Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, with a qualification. I think we have to recognize that groups like the Yazidi are special needs groups. I would hate to see that they would have to compete for private sponsorship with groups that are more well established and that have more funds to provide the funds for p

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I feel certain groups have to have special incentives.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Very much.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think the cap will be self-monitoring in essence because of the ability to raise funds.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Very much so.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We've had some of the families reach out to us directly through the community—and directly through people like Nafiya, where they have the comfort to speak out—and they need some extra help. So we use our resources, which we use for our own sponsored groups, and we include those

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The families or IRCC?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We've had good co-operation from them. They know what we're doing. We'd like to continue that co-operation. Our challenge is not IRCC. Our challenge is being able to fund the ability to continue to do that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sure. Family reunification opportunities should be prioritized, as families play an important role in the integration of newcomers. Mr. Chairman, those are my comments and our recommendations.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With the chair's permission, Nafiya will begin.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. One of our challenges is that we're not only trying to help individual Yazidi women, children, and families, but also trying to assist them in rebuilding community. We think that's important in settlement, both in terms of support and a feeling of security within a ve