Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to see that the government's response to a report from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on the provincial nominee program agrees with a vast majority of the recommendations made by the committee.
The committee's report was positive about the program in general and identified it as an important tool in encouraging the settlement of immigrants across the country.
We on this side of the House are committed to ensuring that all Canadians in every region benefit from immigration, both today and in the years ahead.
The government therefore shares the committee's enthusiasm for the expansion of the provincial nominee program across the country, according to the availability of existing resources and the ability of other levels of government to participate in this wonderful project.