Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry; I'll need a reminder of the question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think there are two ways in which things can be streamlined. One is in terms of the criteria, and certainly things like language testing or proof of language are a big barrier for people. Often people do speak English or French, but it's hard for them to provide the proof. The

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, absolutely. There's a lot of frustration. People compare and ask why this person is being processed ahead of them. It's hard to understand why it isn't first in, first out, because with the digital tools, it should be easy for the immigration department to see which applic

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I support Ms. Long's point of view. That said, as this office will be inundated with complaints, it will need to be properly structured and staffed.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, there are many deficiencies in the refugee determination system. We would also like to see the refugee determination system reformed, so that there are fewer people—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We didn't say that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of family reunification for refugees, we have worked with the department on various mechanisms to try to speed up the processing. One of the things they have been looking at is potentially processing in Canada, along the lines of what Ms. Long was talking about also. Th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I think part of what we're saying is that refugee families should not be treated worse than families that are coming through the family class. That is currently the case. There are processing standards for family class, but there are none for refugee family reunification, an

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We are supporting a broad regularization. It's something that also takes into account the various circumstances, so a particular category of people who are of concern to us and have long been a concern are people whose refugee claims may have been denied but who have remained in

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We don't have a recommendation specifically on that point, no. We have a broader point around having a broad regularization.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It would depend on how it was framed. If it was a time-specific one.... Sometimes programs say you have to be in the country by such a date to benefit. Then, obviously, it doesn't create so much of a pull factor.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I said, our recommendations are not really related specifically to refugee claimants, but more to the various different circumstances in which people find themselves in Canada. We think it is good to have an ongoing situation, so we don't keep on creating situations in which p

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I said, our position is outlined in the submission we have provided, and it's available online.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There could be many reasons somebody might have been denied refugee status, but then sometimes there are gender-based reasons, for example, women who have not been able to bring forward the gender-based aspects in refugee claims.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We would like to see people who are in Canada regularized, and that includes people who have refugee status. As I was saying, even with refugee status, people are waiting a very long time for permanent residence, which causes great hardships. At the same time, it's important for