I call to order this 145th meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
We are returning to our major study on migration challenges and opportunities for Canada in the 21st century.
This week we have three meetings to tie up requests that the committee had following the summary of evidence that the analysts prepared for us. You had requested more information on Latin America, on labour demand related to newcomers to Canada, as well as some statistics on the SDC work and temporary foreign workers.
This week, the meetings we'll be having today, Wednesday and Thursday will cover those topics and also satisfy the needs of the various motions that were passed with respect to the number of meetings required.