Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it would depend on the volume of the increase, the selection criteria and profile of the immigrants being brought in, the status of the Canadian labour market at the time, and the settlement funding available. I think it's a rather complex question to answer, sir.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's a self-evident good that immigrants become full members of Canadian society and be able to participate in our civic culture and labour market and, most importantly, I guess, that they're happy.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm pleased to be here today to answer the questions of committee members about the programs, policies and operations of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. My name is David Manicom, and I am the director general responsible for immig

Human Resources committee  It's quite a broad question but I think the fundamental obligations of Canadian employers are to do everything they can first to find Canadian workers. They are required to pay the prevailing wage in the particular district and particular occupation so that the program is not c

Human Resources committee  There are tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers every year who obtain permanent resident status. The government introduced the Canadian experience class in 2006. It is growing rapidly. It's one of our few programs that has no intake control measures or caps. It's an open

Human Resources committee  I first want to clarify that the number of consultative sessions we have held with ministers and officials over the last number of months included employers, labour groups, advocacy groups, and advocates for low-skilled foreign workers. We had very lively discussions at a number

Human Resources committee  We could note a few. In April 2011, amendments to IRPA were brought into place to provide a more rigorous assessment of the genuineness of the job offer as well as the authority for Human Resources to conduct employer compliance reviews and put in penalties. The work on those reg

Human Resources committee  Following budget 2012, there were the legislative changes to IRPA and amendments to the regulations that are now being proposed to enhance worker protection, give the authority to do much more robust audits, and to penalize employers immediately by removing their right to use the

Human Resources committee  I would say that particularly and in addition, as we develop the instructions for the use of the revocation authorities, if it came to the attention of the Canadian government that someone was laying off Canadian workers before they were laying off temporary foreign workers, that

Human Resources committee  I think Frank has covered most issues. I'd like to add a couple that are more specific to CIC. The revocation authorities will also apply to work permits, so if the temporary foreign worker has already entered Canada and the situation has changed or the issuance of the work per

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have the knowledge to answer that question in detail. We are working on some quality assurance programs with some provinces. Perhaps with regard to this question, I'd prefer it if we could provide a written response to the committee, Mr. Chair.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, is it possible for me to correct an error I made earlier?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Very shortly, we had a question about the funding allocation in the Canada-Quebec accord, and I stated that it was linked to the number of arrivals. My note here—and perhaps we can provide a more detailed response—is that the funding is not directly linked to the number of immi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.