Official Languages committee  The department has invested in promotional missions, job fairs and study fairs. We spend more than $4 million. According to the roadmap for 2013-2018, the department intends to spend $30 million for promotional and recruitment activities, including the monies disbursed to New Brunswick.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Speaker, I would like to add that the recipe for success is to arrive in Canada with an offer of employment. It is important to CIC to work with employers to advertise positions at job fairs such as Destination Canada. The greater the number of jobs posted, the easier it is for immigrants to come to Canada because they will obtain more points.

Official Languages committee  As my colleague explained, we provide pre-arrival services abroad, which provide a type of path for each regulated profession. Newcomers who take the orientation sessions provided by Colleges and Institutes Canada through the Classification of Instructional Programs , are told what steps to follow from abroad, in the accreditation and credential recognition process.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. CIC is also engaged in promotional missions abroad. We are working with our provincial and territorial counterparts to go to various countries. Over the past few years, we went to Romania with representatives from New Brunswick to promote immigration and the communities.

Official Languages committee  One hundred and thirty-six.