Citizenship and Immigration committee  Any increase in funding expands the reach of the people we help. We're able to hire people who are specific to certain areas. For example, recently, mental health was an issue with the Syrian refugees who came. With those resources, we were able to get mental health services or c

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, you're absolutely right. We receive large numbers of GARs, government-assisted refugees, as well as privately sponsored refugees. What we have seen is the importance of really programming something that is relevant to them. The best option is having that holistic assessment

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Sure. The other part is settlement service collaboration between all governments—federal, provincial, and municipal. It's important that we work collectively together and engage newcomers because the success of newcomers will contribute to the success of the country. Thank

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. I'm delighted to be here. My name is Ahmed Hussein. I'm the executive director of TNO, The Neighbourhood Organization, which is a settlement agency in Toronto. I would like to speak on the range of settlement services provided. It's important to do a