Official Languages committee  I would say it's multi-dimensional. There is work that we can do here in Canada in terms of outreach and communications. We were talking earlier that the minister mentioned our focus in some ways on students and on existing potential immigrants in Canada. There's outreach to tho

Official Languages committee  All three of us can answer that question because it is rather detailed. CIC begins by explaining existing possibilities to immigrants. Obviously, people go by the information we give them on the places where there are jobs and whether members of their family can live there. Thos

Official Languages committee  What they are doing in Moncton is very interesting. We could perhaps learn something from them in that regard and apply it across Canada. Let's go back to the question you asked earlier about what can be done to ensure that more francophones come forward as candidates from the o

Official Languages committee  I would like to thank the member for his question. I think, as the committee has heard during the presentations over the past few weeks, that the link between the labour market and immigration is crucial. That is really what makes the difference. The CIC works very closely on t

Official Languages committee  I'm sorry, I don't think we would have that number with us, but we can get back to you. There are regular meetings with all of the provinces and territories, but he would also meet with them not only in groups but bilaterally.

Official Languages committee  Okay. Thank you.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. The way that we bring in refugees, which is the case with the children, their parents, and their families from Syria, is through a process that is different from the one for economic immigrants or family immigration. The initial selection is not based

Official Languages committee  We spend around $120 million on language training, but we don't track by country of origin, for instance. I couldn't tell you how much is spent on Syrian refugees or indeed on citizens from another country.

Official Languages committee  As I mentioned earlier, we will be using our embassies and high commissions abroad more and more. You will see in the future that we will leverage ministerial travel. For instance, when he was in India, we made use of the opportunities that he had to reach out to the communities.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. We are also very pleased to be joining you this morning. My name is Stephanie Beck. As the chair has said, I'm the assistant deputy minister of corporate services, so among other things, ATIP is in my portfolio. My director general responsible fo

Information & Ethics committee  Ninety-five per cent of requests come from people who are asking questions about their application to immigrate or a visa. For example, someone may be wondering what stage their spouse's file has reached. Is the file at the end of the process? Most of the requests have to do with

Information & Ethics committee  It depends. If the information was submitted in hard copy, it's not accessible electronically. However, people who have submitted their documents more recently in electronic format can check. The delays can sometimes be a few months, such as in the case of an immigration process

Information & Ethics committee  It is interesting to note that half of the complaints the commissioner has received are from one individual. We can see that some people are satisfied with the current format. Their problems are resolved, and this format meets their needs. Therefore, the number of complaints may

Information & Ethics committee  The more complete our electronic files are, the easier the task becomes. If people scan their documents and add them to the case management system, it is much easier for those working here in Ottawa, in ATIP management, to have access to the information at all times. It may appe

Information & Ethics committee  Since my answer will be technical, I will use English. We have a global case management system that manages all of our cases. Literally millions of files are input into that process right from the beginning. The client will appear, apply, and fill out the basic information forms