Citizenship and Immigration committee  You mentioned in your opening remarks that there are 24 million refugees globally and that 258 million migrants are on the move. The refugees are either fleeing war zones or they have had to leave their countries because of natural disasters. Do you think that the number of irreg

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thanks, Minister, for coming today. I have many immigrants in my riding of Scarborough Centre and you also have many immigrants in neighbouring ridings. Like all Canadians, they believe in the importance of a fair immigration system for everyone. I know Canada is a welcoming coun

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Ms. Trabucco, can you please add to that compensation fund element?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have one more quick question for you. You mentioned in your testimony that studies on access to justice have been done in Ontario. We have seen a lot in the news about recent cuts to legal funding for refugees and immigrants. Do you think the reduction in funding for immigrants

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Dean, did you want to add to that?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My next question is for you, Ms. Trabucco. We heard in this committee back in 2017 that many people were afraid to come forward to make a complaint about the immigration consultants. It was very difficult to hear that testimony from people. Do you believe the measures being propo

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair. Thanks to all the witnesses for your important testimony. Mr. Dean, based on this legislation, the minister will appoint the majority of the board members. They can be found outside the industry. The minister will have the power to step in if there are issue

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In regard to the compensation fund, when we did the study in 2017, we heard a lot of testimony. In this legislation, the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants would create a compensation fund for persons who are adversely affected by the work of a licensed consultant

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I see that there is $51.9 million in budget 2019, and this includes funding for outreach and education and creating public awareness. What will that entail?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  One other issue, which we heard about during our study and which we hear from the constituents all the time, is the complexity of the forms. I think that in an ideal world, many people would not need the immigration consultants if the process were not that complex. As well, as t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. In our report, we made a number of recommendations around the need for greater education for the consultants and for higher standards and different tiers of licensing, based on the services offered and the consultant experience. How does this legislation address those rec

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks, Minister, for coming today to provide us with some important information. When we did our study on the consultants, we heard from a lot of witnesses. I hear from my constituents in Scarborough all the time that many issues around the consultants

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I saw that you offer some specific programs for the newcomer woman.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In the riding I represent, I see that it takes a very long time, and many women can't integrate fully into Canadian society. Is there any specific program you would like to share which has been successful in integrating women specifically?