually had the old applications on file, so in some cases they probably used an old application form long afte

Human Resources committee  Certainly I would say that the changes to the low-wage side of the program have attracted the most attention, but a lot of the changes are on inspections and other things that apply across the program. Whereas on the low-wage side particularly, the big policy change has been to c

Human Resources committee  I would argue that a lot of the amendments here and the program changes do actually directly impact the health and welfare of temporary foreign workers. The most important thing is that a strong enforcement and sanctions regime discourages employers from applying for the program

Human Resources committee  Yes. In fact, we've had an agreement with Alberta since I think 2008 or 2009, whereby we have been systematically sharing information between the temporary foreign worker program and the Alberta government in terms of their own programming. They are aware of where foreign workers

Human Resources committee  I will happily, in written response, provide any information that the committee would like.

Human Resources committee  We've for several years had information-sharing agreements with the four western provinces. We've been working with all provinces not only to update those agreements but to sign new agreements. We have been actively negotiating in a very positive sense with every province and eve

Human Resources committee  I understand.

Human Resources committee  Unfortunately, Mr. Chair, I don't have the exact numbers with me.

Human Resources committee  Sorry; just to be clear and to make sure I understand the question correctly, the list you're referring to is a list of companies that have abused the program?

Human Resources committee  In response to questions asked about the accuracy of our data, we have done a complete review of all the data. We found a very low—to be honest, almost miniscule—error rate by the department. There have been some cases where employers have come to us and said their numbers weren'

Human Resources committee  I wouldn't, no.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will speak briefly to division 24. On June 20, 2014, the Government of Canada announced an overhaul of the temporary foreign worker program, which was in response to growing concerns about the abuse and misuse of the program. These reforms are intended