OTTAWA (CP) - A federal program that brings low-skilled foreign workers to Canada is not meeting the needs of labour-hungry employers, says a new report. The problem is that the program only allows workers to stay in Canada for a maximum of 12 months, says the Canadian Bar Association report. Author Wendy Danson, an Edmonton lawyer, said the 2003 federal pilot program to bring in low-skilled workers makes employers provide worker housing, pay return airfare, and doesn't let workers bring families or eventually apply for landed immigrant status. "There is such a demand for labour here (in Alberta) because of the oil sands," she said. "It's just crazy. You can earn 19 dollars an hour just for sweeping the floor. Our clients just can't get the labour they need." The association includes 800 immigration lawyers who represent a variety of businesses.