Thank you, Ms. Martinez Ferrada.
Seeing no further speakers on this motion, I will wait for the clerk to incorporate into the motion the amendment that has been moved before we go to the vote.
I will now read the amended motion:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee commence a study to examine the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Canada's immigration system, and this study evaluate, review and examine issues relevant to the situation including the following:
a. application backlogs and processing times for the different streams of family reunification and the barriers preventing the timely reunification of loved ones, such as denials of temporary resident visas because of section 179(b) of the Immigration and Refugees Protection Regulations and the ongoing closures of Visa Application Centres;
b. examine the government's decision to reintroduce a lottery system for the reunification of parents and grandparents; to compare it to previous iterations of application processes for this stream of family reunification, including a review of processing time and the criteria required for the successful sponsorship;
c. temporary resident visa TRV processing delays faced by international students in securing TRVs, particularly in francophone Africa, authorization to travel to Canada by individuals with an expired confirmation of permanent residency, use of expired security, medical and background checks for permanent immigration;
that this study begin no later than October 27, 2020, and that the committee hold no more than eight meetings to hear from witnesses; that the witnesses called as part of this study be allowed to testify on one or more of the issues in this motion; that the evidence gathered during this study be deemed to have also been given during subsequent studies to be held during this Parliament, provided that the subsequent studies deal with issues similar to those in this motion; that the committee report its findings to the House; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government table a comprehensive response thereto.
Can we please go to the recorded vote?