Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's within three to six months. It's quite rapid. We know that within one year of arrival, the average income of those asylum seekers is $20,000.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's across the board, but we don't see any differences in terms of the profile, in terms of the—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The $20,000 average income is from the census, which was released by Stats Canada in November last year.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think the census was carried out in 2016.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, but anecdotal information from two partners in Quebec indicates that of the clients, if you wish, they have supported through job fairs, for example, 50% of them have been able to find jobs. With some arriving with their own resources, they think that up to 60% of them will be economically self-reliant on the spot.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In terms of their economic self-reliance? No. I don't know.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It varies a lot according to nationality. You can imagine that Haitians will have a higher chance of speaking French. Nigerians will have a higher chance of speaking English than, let's say, Syrians or Somalis.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What do you mean?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I was recently with the MIDI, the Quebec ministry of immigration. They were indicating that they have put in place contingency plans and have not reached their higher level. For example, with regard to shelters, they indicated clearly that those are only 50% full.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's going to—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you mean refugees through resettlement? Yes, between 20,000 and 25,000 refugees will be landing in 2018 as resettled refugees in the U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have never commented on whether the U.S. is safe of not. What I have said several times is that it's the prerogative of two or more states, as we see in the European Union, to enter into those agreements to manage in the best way possible their borders and, eventually, irregular entries.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We encourage states to enter into agreements when they fear on both sides of the border—or many sides of the border when it's several countries—that people are not having fair access to asylum procedures. We also work with all of those governments to improve the situation, which is what we also do here in Canada.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We are looking at two different categories of people: asylum seekers and refugees. But, indeed, the U.S. has been a reliable partner of the UNHCR on resettlement for years. For years it was, and it still is as of today, the number one place where we can find doable solutions for the most vulnerable refugees.