Citizenship and Immigration committee  As for the first question, we told the Minister that one of the bigger problems we encountered in every province is the fact that different institutions and Departments are functional silos. You know that the integration of refugees and immigrants is important for everyone. It ha

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can answer that. For my part, I’m a German citizen and I have been living in Canada for 17 years. Unfortunately, Germany does not recognize dual citizenship, so I never obtained Canadian citizenship, because I wanted to preserve my German citizenship, for my children etc. I am

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To give you a figure on Quebec, because Quebec is also concerned, the Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities lost 20% of its overall budget in three last years, which gives you the priorities in Quebec.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can try to answer that. The Canada-Quebec Agreement gives Quebec power over all aspects surrounding the reception and integration of immigrants and also provides for a generous financial compensation. Unfortunately, we are in approximately the same situation as the other provin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I’m Stephan Reichhold, from the Quebec Coalition. I’d like to speak to you briefly about one of the Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance’s projects. As Chris mentioned earlier, I’m sure you’re aware of the fact that one of the greater challenges that we face in this sec

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Hello. My name is Stephan Reichhold. I am the director of the Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes and I’m from the province of Quebec. We represent 132 organisations throughout Quebec who work with refugees and immigrants.