I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting 34 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
Today we continue our study on application backlogs and processing times.
I would like to welcome our witnesses for our first panel. Thanks to all the witnesses for appearing before the committee and for joining us today.
We are joined today by Mr. Leblanc, president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal.
We are also joined by LUSO Community Services, represented by Irena Sompaseuth, settlement services manager.
Our third witness for today is the Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association, represented by the president, Stéphanie Valois, and Ms. Krishna Gagné, lawyer and vice-president for economic affairs.
Once again, welcome. Each of you will have five minutes for your opening remarks, and then we will go into the rounds of questioning.
Yes, Madam Clerk.