Thank you, Madam Chair.
This committee did a study on the fair distribution of asylum seekers. There was a lot of push-back from business owners. They said that the distribution idea was not acceptable, even though there are glaring labour needs in a number of regions.
Mr. Casasola, you say it's interesting in this regard, because it highlights the importance of a multipronged approach. I think your ideas are similar to those in the European migration pact in Europe, for example. I'm also thinking of the German model, whereby the distribution formula takes into account labour-related needs and the integration capacity of the various regions within the country. That's my understanding.
Would you agree that there should be a distribution of refugees that would take into account their training and the labour needs of the various regions of Canada?