Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. That's the standard practice. They were the initial findings.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. I never said that in my statement. I never said it was widespread or systemic. In fact, I met farmer associations that were able to share examples of good practices in protecting the rights of workers. I do believe that a large number of—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I did not do that. Nowhere in my statement did I say that it was widespread or systemic. I never used those words.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I did not talk only about agriculture. I also commented on other sectors.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. I wish I'd had the chance. I always tried to reach out, but again, due to time constraints and the priorities I have, I had to make that decision.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not physically, no. I did not have a chance to visit.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. I would like to begin by thanking the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration for inviting me today. I am Tomoya Obokata, from Japan, currently serving as the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. As committee members are well aware, I visited your country officially between August 23 and September 6 last year in order to investigate how Canada addresses contemporary forms of slavery.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much for inviting me to provide information this afternoon. I am Tomoya Obokata, the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. As you are well aware, I visited Canada officially between August 23 and September 6 to investigate issues relating to my mandate.