Thank you.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses for today's meeting.
We have with us the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Welcome to you, Minister.
We also have from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Scott Harris, associate deputy minister; Jean-Marc Gionet, acting assistant deputy minister, protection and family programs sector; Annie Rémillard, acting chief financial officer; and Bronwyn May, director general, international students branch. Welcome to you all.
Minister Diab, I now invite you to make an opening statement of up to five minutes, after which we will proceed to rounds of questions.