Official Languages committee  Thank you for asking. As the minister said, a rejection can come about for many different reasons, including inadequate funds. We want to make sure that everyone who comes to Canada, whether temporarily or permanently, will be successful once they are here. Students, since that's what your question is about, may have their application rejected because they are unable to demonstrate that they will be able to continue to pay for their education while living on their own once in Canada.

Official Languages committee  Excuse me, Mr. Chair, I missed part of that question because of a connection problem. Could you repeat the question?

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, one of the measures we took to increase the number of francophones immigrating to Canada was to assign applicants additional points directly in our Express Entry system. This allows us to acknowledge the fact that they speak French. It gives applicants additional points, and facilitates the processing of their application.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for asking. According to our statistics, the difference you mentioned is insignificant. I'll check with my colleague Ms. Hiles to see if she has something to add.

Official Languages committee  Yes, but that doesn't mean the rejection was based on language. It's true that the university to which people submit an application may be francophone or anglophone, but each application is studied individually. The application is evaluated on the basis of the information supplied, and the information has to be complete.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. Our obligation is to ensure that all our services are available in both of Canada's official languages. We are not deliberately providing inferior services to francophones, and that's not our intent. We have acknowledged some mistakes in certain areas.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. We take this target very seriously and want to achieve it. If it's all right with you, I'll give the floor to Ms. Prince, who can give you clear examples of what we have done with a view to meeting the targets in 2023.

Official Languages committee  That's correct.

Official Languages committee  There's a certain number of tests that can be administered at every visa office. When people apply, they have to get an appointment.

Official Languages committee  I don't have the numbers to hand, but I could get them to you later. My colleague Ms. Prince tells me we have capacity for 8,000 appointments a week for biometric tests.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for that question. The situation in Ukraine is definitely disconcerting. We're trying to work as quickly as possible. That's why the temporary immigration program was put in place. It'll help us expedite application processing. We're working with the—

Official Languages committee  If I understand the question, you want to know whether we'll admit francophone Ukrainians. The answer is yes. Francophone Ukrainians who have filed an application may enter Canada.

Official Languages committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for that question. As the minister said earlier, we presented the immigration plan for the next three years in February. We intend to admit 431,000 immigrants this year, 447,000 next year and 451,000 in 2024.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for that question. We always ensure that our immigration plan allows for the admission of a certain number of refugees in the event of a crisis. We take that into account. As the minister explained, and as you perhaps know, the plan announced on March 17 concerned the temporary admission of Ukrainians because we expect they'll want to return to their country.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We'd be happy to do that, Madam Chair.