Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I mean the invitation letter. Usually they go through some travel agents. They have to pay a few hundred dollars for this letter. They let them handle it. Sometimes I think that maybe.... I had one case last year in which they got a fake letter. That was from Niagara Falls

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. I have some opinions. Actually, as I said, I don't blame the visa officer. There is one thing as to why there is a high rejection rate. Maybe the agent who does the...what do you call the letter?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. First of all, I don't blame the visa officers. But something that I have observed is the understanding. Chinese and Canadians think differently, and some cultures are different.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have this experience when people come to me and ask for help. I say, okay, just go to the MP in your riding, because our association can do nothing. For example, last year, one family said they wanted to invite their brother and sister from China to witness their daughter's wed

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's on the Chinese side—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To be fair to our country, our policy gives us prestige. Some people also reflected to me that they don't want to be too open. So we need to find a solution and a balance for how to increase the visas but not be too open or too easy. Some local people were also concerned.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, everyone. Good morning. My name is Alice Choy. I'm also the president of the Association for Business and Community Development in Montreal. We have never gotten funding from the government, even though we work very hard on the different issues, especially helping new