Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are some options. I think that to some extent this reflects the fact that individuals' needs should be compared. A choice must be made between permanent residency and citizenship by direct grant. This is one of the things parents have to think about. They have to think abou

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Turning to communications, I think, in response to an earlier question, I have covered the main elements of our communication strategy and plan. I think we've actually had a fair number of initiatives in that area to try to reach as many people as possible, and we keep on looking

Citizenship and Immigration committee  One of the things that I think I mentioned earlier is that one of the challenges with Bill C-37 was that we didn't really know exactly how many people were out there to reach. So we truly tried to look at what was the most effective way to reach people when we didn't know the aud

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, in response to that question, obviously when we were developing Bill C-37 a number of consultations took place with a number of organizations that have appeared before this committee. All aspects of the bill were discussed during the process of looking at the bill. Of

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. I think we've covered one case in terms of the border babies. That probably is a very common case. That's probably the largest group we've had. There may be other people in that situation. One of the things we don't quite know, just given the nature of the fact that t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, we do have the provision of providing a single-journey travel document precisely for those situations, to allow people in those situations to come to Canada.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd rather limit my comments more to the citizenship angle. They could come to Canada. They could be sponsored under the family class as a permanent resident. Then again, given that--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They can be sponsored as family class members. They'd become permanent residents. Then again, any child under 18 doesn't have the normal residency requirement of three years before he can apply for a grant of citizenship.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is a good question. We must also compare the situation of adopted children and that of biological children. In fact, a comparison is made between adopted children born abroad and biological children of Canadians born abroad. This is the comparison we use to ensure that chil

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, that is correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Children born abroad, whether they are biological or adopted, are considered the same way. Children born in Canada are also considered the same way. That is why we tried to establish comparable treatment.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members. My name is Andrew Griffith. I am the director general of citizenship and multiculturalism branch at Citizenship and Immigration Canada. As the chair noted, I am accompanied by my colleagues Rick Stewart and Nicole Girard. We appear i