Good afternoon, everybody. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 36 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
Today we're continuing our study on application backlogs and processing times.
I would like to welcome our witnesses for today. Each witness will have five minutes for their opening remarks.
Today, we are joined by three witnesses. We are joined by Chantal Desloges, senior partner at the Desloges Law Group. She is not a stranger to this committee. She has been here a few times. Welcome. We are also joined by Mark Ballard, vice-chairperson of Syria-Antigonish Families Embrace. Our third witness for today is Vilma Pagaduan, a settlement counsellor representing The Neighbourhood Organization.
Welcome to all our witnesses. Each one of you will have five minutes for your opening remarks.
We will start with Ms. Desloges. You have five minutes for your opening remarks. Please begin.