Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wouldn't say it's a solution to child care needs as a whole, but one of the benefits, which much of the qualitative research has shown, and to some extent the work that we did, is that caring is an offshoot that comes. I think it's not adequate to see it as a replacement for ch

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can't say that I have specific amendments to the bill as it is, though I would stress that thinking about the LICO and being as creative as possible and thinking about the wealth that the parents bring is an important consideration.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's difficult to answer that in the sense that an appeal system could potentially drag out the process even longer. It could be quite costly versus having an ability to just reapply for another visa. I think it's a matter of balancing out the two to see which is the quicker solu

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for that clarification. I would agree that it would be a viable solution and something to consider with adequate checks and balances so it doesn't hinge on just one officer or the minister, but maybe have a review by another officer. I think that would be an effective w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is beyond my expertise to offer an adequate answer. I pass to Mr. Sweetman, who may be able to offer a better answer than I could.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's important to still have permanent pathways, and the super visa cannot be a replacement of permanent pathways. It's important, as the super visa's brought in, to try to offer immediate solutions for newcomers where it will work. It's equally important for us as a coun

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I definitely think that it's important to think of people as complete people rather than labels and the pathway by which they got to Canada. The more we begin to do that, the better policy we will have. Certainly I think some of the variables that come into play are language abi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's a legitimate excuse but, at the same time, it will always be an excuse unless investments are made to build the data to do that research. From a pragmatic sense, can it be done quickly tomorrow? No. There are the obstacles that I mentioned. However, is it something

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is certainly possible for the work to be done. I think there is some stuff that can be done more immediately, looking at some of the economic impacts and some of the high-level caring impacts, as was done in the research we published in 2012. However, I think that it is a matt

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's very hard to think in terms of the implications at different points of implementation. Certainly in a recession, newcomers face unique obstacles and so would their family, but I think it is important for us to also not be short-sighted and only look at the immediat

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's too difficult a question to answer in 30 seconds. I would say that this is echoing Mr. Sweetman in why thorough investigation before implementation is needed to work out some of these considerations.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In short, yes, there is a deep need for research on this front. I think we often tend to focus on economic issues. On that front, we can do some investigation using the data linked to the IMDB data, but there isn't another longitudinal study of immigrants, such as the one that I

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would say that there is a potential for much positive impact. As I mentioned before, the anchoring that can happen for newcomers would be a huge positive impact in terms of supporting families and bringing them together.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a very good question. One consideration is to really think about how the super visa works in concert with more permanent pathways for family. I think it's important to begin to think about who the people are who could transition into a more permanent element. There certai

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for that question. It's important in the conversation to really think about the demographics of those who would be able to access the super visas. I think it's a very viable solution for people who have citizenship or whose parents and grandparents have citizenship in