Good afternoon.
Pursuant to Standing Orders 108(2) and 81(4) and the motion adopted by the committee on February 16, 2017, the committee will now commence its studies on the main estimates 2017-18, with votes 1, 5, and 10 under Department of Citizenship and Immigration and vote 1 under Immigration and Refugee Board; the subject matter of the supplementary estimates (C) 2016-17, votes 1c, 5c, 7c, and 10c under Department of Citizenship and Immigration, and vote 1c under the Immigration and Refugee Board; and the updated mandate letter of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
I will now call vote 1 under the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and introduce our witnesses.
I'd like to first of all welcome to our committee the new minister, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen.
We look forward to working closely with you in the coming year, Minister.