If I may, I also demonstrated this in my last presentation to the standing committee. If we can't significantly reduce the waiting time problem for investors, perhaps a temporary work permit could be an option, because, as I mentioned earlier, investors can be patient as long as their children are already in Canada. Investors' primary motivation, particularly in immigration, their push factor, is their children's education. That may vary from one country to another, but it is the main reason. An investor who has to wait three or four or five years before getting an answer will find other options to send their children to other countries. If we can't solve the waiting time problem quickly, perhaps we should assess other options so that when an immigration application is filed, these immigrants' children would have access to our schools. If the process takes three years and the children have been in university for three years, we are in business.
Evidence of meeting #10 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 40th Parliament, 3rd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was quebec.
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