Immigration Programs and Government Relationship

government relationship: The House of Commons immigration committee is currently studying how government-funded settlement services can better help the economic integration of immigrants. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The note says the other risk of undertaking such a study is that the government relationship with Quebec may surface as an issue. A briefing note for a Conservative MP suggests the government is worried about how spending on immigration programs is going over with its base. A note which appears to have been prepared for Costas Menegakis, the parliamentary secretary for immigration, says the party base will learn as a result that the government spends close to $1 billion a year on those efforts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.