Citizenship and Immigration committee  The Canadian and Quebec governments work very closely on immigration issues and immigration management. We work very collaboratively with the Government of Quebec in all aspects of immigration, and it is a shared responsibility between the Government of Quebec and the federal g

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The funding implications are twofold. The first has to do with what Mr. Mills was describing. Under the Canada-Quebec immigration accord, Quebec receives funding for immigrants and service delivery. The funding formula is based, not on the number of immigrants, but on broader f

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There really isn’t any budget impact at this point.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not for the time being. It might be another story if the trend were to continue for a few years, but, for this year, there aren’t any budget implications.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Exactly.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As Minister Blair noted, the Government of Canada has engaged with the United States to modernize the safe third country agreement, but I couldn't comment on any date by which time such modernization could take effect.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As the minister has indicated, an announcement will be made on a future pathway to permanent residence for caregivers before the current pilot ends in November 2019.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With respect to the legacy backlog, the IRB has 45 part-time members working on the legacy task force, which is focusing primarily on cases referred before December 2012. There are still some legacy cases outstanding, but good progress is being made on that task force. I think th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The City of Toronto received $11 million last summer to assist it in addressing the pressures on its housing system. We continue to work very closely with the City of Toronto to understand the implications of the increase in asylum seekers overall on the city, and that is an ongo

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The City of Toronto continues to communicate with us about the pressure, and we are trying to understand that with them and better understand what the extent of the pressure is and what the implications of the asylum system are. There are ongoing communications with the City of T

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's often the case that irregular border crossers or other asylum seekers require temporary housing assistance, and that housing assistance can be provided either by provincial governments or—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Many asylum seekers require temporary assistance, and that assistance can be provided by cities, municipalities—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wouldn't have a number for asylum seekers who are living in hotels.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  One second, and we will have that for you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We would be happy to provide you the IRB approval and rejection rate by country for asylum seekers in general.