Citizenship and Immigration committee  Most definitely, and I appreciate your asking that question. We did hear Minister Alexander make the comment that there has to be a clear distinction made between someone who is a temporary resident and someone who is a permanent resident. This view ignores the fact that the de

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sorry, it's for permanent residence. For example, in Taisia's case, she came here in 2004, graduated in 2009, and could only apply for permanent residence in 2010, which she received in 2012. There is a system that really precludes these individuals from applying for permanent

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's in the brief, actually.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Second, by eliminating the pre-PR time provision, the new legislation actually favours immigrants without prior Canadian experience. Let me explain this by giving a simple example. Imagine two individuals who receive their permanent residency today. One of the persons has been in