Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
First, let me welcome all three witnesses to our committee, where we're continuing to study backlogs and processing times for all immigration streams.
Let me start off with Ms. Dench. On behalf of the Canadian Council of Refugees, a brief was submitted. I read it with a lot of interest because, on the provincial side, I worked quite a bit with refugees as well as all immigration streams. It was entitled “Accepted refugees: on hold and separated from their families”, and in it you urged the minister to strengthen family reunification by introducing electronic applications, specifically suggesting that refugee family reunification and not only family class should have electronic applications.
Let me specifically ask this: In your opinion, should IRCC proceed with electronic applications for refugees who seek family reunification? Do you believe that the electronic applications would allow for a more speedy process? Would they be processed, do you think, more speedily? What about resources to complete these forms and permit separated families to have more direct channels of communication with IRCC officials?