Citizenship and Immigration committee  At the federal level, they say that our immigration policy is a way to address the labour shortage, that our demographics are such that we won't be able to fill the labour gap here in Canada, that Quebec has an extremely low level of unemployment and that regions like Trois‑Riviè

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Genuis, it can be very difficult to do that. I'll give you an example. There's a requirement that candidates from Africa provide their biometric data before their applications can be processed. These candidates have to travel across almost the entire African continent, just

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Public policy, both federal and provincial, is inconsistent. We want to attract immigrants, but there is total inconsistency in what the government or IRCC are doing. Why is one of the refusal criteria the immigrant potentially not returning to their country after their studies,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is a bit insulting for us and for all universities that IRCC is telling students that their past training is inadequate. We have the expertise required to determine that those candidates meet the requirements of a Canadian university, which also apply to Canadian-born students

Citizenship and Immigration committee  However, there is no one to talk to right now. That creates problems for Canada's entire university sector.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Exactly.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We would like to be able to call someone to discuss that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it is important to properly support francophone communities outside Quebec and, more importantly, to create in those communities a vibrant environment of life in French. I think communities and universities with francophone Canadian diversity are facing the same challenge

Citizenship and Immigration committee  All universities must engage in international recruitment, as diverse views help conduct better research and create better training for Canadian and Quebec students. Universities are very rigorous in the analysis of files. We have grids and analytical tools that enable us to gaug

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of the Université du Québec à Trois‑Rivières, I sincerely thank you for the opportunity to speak to our situation, and to the challenges and pitfalls UQTR is facing in its international recruitment efforts