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House Hansard - 73

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)
  • May/17/22 3:05:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the temporary foreign worker saga continues. On April 15, 2022, after eight months of waiting, some businesses in my riding received their confirmation letters of a positive labour market impact assessment. That is far too long and the process is not even complete. The government has a duty to simplify the process for approving temporary foreign workers. When will it do so?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • May/17/22 3:06:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, addressing the labour shortages is a top priority for our government, and that is why we are putting additional resources toward processing cases, including work permits, to ensure that people have access to the workers they need. I would advise the hon. member that the average processing time for work permits in the province of Quebec today is 33 days, which is among the very best available in Canada. We are going to continue to do everything we can to get businesses the workers they need. Our economy depends on it, and it is is going to help kick-start our economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession.
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