Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a)(i) and (ii), between September 20, 2023 and September 30, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, or IRCC, has issued 12,298 work permits to foreign nationals performing work under an agreement or arrangement between Canada and the government of a foreign state or an international organization, other than those concerning seasonal agricultural workers. As per IRCC data release procedures, the cut-off date is put in place to allow for the preparation of complete, consistent and accurate reporting.
During this same time period, there were no work permits issued to foreign nationals with an agreement entered into by one or more countries and by or on behalf of one or more provinces.
With regard go (b) and (c), the department does not possess records relating to the American Climate Corps in the following fields: how many work permits were issued to individuals employed by the American Climate Corps and the details associated, including location of work, length of work and type of work being undertaken.