I call the meeting to order.
Today we are here to study the subject matter of part 5, division 23 of Bill C-19, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other matters.
I would like to welcome and thank our witnesses from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration for appearing before the committee today. We are joined by Julie Chassé, director general, financial strategy; Philip Somogyvari, director general, strategic policy and planning; Marcel Poirier, director, fees and activity based costing division; and Jonathan Joshi-Koop, acting director, express entry policy.
Thank you for appearing before the committee. You will have five minutes for your opening remarks, and then we will go to a round of questioning.
You can please begin. You will have five minutes. Thank you.