Thank you, Chair.
Welcome, Minister, and to your senior staff as well. Thank you for being here today.
Minister, I want to thank you, first of all, for what you've done with regard to increasing the settlement funding.
The Halton Multicultural Council in Oakville does a fantastic job of serving new Canadians in a whole range of areas. It's actually been able to expand its space. It's serving people, I think, in about 30 different languages. It does language training and computer training, and it is invaluable in helping people find new jobs. So it's making a huge difference in my riding. I'd like to invite you, on the record, to visit Oakville if you can, some time, and visit that site to see what's going on.
The other thing is I want to congratulate you for yesterday's announcement. This problem of foreign credential recognition is one that all of us in public life have seen, because it has been around for literally decades, so that foreign professionals come here and can't find a job in their area of expertise and end up driving cabs, etc. So this is a huge step forward, and I want to thank you for that as well.
My question is with regard to refugees. As of yesterday, I understand, the Immigration and Refugee Board is filled to 98% capacity, which is effectively 100%. You're always going to have some turnover. Can you tell us about the new process of selecting and filling the board's seats with qualified individuals?