Canada-China Relations committee  In terms of folks leaving Canada, there is nothing we are doing to require them to leave Canada. On the contrary, we do have these pathways in place and we have a number of measures in place to allow them to stay, even if it appears that their permits have expired if they have another application in place.

Canada-China Relations committee  We have all our regular pathways in place, and it is expected that a large number of people who have come in on temporary resident pathways will in fact subsequently be able to qualify, in permanent resident pathways or in other pathways, to be able to stay in Canada if they choose to do so.

Canada-China Relations committee  Our officers are absolutely trained in this kind of issue. They have field experience in these countries and they look at each individual file on a case-by-case basis, understanding very well the context from which the applicant is coming. Each file is reviewed case by case. The specific circumstances are looked at and we take an extremely careful and thoughtful approach to each one of these cases to ensure that we get to the right decision and that we're not inadvertently excluding someone who absolutely should not be found inadmissible to Canada.

Canada-China Relations committee  We can look into providing that information to you. I can say that we are prioritizing applications through this stream. I can also say that the acceptance rate for applications in this stream is relatively high. I'll turn to my colleague, Mr. Gionet, who may have this at his fingertips, if that's acceptable, Mr.

Canada-China Relations committee  In brief, in order to be inadmissible to Canada, the alleged crime has to be both a crime in the country where it occurred and in Canada. Peaceful protest is not a crime in Canada, so if someone is accused of peaceful protest in China, even if that's a crime in China, that person would not necessarily be inadmissible to Canada.

Canada-China Relations committee  The terms of reference of our settlement program allow us to extend settlement services to permanent residents in Canada. That means anyone from Hong Kong who applies for and comes through the permanent resident stream that I mentioned, the special one we put in place for Hong Kong, which has about 1,800 applicants so far, or indeed any Hong Kongers who come through any of the other streams we have open, whether it's regular economic streams, provincial nominee programs, family reunification or those who apply for asylum and are granted asylum, all of those people absolutely qualify for settlement supports in Canada.

Canada-China Relations committee  I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. It's the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, but I can start straightaway if that works for you.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for inviting asking us to join you this evening. My name is Glen Linder, and I am Director General of Social and Temporary Migration Policy at the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Accompanying me is my colleague, Jean-Marc Gionet, Director General of Immigration Program Guidance.