Citizenship and Immigration committee  Under the start-up visa program we've had about 420 principal applicants, who have launched about 250 new businesses over the past five years. There are currently about 29 business incubators, 23 venture capital funds and nine angel investor groups in the program. I don't have t

Agriculture committee  I am sorry, but I did not hear a large portion of the question. Mr. Perron, could you please repeat it?

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Issues related to licensing and the renewal process are important to us. My colleague Mr. Dumas could briefly explain the renewal process to you.

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, technology is always a challenge. I'm not familiar with the case the member mentioned. Mr. de Vlieger, could you give more details, please?

Agriculture committee  We have indeed heard a lot, actually, about the trusted employer notion and the concept. It is something that, working with our colleagues at Employment and Social Development Canada, we have considered. My colleague Jonathan Wallace is here from ESDC and he could add some additi

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, if it pleases the member, my colleague from the ESDC would have been able to add more details to the previous question. We could add to that in a moment. With respect to the number of temporary foreign workers, we are certainly doing all we can to support the process.

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. That's a question I will have to look into and follow up on. I'm not familiar with the state of where we're at in terms of additions to the commodity list.

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for the question. I'm wondering if my colleague Matt de Vlieger can answer some of the details there, please.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Perhaps I'll just speak a little about the educational aspects. One of the points that are important to note is that with these pilots and bringing in people to the country, we actually want to position them for success, and we want to ensure that peo

Agriculture committee  I think I recall most of the question. It was regarding what facilitation arrangements we're making to process, and you were also speaking about the educational requirements for the pilot. In terms of some of the facilitation, we have undertaken quite a few measures to support t

Agriculture committee  No immigration can happen this year...?

Agriculture committee  You mean under the agri-pilot. We may have difficulties with landings because of the travel bans, but there are actually already people here in Canada who would be able to apply and proceed. People who are already here in Canada can now apply and use this pathway. It's the peop

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch the question.

Agriculture committee  We have put several measures in place. One of my colleagues has already described the situation with respect to public policy on the transfer of permits. This initiative allows people to start a new job, whether they're switching between employers or they've lost their job. It'

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, that initiative is led by my colleagues at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. We are familiar with the initiative, but as to the specific questions about the budgeting, they would probably be best directed to them. I am aware, though, because we are in close collabora