Citizenship and Immigration committee  Craig, I'll let you take that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Before we get to the permanent residency pathways, I think step one would be to find them eligible for settlement services and to have enough support to know what pathway would be adequate for them to start their permanent residency process. Right now, as settlement agencies, ou

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe so. We realize that our economy needs more participation from immigrants to help fill the gaps in the labour market, whether in low- or high-paid jobs.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Craig will start and we will share our time.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Craig. I'm Myriam Mekni. I'm a board member on ARAISA and executive director of the Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area, which is also a settlement agency. We want to emphasize the key roles settlement agencies play in adapting and developing progra