Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think this will continue on from your answer from the previous question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Without having knowledge of what kind of algorithm they're using to make these decisions, it's very hard to say. Is it just something generic, a form that they go through, or are they actually using some sort of AI to make these decisions? It's very hard to answer that question w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I think I touched upon this a bit in my opening, definitely. I wouldn't say we need to have two separate bodies, but perhaps two teams within the same organization. There's no point in trying to reduce a backlog if you're going to keep having more applications come in. The

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would like to say that there are some officers who have the knowledge to be able to help in that situation. It's not the majority of them. You would have to see who would be willing to go to do that job. There has been a very big disconnect at the border since 2004 about what

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We do a lot of super visas for families. I believe the issue—I obviously don't have the resources to research this—is that a lot of them are already working. The parents come in, and the young families need help economically. The parents are going and working on farms, which is l

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd like to defer to my associate Mr. Madani here. He probably has more expertise in that field.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd like to thank the committee for inviting us to speak on the current problem with application backlogs and processing times. I'm a former CBSA officer who worked at the Pacific border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, from 2007 to 2012. From 2012 to the present, I have be

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I've watched some of the committee's previous meetings regarding these issues, and therefore I'll try not to repeat the issues and hardships as identified by some of the other witnesses. My previous experience as a border services officer for five years and my current occupation