Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, as I said, we do regret the dislocation. We are working with staff to ensure that everybody who wishes to work in Edmonton has a job. The fundamental responsibility of the immigration department is to get good value for taxpayers' money, to offer good service to cust

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I too would like to congratulate my colleague the international trade minister—

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to subsection 94(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 2016 annual report to Parliament on immigration.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, from the point of view of the business case, there was a strong case for moving to Edmonton. Large numbers of people were retiring. The department was having trouble hiring people. In fact, it is projected that this move will increase the total jobs in Alberta, not r

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the lease was coming up on the building. There was a great deal of work to be done, and the department made a very strong business case for moving the operation to Edmonton. I can mention that the union was on side with this. All employees will retain jobs in Edmonto

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I am very aware of the great contributions made by caregivers, partly because my own mother has benefited from one who has done a wonderful job. I understand that processing times are too long. However, we have admitted the second-highest number in some time, 20,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, it is in the nature of backlogs that they cannot be eliminated immediately. It does take time. The central promise we made in the election campaign was to radically reduce the processing time for immediate family reunification. We are making progress, but it does

Employment  Madam Speaker, members of this House will understand well that there are pressures in immigration, that there are inefficiencies that have to be improved. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to accept this strong business case that will not only result in a net addition of jobs bu

Employment  Madam Speaker, there is a very strong business case to shift this operation from Vegreville to Edmonton. Everybody working in Vegreville will have an opportunity to work at the new location, and there will be a net addition of jobs in Alberta because of this move. It is the res

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the fact that this government brought in 25,000 Syrian refugees over the space of four months. This has become praised around the world. In addition to that, as the member knows, all parties supported the motion recently to welcome Yazidis to Can

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I think the great thing about today is that parties have risen above partisanship, and all of us are supporting this motion about Yazidis, just as all parties supported our effort to bring 25,000 refugees from Syria. When we look around the world, we can be pleased,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I had the pleasure and the honour to meet Nadia earlier today. I salute her for the amazing work and dedication she has shown on this subject. I assure you, Mr. Speaker, that we on this side of the House are every bit as enthusiastic and committed to welcoming Yazi

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his commitment on this issue. We have already welcomed more than 30,000 Syrian refugees and it has always been our intent to welcome additional Yazidis as well. I know there is no one more in favour of welcoming Yazidis than the members on th

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we certainly did not waste time when we brought 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada in the space of four months. The hon. member should know it is not easy to bring the Yazidis here from the places where they are, but my department has sent an expedition out to the terr

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we committed to the words of the Conservative motion. I would have thought that might be enough for one day for the member. We are working very hard. We have just come back from a mission in the region to determine how many and from where and over what time period we