Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Very quickly, we need to modernize our processing systems. That will help the backlogs as well.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I would be supportive. I definitely think there's merit to that suggestion.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Could the member clarify the question?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I will answer based on my knowledge of IRCC and labour shortages. The solution is to create a pilot project or a set number of spots—let's say 5,000. A past example lies with the Canadian Labour Congress. There were a fixed number of spots allocated to tradespeople, to the skill

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The biometrics are already in place. Today, when a person applies either for a work permit or for permanent residence, there are biometrics that need to be taken. That has become a bit of a problem in itself, because now the applicant has to go to a third party to get the biometr

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for that question. That definitely is the case. The program originally when it was in its pilot stage had only 500 spots. Since the owner-operator program was sunset, many of the applicants, because of the lack of clarity as to what a start-up actually means, have bee

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Member Ali. I really appreciate your question, sir. First and foremost, we are very, very bullish about foreign entrepreneurs coming to Canada and setting up the next Google, the next Facebook, the next YouTube and all these kinds of very well-known companies right fr

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. It's an honour to join you today. As a first-generation immigrant who came to Canada as an international student, I am thankful to Canada and the opportunities afforded me to establish a successful global businesses as an entrepreneur and for being able