Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I do. I think the number speaks for itself. The staggering higher rate of refusals is a true indication of that, in my opinion.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  IRCC indicates that it's not an AI system, but I strongly believe that it is. The algorithms are set up so that applications are assessed in bulk, from what I understand about this system. There is clearly a big problem with that, because, as I mentioned earlier, I strongly belie

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe it plays a major role. I'm not going to say that a lot of the reasons are mostly because of racism, but I believe it plays a major role. The number speaks for itself. The rate of refusals speaks for itself. It's undeniably standing there, right in front of our very own

Citizenship and Immigration committee  A lot of my clients feel that they are neglected. As an example, I have somebody who just got her permanent residency, but that took 11 years. The marriage, unfortunately, fell apart. The first time she applied, it was refused, and then I stepped in and helped her. Even the seco

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My concern with the AI system is, first of all, that the first-line approach as far as receiving the application goes should be a person. It should be a human being looking at those applications, not an AI system. An AI system would not be able to see a vulnerability where it exi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning, Madam Chair. I appreciate being here today. My name is Arlene Ruiz and I am the founder and owner of Alexene Immigration & Employment Services based here in Saskatoon. I am a licensed and regulated immigration consultant and recruiter and work with a lot of for