Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Comité permanent de la citoyenneté et de l'immigration

For immediate release

Ottawa, July 20, 2016 -

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration will resume its study on Immigration Measures for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups on July 20, 2016, at 9 a.m. The following witnesses will appear before the Committee in the upcoming televised sessions to share their views and experiences:

The Arakan Project

• Chris Lewa, Director

The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention

• Drew Boyd, Director of Operations

Catholic Refugee Sponsors Council

• Rabea Allos, Director

One Free World International

• Majed El Shafie, Founder and President

Operation Ezra

• Nafiya Naso, Representative, Yazidi Community of Winnipeg
• Lorne Weiss, President, Shaarey Zedek Synagogue

Centre for Canadian-Assyrian Relations

• Aneki Nissan

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

• David Marshall

Samaritan's Purse Canada

• John Clayton, Director of Programs and Projects

Samaritan's Purse Northern Iraq

• Raija-Liisa Schmidt-Teigen, General Director of a Community Center

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

• David Manicom, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
• Bruce Grundison, Senior Director, Resettlement Operations

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

• Heather Jeffrey, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance

Please note that due to the sensitive nature of the Committee’s study, the content of some witnesses’ testimony may be upsetting to some people.

Members of the Committee will be available for questions after the meeting.

For more information on the study, please consult the Committee’s website.