Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Smythe, I will ask you the same question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. What is your need? What's lacking right now?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What kinds of services would you be able to give new families that you're not giving them right now?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. Most of my questions will be in French. You can answer in English; there is no problem with that. I am a Quebec member of Syrian origin. I listened carefully to Ms. Izzeddin's story and I noted hope, work and welcoming. This is the best kind of testimony we

Citizenship and Immigration committee  How has that affected or how will it affect the department budget-wise? The fact remains that the matter has yet to be settled; nothing is final. A judge has even issued an injunction forcing the province to process the outstanding applications. If Quebec’s request is granted an

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Very good.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There really isn’t any impact yet.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If the accord between the two governments doesn’t change, there shouldn’t be any repercussions. If I understand correctly, a minimum amount always applies.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I see. The arrival of legal and illegal refugees and immigrants in Quebec is an issue that frequently comes up. Quebec and Ontario have spent significant sums to deal with the issue. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been put towards meeting the needs—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Next time.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to begin with the Canada-Quebec accord on immigration. I believe the federal government wasn't able to include Quebec’s immigration levels in the 2019-21 immigration levels plan because of the change in Quebec's government after the provincial elec

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That means, then, that regardless of the targets or changes to the targets, the amount will always be at least what is set out here and can go up. Do I understand that correctly?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For 2017-18, the voted appropriation was nearly $112 million. As I understand it, had there been more immigration, the increase would have been greater than $69 million. Is that right? What is the difference between the $69 million being sought here and the $112 million in voted

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I see. Still in connection with the change in Quebec's government, we recently learned that Quebec had asked the federal government not to grant permanent residency to 16,900 individuals, who are at the last step of the integration process, in order to fulfill the province’s ple