Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I am truly honoured to rise to answer the member's question. Canada stands firm in its support for Ukraine. Ukrainian immigrants are an important part of Canada's cultural history, and we continue to support the courageous Ukrainian people More than 32,000 Ukraini

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I am very sensitive to the issue that is raised by the member. Certainly, as we move forward on numerous measures, we want individual Ukrainians to come as fast as possible. I am happy to report in the House that over 24,000 Ukrainians have made their way here. I h

Nova Oculus  Madam Speaker, last week I met with representatives of Nova Oculus, a Canadian company that has developed a promising new medical device to treat age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. This incurable disease is the leading cause of blindness for more than two million Canadian

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, if it were a matter of will, there would be 40,000 Afghan refugees here already. The reality is that every step of the way we are facing obstacles that were not present in other resettlement efforts. There are a number of factors that we do not fully control, such as

Rotary Clubs  Mr. Speaker, as a Rotarian, I was pleased to attend the Rotary District 7040 conference last Saturday to hear from Michel Rodrigue, president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and our own Dr. Vera Etches, medical officer of Ottawa Public Health, on the impact of

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, so far, more than 12,600 Afghan refugees have arrived in Canada, and more than half of those arrived through our special immigration measures for Afghans who assisted in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Another two flights are arriving later this week. We will not st

Immigration, refugees and citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we recognize that, once again, temporary foreign workers are vital to the Canadian economy. That is why as part of the workforce solutions road map, we will eliminate the limit on low-wage positions for seasonal employers, extend LMIA validity for low-wage occupatio

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Canada's economic recovery is well under way. As of March 2022, 73,000 jobs have been created, lowering the unemployment rate to 5.3%. In fact, Canada's economic recovery is outpacing many employers' ability to find workers, resulting in labour shortages across the c

Immigration, refugees and citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we know that immigration is critical if we want to address labour shortages. IRCC is fast-tracking work permits for occupations in demand, such as health care, agriculture, food and seafood production. In the last quarter, we processed over 100,000 work permit appli

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her advocacy on this. Last year, we welcomed more than 405,000 new permanent residents: the greatest number of newcomers in a year in Canadian history. In the first quarter of this year, we hit even more records, processing over 157,000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, more than 24,000 Ukrainians have come to Canada since the beginning of January. As the Prime Minister announced, we will charter planes to bring more Ukrainians to Canada. I also want to acknowledge Canadians and Quebeckers for being so generous and for coming to

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, as I said, more than 24,000 Ukrainians have arrived and hundreds more are arriving every day. I would also like to mention that we have introduced an innovative program in partnership with Air Canada, The Shapiro Foundation and Miles4Migrants. It will allow us to

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Last year, we welcomed over 405,000 new permanent residents, the largest number of newcomers in a single year in Canadian history. I would like to let my esteemed colleague know that, in the first quarter of this year, we se

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. This is a very important question, because immigration is key to addressing the labour shortage. Once again, I would like to inform my colleague and the House that during the first quarter of 2022 we processed more than 100,000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we know that immigration is an integral part of addressing the labour shortage. IRCC is prioritizing work permit processing for in-demand occupations in industries such as health, agriculture, food and seafood production. I would like to point out that in the first