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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 4

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met in camera at 3:38 p.m. this day, in Room 536 Wellington Building, the Chair, Andrew Telegdi, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Diane Ablonczy, Colleen Beaumier, Roger Clavet, Meili Faille, Hedy Fry, Helena Guergis, Inky Mark, Bill Siksay, Andrew Telegdi and Lui Temelkovski.

Acting Members present: Nina Grewal for Rahim Jaffer and Borys Wrzesnewskyj for David A. Anderson.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Benjamin Dolin, Analyst.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the Committee undertake the following prioritized work plan:

1. Citizenship issues in the context of updating the 1977 Citizenship Act (including the “Lost Canadians” issue)

2. Recognition of the foreign experience and credentials of immigrants

3. Family reunification issues (including the family class sponsorship program, the delays in reuniting the families of refugees who have been granted Canada’s protection by the Immigration and Refugee Board, and family reunification issues arising in the context of the private sponsorship of refugees program

4. Regularization of people in Canada without legal status

5. Refugee issues (including the delay in implementing the Refugee Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board, the problems – particularly processing delays – in the private sponsorship of refugees, upcoming implementation of the Safe Third Country Agreement, Decision-making at the Immigration and Refugee Board)

6. i. Members concerns about the burden placed on their constituency offices with respect to immigration and refugee issues

6. ii) The security certificate process

7. Deportation of Young Offenders.

At 5:25 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

William Farrell
Clerk of the Committee

2004/11/18 10:20 a.m.