Thank you, Mr. Chair, and honourable members. We appreciate your invitation and we're very pleased to be here today on behalf of the immigration law section of the Canadian Bar Association to present our views on immigration consultants.
The CBA is a national association of over 36,000 lawyers, law students, notaries, and academics. An important aspect of our mandate is seeking improvements in the law and the administration of justice, and that's what brings us before you today. Our submission was prepared by members of our immigration law section, which includes approximately 1,000 members practising in all areas of immigration and citizenship law, delivering professional advice and representation to thousands of clients both across Canada and abroad.
With me today representing the section is Ravi Jain, who will address the substance of our comments and also answer your questions today. I will now ask Mr. Jain to continue.