Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I always appreciate the opposition's questions, and I am always grateful to my colleagues for their support for immigration and the work our government is doing for temporary foreign workers, because we know they play an important role and are vital to food security.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the member is right: Quebec selects the majority of itans immigrants. Every year, Quebec issues more Quebec selection certificates than the immigration thresholds set out in Quebec's immigration plan. The federal government cannot process more files than Quebec asks

Education Initiative for War-Displaced Students  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the great advocacy of International Students Overcoming War, or ISOW. As a student club from Wilfrid Laurier University, this student-led and student-funded humanitarian initiative fights hard to ensure that the right of education and higher

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, as I said, I realize how much my colleague wants to make this happen, but the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel really is the fastest, safest and most efficient way for Ukrainians to come to Canada. I also want to point out to my colleague that we ha

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  I am honoured to rise this evening to respond to the hon. member's question. I want to start by saying that Canada remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ukrainian immigrants have helped build this country, and we will continue to st

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Dufferin—Caledon for his work on this legislation. The government is firmly committed to reuniting families and their loved ones abroad. Family members are an important part of our immigration system. Canada has one of the

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, perhaps now would be a good time to talk about the Canada‑Quebec accord. Quebec is entitled to 28% of the new permanent residents that arrive each year and chooses to welcome 13% of them. It selects 74% of the immigrants who settle in Quebec, and this includes their

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I really enjoy my colleague's energetic style in the House. His position is an honourable one. As we on this side of the House have said on more than one occasion, immigration is essential to our economy. As the member knows, Quebec sets its own immigration targets

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 remind the House that in t

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, immigration is essential to our economy. What is going to get things moving is an increase in Quebec's immigration levels. Quebec is allowed to receive up to 28% of the immigrants who are welcomed to Canada each year, but it has chosen to accept only 13%. If Quebec

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we know that immigration is vital to fighting the labour shortage. IRCC is prioritizing work permit processing for in-demand occupations in industries such as health, agriculture, food and seafood production. In the first quarter of 2022, we processed more than 100

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, immigration is essential to our economy. As the member opposite knows, Quebec sets its own immigration targets. Last year the province welcomed over 50,000 new permanent residents. This year Quebec has increased its immigration targets significantly, which will help

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I would again like to thank the member for the question, but he is well aware that Quebec sets the selection criteria for immigrants coming to Quebec, and that includes language skills. Immigration is crucial and, as I have already told the member, we have welcomed

Hargeisa Market  Mr. Speaker, I had the great pleasure of meeting with representatives from the Canadian Alliance to Rebuild Hargeisa Market and members of the Somaliland community. Their presentation was very informative and taught me about the history of Somaliland, a very small country that i

Support for Ukraine  Mr. Speaker, on Monday, April 4, I had the privilege of participating in a local fundraiser in support of Ukraine. Thanks to Mayor Jim Watson and local elected officials, Councillors Matt Luloff, Laura Dudas and Catherine Kitts, for joining us. The community of Orleans was invit