Human Resources committee  Those programs are indeed still active, and we remain open for business, although it's certainly not in the same fashion that it was before this crisis. Any individuals whose permanent residence application had been approved before March 12 are still eligible to travel and eligib

Human Resources committee  We are sensitive to the nature of this situation. At this time, they aren't allowed to come to Canada, with or without a visa, if they are in Hong Kong at the moment. There are a number of people in Canada who have made inland asylum claims, and that remains open at this time. M

Human Resources committee  It would be difficult for them to make their way to Canada at this point, but for those in Canada who wish to claim asylum, we still have avenues open that allow people to make inland asylum claims.

Human Resources committee  That number would continue to hold steady. We'll get the exact figures from the Immigration and Refugee Board for the honourable member. Some processing has continued throughout this period and will continue to move forward. I'll get back to you with a very precise figure. It h

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Open work permits are absolutely open work permits. Yes, they could work for multiple employers. Study permits are also provided to immediate family to help families when they come to Canada. As for the expiry...Harpreet?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, there is a specific category under express entry that focuses on skilled trades to make sure that we have a good pathway for skilled trades workers to come into Canada on this. The global skills strategy attracts a variety of talent, but it's not the only pathway for

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for your question. First of all, it depends on the country. Funds are one key reason. I think one of the biggest source countries we have for student movement where that was an issue is Nigeria. In Nigeria, we have gone to great lengths to put in a new program where

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. That's a good question. The reality is that we admit over 300,000 students a year. It would be really nice for all of them to stay, but we don't have level space around 300,000. We want to continue to ensure that we have a decent pathway for students to do well under

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Dr. Kochhar, would you have an answer for that?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What we want to do is to continue to work. We've redoubled our efforts on this. I think we can probably invest in some capacity building here as well, to make sure that sponsorship agreement holders are in really good stead. The second part is to really focus on the needs of the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can absolutely assure the honourable member that those are discussions we have had with the minister.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I was going to give you a one-word response, which is “excellent”. We have good co-operation with Ontario on the provincial nominee program, and we work very closely with them.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We continue to examine it. We look really closely at what happens under express entry as to who is coming through, what the point score is and what we offer points for. The changes you talk about really focused, I think, on some specific occupations. If I cast my mind back far

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's important to look at things in conjunction with one another. In the global skills strategy, which enables employers to bring in workers in high-demand occupations quickly to Canada—within two weeks—the pathway between temporary and permanent on that side we think is