Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to clarify, we are in the process of validating which of those applications are complete, so we do not yet have any specifics on the application packages themselves.

Canada-China Relations committee  Not at this point. We're still in the process of doing that work.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, if you agree, the department can certainly bring that back if that is of interest to the committee.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, we recognize that family reunification very much remains a priority for us. We have introduced a pilot to digitize spousal applications, which will facilitate the review of these applications and allow our officers, both in Canada and abroad, to process remotely. We've

Canada-China Relations committee  Grosso modo, it does seem like the process, correct.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much for the question. I'll try to capture most of those. In terms of the number of refugee claims that were made in 2019 to 2020, the number is zero. In terms of asylum claims for 2020, we had approximately 30 claims in the system until September 30. While people

Canada-China Relations committee  Global Affairs Canada is Canada's lead on providing protection to Canadian citizens and permanent residents abroad, but of course, we work very closely with them to provide support services. The consul general in Hong Kong remains ready, and has been providing ongoing passport an

Canada-China Relations committee  Throughout the last year, Canada's mission has completed a robust outreach campaign, encouraging Canadian citizens studying, working and living in Hong Kong to ensure they have the correct and valid travel documents. Yes, there's been quite significant outreach to Canadians.

Canada-China Relations committee  That's correct.

Canada-China Relations committee  Global Affairs Canada has a lead on providing the protection. I'm not sure about the content of non-immigration-related issues.

Canada-China Relations committee  If indeed there is conviction for criminality, at that point there is an assessment done in terms of whether the visas should be revoked. There is also the due process, as my colleague indicated, prior to removal taking place, ensuring as well that if an individual is removed fro

Canada-China Relations committee  The security vetting process for admissibility is done by our public safety partners in consultation with us.

Canada-China Relations committee  Canadian embassies and consulates are not able to accept refugee claims. If refugees have fled their home jurisdictions and do not have a durable solution in another country, they can be referred to us by the UN for resettlement under our government-assisted refugees program. The

Canada-China Relations committee  There are other mechanisms for referral, as well as those primarily through the UNHCR.

Canada-China Relations committee  There are some specific cases where we can work with other agencies to identify that they are indeed refugees who require urgent protection.