Evidence of meeting #141 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 newcomers.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

David Manicom  Assistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Integration, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Ümit Kiziltan  Director General, Research and Evaluation, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Matthew Cecchetto  Liaison Officer, Canadian Orientation Abroad, International Organization for Migration
Queenie Choo  Chief Executive Officer, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Jean-Guy Bigeau  President, Executive Director, Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité Canada
Salma Zahid  Scarborough Centre, Lib.
Roukya Abdi-Aden  Administrator, National Cooperation, Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité Canada
Ramez Ayoub  Thérèse-De Blainville, Lib.

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Administrator, National Cooperation, Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité Canada

Roukya Abdi-Aden

That's the reality. Newcomers are increasingly bilingual, unlike a few years ago. They may not have a sufficiently functional level for a job, but they have master's degrees or doctorates. In addition, globalization is making people more and more multilingual. We must bear that in mind.

In the case of francophone immigration, how will we ensure that francophones who also speak other languages continue to define themselves as francophones? This can be achieved with the services we provide and with our approach in meeting their specific needs.

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Thérèse-De Blainville, Lib.

Ramez Ayoub

Thank you.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Rob Oliphant

Thank you all.

Thank you for your presentations and for your contributions today.

The meeting is now adjourned.