Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. I have a two-part answer to that question. First, with the nature of the ombudsperson that we're creating, in terms of resourcing and enforcement powers, will they actually have the ability to move the needle or will it potentially become another orga

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Look, I've been around long enough that in-person interviews were the norm and not the rare exception. We need to get behind the curtain, with user access in real time, and be able to see what's happening in the offices. There's no need for this lack of transparency. It's becomin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. It would really be in two parts. I think Canada generally needs AI legislation, and then we need legislation specific to immigration. The economic action plan that was passed in 2015 was seven years ago. It's on that very broad legislation, with very

Citizenship and Immigration committee  IRCC is being trained by data scientists within IRCC. What's happening here is that we need algorithm impact assessments. IRCC has begun to do that with a few of the categories, but it can't be opaque. It has to be relatable. It has to be in plain language. I noticed that one o

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning, Madam Chair, and members of Parliament and fellow panellists. Thank you for the invitation to appear. The study of differential outcomes in IRCC decisions is definitely a complex and expansive topic. I'm happy to take questions on that generally, but for purposes