Mr. Kenney’s department approved thousands of LMO/LMIA’s during his term as Minister of Employment and Social Development; many in the 6 months following the TFWP reforms. One advocacy group, Canadians Against the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (CATFWP), has suggested Mr. Kenney all but ensured the labour market was flooded by cheap labour. In CATFWP’s view, Mr. Kenney cares more about profits for industry than jobs for Canadians or the rights of migrant workers. A conclusion, they argue, that’s reinforced by the type and timing of the LMO/LMIA’s Kenney approved as Minister. A striking example they give is the large number of LMIA approvals for oil and gas companies during the 2014 oil price slump; a time when many Canadians were in desperate need of jobs.