Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
On April 2, 2009, Corinne Prince-St-Amand, the director general of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, made it clear to this committee that, in Canada, the provinces and territories are responsible for assessing and recognizing foreign credentials. Yet, in the supplementary estimates referred to us, some $24 million is being requested to support the development and implementation of a pan-Canadian framework on foreign credential recognition.
My question is very simple. How does the minister intend to make sure that the additional $24 million is given directly to the provinces, which are responsible for recognizing professional credentials?