Citizenship and Immigration committee  On the second and third questions, our focus is on serving the needs of the immigrants; that's a very important principle behind our funding decisions. As was said in the opening remarks, in addition to--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are some service provider organizations that will no longer be funded in the greater Toronto area, but there are new organizations that are coming online.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have exact figures on how many people are impacted. Again, to return to my first principle, the services will continue to be provided by possibly different service provider organizations, or a different combination of service provider organizations. So the effect on the clients and the transition at the end of this fiscal year are all being managed.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I will call it a two-step process in the sense that the funding allocation looks at where immigrants land--on that sliding scale over a three-year period that my colleague referred to. Then what we do in terms of determining the allocations within the province, for example, is to look at where newcomers are actually living now.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I told you about the analyses aimed at determining where the newcomers actually are and what services they need. This involves avoiding overlap and ensuring that in a region where there was…

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Please let me finish my sentence.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, I will answer the question. Thank you, Mr. Cyr. We did an analysis to determine where newcomers are now living and what services we should offer to them. We realized that there was some overlap in services in some location…

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For example, people in Ontario look after all the agreements that we establish with service suppliers. So, it's the people in Ontario who are going to provide this service. Mr. Chair, as you are well aware, in operations, which is where I'm currently working, adjustments are made every year.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Adjustments must always be made when required.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Actually, my colleague Ms. Tapley will deliver the opening remarks.