I'd like to bring to order this meeting of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. It is a pleasure to be joined by our witnesses today as we resume our study of human trafficking in Canada.
With us today, we have representatives from Statistics Canada: Kathy AuCoin, chief of the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, and Yvan Clermont, director of that same centre.
Welcome to both of you.
We're joined by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, represented by Ms. Natasha Kim, who is the director general of the immigration branch.
Welcome, Ms. Kim.
We also have Mr. Bruce Scoffield, who is the director general, Immigration program guidance branch.
Welcome, Mr. Scoffield.
We also have with us representatives from the Department of Employment and Social Development, including Philippe Massé, director general of the temporary foreign worker directorate in the skills employment branch.
Welcome, Mr. Massé.
We also have Ms. Kathleen Walford, Director General, Integrity Operations, Integrity Services Branch.
Welcome, Ms. Walford.
We will hear each of the witnesses. They all know they have somewhere between eight and ten minutes to present, and we will start with Statistics Canada.
Go ahead, Mr. Clermont.