Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation. We are pleased to be here to represent Prince Edward Island. Thank you very much for this opportunity to present Prince Edward Island's views on this important matter. We have two departments that have mandates

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We in P.E.I. work with employers to try to get them their settlement programs and keep our immigrants on P.E.I.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We will.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  One way would be to continue to support the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, ACOA, for future initiatives.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's not our decision but we'd certainly support it. If these temporary foreign workers could stay, they could be permanent residents; they could work year-round.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Rather than financial assistance, we would be looking at a more coordinated effort between the federal and provincial governments, which is part of our recommendations.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's 10.1%. And in answer to your question on the displacement effect, our economy is growing, our unemployment rate has dropped by 1%, and we have created about 1,500 jobs.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's because that's trendy and that's our seasonality curve.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, it's a fact, but it's due to our—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We may not have mentioned the exact date, but the immigration office in P.E.I. closed in 2012. With no office there, it makes it very difficult for immigrants to get services. They're less likely to stay if they can't get the services when they need them. They have to leave the p

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This population action plan was initiated by our premier. It had three high points: recruit new Islanders, retain our youth and immigrants to P.E.I., and repatriate the thousands of Islanders residing elsewhere. Work with partners, employers, municipalities, and post-secondary in

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Stewart.