Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, absolutely. A special program was recently created for people working in the context of the pandemic. We have seen over time that, in exceptional or special circumstances, special programs could be created. A special program could very well be created to enable Hong Kong res

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Right now, it is very difficult, as there are major issues with the consideration of the eligibility of refugee protection claims filed at ports of entry or inside Canada. It takes a long time for the famous refugee protection claimant document to be issued and for a work permit

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Those restrictions should be lifted not only for Hong Kong residents, but also for all travel bans. Someone who has received their permanent residence confirmation is not dangerous. They will not repeatedly enter and leave Canada. They have received a permanent residence confirma

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It all depends on individuals' situations, but it is certain that coming to the country with a temporary status and waiting a long time for permanent residence is difficult for everyone. Everyone must make a living, be quickly integrated and have the assurance that they will rema

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I already said, broadening the definition of the family class could also be a very good solution for people who initially or fundamentally do now qualify. So Canada could allow that broadening and better qualifications. Authorities could also do better in terms of refugee pro

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. The Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l'immigration, or AQAADI, was founded in 1991 to bring together immigration and refugee law practitioners of Quebec, and to provide them with better representation with the Quebec bar association

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I agree, and I think we have many workers here who could be regularized. I think if we expanded the pandemic program and the guardian angel program, if we could include more NOC on it, if it were not limited to the health sector and it included more people, I think we would get t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. They are two separate things. That's not 100% accurate. However, we have a problem indeed if 10% of study permits granted are for Quebec, while Quebec makes up 25% of the population. To apply federally for a study permit, you must first have a Quebe

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It could do the same as we do with dual intent. We need to accept that people have the dual intent to get an education and obtain permanent residency. Quebec has selection programs for its local workers and students. The Quebec experience program comes to mind. If we accept that

Citizenship and Immigration committee  During the COVID-19 crisis, IRCC lifted the 20 hour per week cap for those who work while they are in school. That could be reviewed. Some international students need money and have to work a bit more. As long as you make your studies your main occupation, you could work more wit

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much for your questions. Some very good things have indeed been done in biometrics. Where I see a small issue right now is with the processing times for work permit applications from inside Canada, especially for refugee protection claimants. Right now, even thou

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Thank you. We used to have terrible delays. It got to be better in the outland sphere. We had 12 months inland. There was a big difference between where the file was filed, from Paris or from India. We used to have double delays, depending on the offices. We've gotten it t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much for the question. First of all, very often it's the links with the country of origin that are involved, as well as previous trips. The immigration officer's opinion is that the individual hasn't demonstrated that they will return to the country of origin at t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not at all. In this regard, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or the embassy sends standard forms in which boxes are checked off. Essentially, there is nothing personalized. It's a laundry list, on which factors that apply or do not apply are checked off to explain the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This would even be necessary, especially since the Supreme Court, in the Vavilov decision last December, determined that the agents' analysis really had to be followed, that is to say that its reasoning had to be followed. We're hearing more and more about cases going all the way