I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 82 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Today we are beginning our study on closed work permits and temporary foreign workers.
For the first hour, I am pleased to welcome back the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. He is joined by officials from the department: Madam Christiane Fox, deputy minister; and Jean-Marc Gionet, director general, immigration program guidance.
Before I give the floor to the minister, I'll mention that I'm going to be very strict with the time today.
Madam Kwan, you have the floor.