Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for being here.
Being an immigrant myself, I know what it's like coming over here, and the key to all of this is actually having a job. We come here for better lives for our families, etc.
We've heard from many of the minority groups outside of Quebec that they're actually losing people already. The main loss is because of their children going away for education and not returning to the community and people going away for other jobs because there are no good jobs that are sustainable in these communities. The exception, of course, is Moncton, which you've already heard about. We heard from Moncton that they've actually doubled their recruiting for their francophone community. They've gone out deliberately seeking companies to come into that area and then have put people in there.
How do you see the role of the private sector in recruiting and integrating new immigrants? How does CIC work with the private sector and community sectors to attract, welcome, and integrate these new Canadians? Doing those things is really the only way to get them to stay in that location.