Citizenship and Immigration committee  In the model as it currently stands, there is a regulatory authority we introduced in 2011; the minister's authority to designate the institution. In any transition, were the government to change its path, at the very least there would need to be a decision to change that regulat

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In a way, it's a bit premature for us to give the committee a sense of the timing. Going back to some of Mr. MacDonald's answers, it would depend on the scope of what it is that you and the government decide this organization would do, whether it's setting standards for entry, se

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In December 2014, the ICCRC adopted a bylaw that granted limited licensure to international student advisers. It was a conversation that took place within the independent body—we participated, of course—in order to find a way for these student advisers to be able to offer some de

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It was December 2, 2014.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have any from the student perspective. In the spirit of the conversation we're having today, Mr. Chair, this was an example of a situation where it was not clear what kinds of services these student advisers were providing, whether they were falling within or without the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thanks for the question, Mr. Chair, and for the opportunity to appear before you today. Were the government to go in a different direction, to regulate this directly rather than the current arm's-length relationship we have now, I think the first step from our perspective is the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, provinces and territories do have the jurisdiction to regulate occupations and professions, and could, if desired, regulate the activities of immigration consultants in their jurisdictions. What we've seen is Quebec and Saskatchewan both using a model with two basic requirem

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think this is an area where the jurisdiction is shared between the federal and provincial governments.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In our experience with the model, it hasn't led to conflicts.