Mr. Chair, last year when the permanent level of immigration was set at 300,000, the department was funded for that. It was funded for the processing costs that are related to bringing 300,000 individuals into Canada, and also for the associated settlement costs. That includes the increase in the number of caregivers we were funded to process. Therefore, there wasn't an impact on other lines of business; it was part of the funding cycle. Going forward with the three-year levels plan, the department has also been funded on a per-capita basis for the immigrants who are going to be coming into Canada and for their settlement services.
On December 7th, 2017. See this statement in context.