Citizenship and Immigration committee  Frankly, I haven't come here today prepared to address the specific issue of credentials. I suppose that if we were to convene a forum that is going to focus on this, I'd be happy to do some preparatory work. The main point I'm raising is that we're not dealing with this problem

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't think I can add anything more than my colleagues have already said.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't think it has an impact whatsoever on the backlog. Concerning allocating resources to resettlement, I have a fundamental problem. I've been involved in some discussions around what we're trying to accomplish by resettlement. I touched on it very briefly in my presentatio

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The issue of credentials recognition is exceptionally complicated, partly because of the different standards of training in different areas of the world and partly because for many professions governments actually don't issue credentials. They're part of trade and professional as

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Lamoureaux, perhaps I could just say one very brief thing to follow up my comment. The problem again--and I sound like a broken record--is that that is what we should be talking about today.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  But we're not talking about that. We're talking about this other thing that really, as my colleagues here have said quite rightly, is just a symptom of the bigger problem.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I submit to you that on the credentialing issue that you said is a separate issue, I think you missed my point. The credentialing issue and associated issues are exactly the point. Unless we're dealing with those issues--and I agree that it's not the purview of this committee or

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Davies, that argument is an argument for maintaining or increasing levels. First of all, I have no confidence in those projections. Mr. Grubel hit the nail on the head: there is no credible, comprehensive process in place to determine what our labour force needs in the long t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Until and unless it does, any policy that would result in an increase in migration to this country would be, frankly, irresponsible. Hence, our decision to recommend that the best way at this time to clear the backlog of applications for admission is to reduce the number of appli

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much for the question. Yes, I mentioned the selection process. We don't really have a credible selection process. The fact is that only around 20% of people who applied for admission into Canada are “selected”, and everybody else qualifies automatically by virtue

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to members of the committee for inviting me here today to speak with you. We've been asked to talk about the growing backlog of applications for admission to Canada, but before addressing that subject I'd like to take a minute to

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, sir.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is my understanding, yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would expect that. I know that's what the minister has said. And I would expect that from any minister, regardless of political party, on any policy issue.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Generally, yes.