Citizenship and Immigration committee  We were working with, typically, 250 to 300, and it increased to about 1,000. Now we're down to about 400 a year, and I wanted to comment on some of the things that happened, but I guess I was muted. Yes, we are the hub for the settlement of GARs in the region, and I think all o

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's okay. My comments are very similar. Kitchener-Waterloo is a high-tech community, so universities and the tech community have made a lot of effort to attract immigrants and students to the community. In terms of government-assisted refugees, as was mentioned, most of the pe

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, manufacturing needs a lot of employees. If people have the language skills, there are many jobs to get connected to. We work a lot with employers to connect people to jobs in the community. Manufacturing is in dire straits in K-W.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I appreciate the time and I'm sorry I can't be there in person. I had every intention to be. Reception House Waterloo Region has been around...This is our 32nd year. We were started by a group of Mennonite church folk and for the first 20 or so years the organization was run by