Citizenship and Immigration committee  Basically what I'm looking for in terms of the ombudsman is that there's an exchange of grievances. For example, if I'm facing an incompetent case officer, I should have a way to complain to get this message across. Having just a report is really a passive way of doing this. It's

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Basically the first application under the new caregiver program that we submitted was in December 2019. We only had an approval, a work permit, this January 2022. That is more than two years for processing. I have another client for whom we submitted an application before that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With regard to human trafficking, I think there has been some progress. There are programs for vulnerable spouses here in Canada to be able to get out of the system and apply for something else. I don't have personal experience in terms of couples having human trafficking issue

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Our situation as immigration consultants and applicants is that when we submit applications, we're basically talking to a wall. We submit an application online, but we don't have a way to even speak to the person on the other side. If we get anything from any application, it woul

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and the members of the committee, for giving me the opportunity to provide input on today’s meeting. My name is Jeric Mendoza of J. Mendoza & Associates, which is based here in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The recent Pollara report on the systemic racism