“Our changes to the immigration system are working. We have fewer temporary residents and asylum seekers, the system is stable, and we met our targets for the first time in ten years. Immigration makes Canada successful, and I will share our next plan soon.”

“Mr. Speaker, here is what Canadians need to know. We have made reforms to our immigration system to restore integrity and balance, and those reforms are working. The temporary resident population is down, the asylum level is down, our system has been stabilized and Canada has met our levels targets for the first time in a decade. Canadians know that immigration helped build this country, and it will continue to contribute to our success. I very much look forward to tabling our levels plan in the next few weeks.”

“Companies must offer jobs to Canadian workers before they can hire temporary foreign workers. Canadians have to come first for any work across this country.”

“Mr. Speaker, the member knows full well that for a company to apply for temporary foreign workers, they have to have had offers to Canadian workers first. They have to ensure that Canadians come first for any work across this country. To allege that— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

“Canadians always come first for jobs in this country. Companies can only bring in temporary foreign workers if they truly cannot find workers in areas with low unemployment. We monitor those companies.”

“Mr. Speaker, maybe I will start over. The member knows that Canadians come first for any work in this country and that, in fact, temporary foreign workers are only permissible when a company has done due diligence in areas with low unemployment rates that have a dire need for labour. We monitor those companies—”

“Conservative MPs criticize this program, but several of them regularly write to me asking for more temporary foreign workers. We will keep making sure Canadians get first access to available jobs.”

“Mr. Speaker, maybe the member of Parliament wants to speak to his colleagues, the members for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière or Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, who have all written to me for more temporary foreign workers. In fact, we regularly get backdoor requests for more temporary foreign workers from the Conservative members of Parliament. We will continue to do our job to protect Canadians’ rights to first available labour.”

“Conservative MPs keep defending private colleges that rip off Canadian students. We stopped giving those colleges public money. The opposition should support this change and fight for students.”

“Mr. Speaker, if the member wants to talk about advocating for corrupt private colleges, he should talk to the member who regularly comes to the committee that I represent. Members of Parliament from the opposite side are always advocating for these private career colleges that rip off Canadian students every single year. We changed that. We have made those colleges ineligible for public support. We hope opposition members will get on board and start fighting for Canadian students.”

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“Last year, we removed over 23,000 people who were not allowed to be in Canada, including over a thousand criminals. We are keeping our borders safe and managing our immigration system.”

“Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that last year, there were over 23,000 removals of people who were ineligible to be in Canada. Over a thousand individuals with criminality were removed from Canada. We continue to ensure the safety and security of our border, and we are managing and ensuring that we have control over immigration.”

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“The Conservatives say they are against immigration, but they also want companies to be able to hire foreign workers. Our plan supports Canadian workers first, while still helping businesses find the talent they need. The Conservatives should stop using immigration as a political weapon.”

“Mr. Speaker, they are talking from both sides of the Conservative mouth. On one side, we have people saying, “no immigration”. On the other side, they are saying that there are great employers in need of workers that could benefit from the temporary foreign worker program. We believe in being there for Canadian workers first and for Canadian companies that are seeking talent. We have the balance right. Maybe the Conservatives should stop weaponizing immigration for those great hard-working companies they say they support.”

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“Canadian businesses, especially in Quebec and northern areas, face serious worker shortages. We will make sure Canadian workers come first, but we will also help businesses get the workers they need to grow and create jobs.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think Canadian companies, especially in the province of Quebec, must be very confused right now because, in fact, as many of its members who have spoken to me know, there are dire shortages of labour in particular parts of the country, including in rural and northern areas. We expect that Canadians always come first for labour. We will protect that, but we will also protect Canadian companies to continue to manufacture, to grow and to create those great jobs for everyone else.”

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