Andrew, please.
Evidence of meeting #5 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was last.
Evidence of meeting #5 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was last.
4:15 p.m.
Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
Mr. Jean, there are a couple of questions I would like you to clarify for me.
I really don't know, from the budget, which parts of the previous government's commitment this government is going to meet. Budget 2005 had $561 million committed to new spending, the fiscal update was $1.3 billion, and there was a further announcement by the minister of $947 million. I'm sure you're familiar with those figures.
My question is, which one of those funding announcements is the government not going to meet?
4:15 p.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
If you want a very precise answer with numbers, we can give that to you in writing. But in general, the new investments announced in the 2005 budget are all in there. The Canada-Ontario is in there as well, and what was announced in terms of supplementary funding in the last budget will come in subsequent years. However, if you want a very precise answer to your question, we would be happy to give that to you in writing.
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
We had a $1.3-billion announcement, and $920 million was for the Province of Ontario. An agreement was signed. For the other provinces, the agreement wasn't signed. Is that being acted upon?
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
In the budget announcement of a few weeks ago—
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
It was in the fiscal update, the $1.3 billion announcement over five years for Immigration.
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Yes, but in the budget announcement a few weeks ago, the rest of it, outside of Ontario....
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
It's the last fiscal update of the Liberal government. I'm not talking about the budget.
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
What I'm trying to say is that the Canada-Ontario agreement and extra settlement integration funds for services in other provinces were part of the budget last month. Those remain on the books, if you wish.
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
The $56 million for action against racism, is that on?
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Yes, it's still on.
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
The $72 million for processing parents and grandparents, is that on?
4:20 p.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Yes. That was two-year funding, and we are in the second year of that funding.
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Liberal
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Yes, we're implementing that.
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
And $69 million over two years to make citizenship application faster?
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Yes.
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
And the $700 million over five years to reduce the applicant inventory?
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Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
That one is not there.
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Liberal
Andrew Telegdi Liberal Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
That's not there, okay. So it's $700 million that we're.... Okay, it's good to know.
Thank you very much.
4:20 p.m.
Bloc
Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
I wish to thank the officials from the department for their presentation. The document is more interesting than the last time, and I like the layout.
I have a few questions on the refugee section. I do not know if you are able to answer them if you prefer that I address them to the head of the IRBC.
4:20 p.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
That all depends on your questions, Ms. Faille.