Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here with us today.
My question is for Ms. Brekveld. Thank you so much.
Your council, with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and Food and Beverage Canada, is currently developing a national workforce strategy for agriculture and food manufacturing. The objective of this strategy is to achieve workforce stability by 2030.
In the interim report published in December 2022, your council also states that to achieve workforce stability, temporary foreign workers and their contribution must be “publicly recognized as a valued pillar of Canada's agricultural...workforce”. What do you think are the major barriers to their widespread acceptance?