Evidence of meeting #135 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was information.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Which one is that?
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
It's the care program development. According to the supplementary estimates, there is the care program development component.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Is that associated with the $3 million that I just spoke about? I'm just not familiar with that terminology.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
I'm just looking for the money.... It is the $3 million. There's no money at all, whatsoever, for the caregivers component.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
No. It's just a technological solution to share information between pipes.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
The last time staff was here, I asked this question about when we can expect the caregivers program to be announced. Does anybody have any indication of when that would be—the new caregiver program?
Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
As the minister has indicated, an announcement will be made on a future pathway to permanent residence for caregivers before the current pilot ends in November 2019.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Yes, I know. That's been the line ever since the minister quietly put that up on the website to say that is coming to an end, but we have yet to learn when exactly the new program will be announced.
With respect to the—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
I'm afraid I need to end it there at 5:31, but don't move anyone.
We have some votes to do now with respect to these supplementary—
Liberal
Nick Whalen Liberal St. John's East, NL
May we have a recorded vote, please? One on the first one would be enough.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
There are five votes, supplementary estimates (A), 2018-19, votes 1a, 5a and 10a under Citizenship and Immigration, and vote 1a under the Immigration and Refugee Board.
DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Vote 1a—Operating expenditures..........$7,113,949
(Vote 1a agreed to: yeas 5; nays 3)
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant
Fine.
IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA Vote 5a—Capital expenditures... $8,666,837 Vote 10a—Grants listed in any of the estimates for the fiscal year... $53,000,000
(Votes 5a and 10a carried on division; yeas 5; nays 3.)
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD OF CANADA Vote 1a—Program expenditures... $1,809,767
(Vote 1a carried on division; yeas 5; nays 3.)
This one will be interesting.
Shall I report the supplementary estimates (A) 2018-19 to the House?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
As there is no other business in front of the committee, I declare the committee meeting adjourned.