Public Safety committee  A number of outreach activities have taken place in both the United States and Canada. Currently in Montreal we are reaching out, especially to the Haitian community, through a variety of different channels, including social media. We're reaching out to refugee organizations and

Citizenship and Immigration committee  A number of outreach activities have taken place in both the United States and Canada. Currently in Montreal we are reaching out, especially to the Haitian community, through a variety of different channels, including social media. We're reaching out to refugee organizations and

Public Safety committee  Thank you for that extremely important question. I believe that those efforts bore fruit, both in the United States as well in communities in Canada. It was important for people to have accurate information, that coming to Canada irregularly at ports of entry is not a ticket to

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for that extremely important question. I believe that those efforts bore fruit, both in the United States as well in communities in Canada. It was important for people to have accurate information, that coming to Canada irregularly at ports of entry is not a ticket to

Public Safety committee  I would say approximately 80 staff have been deployed from across Canada to the centre at Guy-Favreau. In addition to that, we have created back offices in various locations across Canada and have an approximate total of 40 staff helping the processing at Guy-Favreau. As Mr. Mac

Public Safety committee  I don't have that information, but as Mr. MacDonald has indicated, over the past few weeks we have substantially reduced the processing times for refugee claimants to get work permits.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would say approximately 80 staff have been deployed from across Canada to the centre at Guy-Favreau. In addition to that, we have created back offices in various locations across Canada and have an approximate total of 40 staff helping the processing at Guy-Favreau. As Mr. Mac

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have that information, but as Mr. MacDonald has indicated, over the past few weeks we have substantially reduced the processing times for refugee claimants to get work permits.

Public Safety committee  If I may, Mr. Chair, we will have to double-check, but I believe it would be very improbable.