Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm going to have to differ with my co-worker, Mr. Chair. I think an immigration consultant costs less. They're more accessible. Immigrants can sue an immigration consultant, or at least file a discipline complaint, but who sues lawyers? Immigrants aren't going to be so apt to su

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Just quickly, the compensation fund, in my opinion, mirrors an insurance fund. I really think this question ought to be answered by actuaries, who calculate these kinds of things for catastrophic events and whatnot. That will nail down how much there ought to be in the fund.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, absolutely. One person is going to have oversight. They can make a decisive decision whenever there is a problem.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —of competent immigration consultants already in the membership, and staff the college board, officer and employee positions with competent, honest and intelligent immigration consultants. Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me back to be a witness at CIMM. As you know, I'd like to focus my discussion on division 15, the application for continuance in proposed subsection 84(1) and proposed paragraph 85(7)(g), with respect to ICCRC. IC

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mine are internal squabbling. I think that's an easier way of saying it.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's not very complicated, but the question is how fast are they going to get a reply. I have a client who filed a complaint and didn't get a response for three years.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I echo her sentiments exactly.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I handled temporary foreign workers in the Philippines years ago.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  You could, but you'd have to brush up on your education before you go and take on that challenge.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With respect to external education, it does. There are some very good programs on the external portion. The internal is different. That's the regulatory regime and how to walk within the regulatory framework.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll finish with that. We discussed getting different levels of licensing at the board level recently. We're considering that. It has been tabled recently—exactly that, yes.