Good morning, everyone.
I call to order the third meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
Today we have a briefing by officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, including Dr. Harpreet Kochhar, assistant deputy minister, operations; Marian Campbell Jarvis, assistant deputy minister, strategic and program policy; Fraser Valentine, assistant deputy minister, settlement and integration; and Daniel Mills, assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer.
Welcome, everyone.
We have requested that the officials have opening remarks of about 30 minutes. I hope everyone is okay with that. After their opening remarks we will go into rounds of questioning.
I thank the officials from the department for coming to give us an overview of the different programs and to update us on the activities of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. We really look forward to hearing from you before we embark on our important work for the 43rd Parliament.
Welcome. I turn it over to you the witnesses.