I would like to emphasize what I was talking about during my presentation.
The first one of course is the business and economic integration program, which now is not funded by the settlement funding framework. We see its success over the country as one of the best practices. It's not only serving new immigrants, it's serving the local communities, the local economies. This is a very important demonstration that new immigrants can be contributing members to our society, through their participation in business and economic activities.
The second one I would like to emphasize is our pre-landing services in overseas offices. Again, when they are already here, a lot of new immigrants don't have the time, money, and energy to be retrained or go through a lot of steps to get back to their own professions.
We see this as a very good opportunity to help them before they come to Canada, especially in the two areas of Seoul, Korea, and Taipei, Taiwan. We also have had a very good experience in working with prospective business immigrants in Shanghai, through our office there.
The pre-landing service should be a top priority for the government to consider continuing and expanding. We will save a lot of money and enhance the effectiveness of the settlement process. Prospective immigrants will be more willing to receive training, to listen to us, and to learn English in their own countries. The pre-landing service is a very cost-effective program amongst all existing programs.
The third one, of course, is the partnership with industry sectors. We have found it very successful to work with industry sectors, such as energy and environment, so we can develop joint training programs to bridge the gap between the foreign training qualifications and the Canadian working experience requirements. This is another area we would like you to include in your report.