CIMM Committee Report
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Appendix A: List of Witnesses
The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.
Organizations and Individuals |
Date |
Meeting |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Marian Campbell Jarvis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy Nicole Giles, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Pemi Gill, Director General, International Network Hon. Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Caroline Xavier, Associate Deputy Minister |
2021/03/10 |
19 |
Department of Employment and Social Development Katie Alexander, Executive Director, Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Work-Sharing Program Caroline Harès, Acting Director General, Temporary Foreign Workers Program, Intergrity Services Branch Philippe Massé, Director General, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Skills and Employment Branch |
2021/03/10 |
19 |
Statistics Canada Josée Bégin, Director General, Labour Market, Education and Socio-Economic Well-Being |
2021/03/10 |
19 |
Canadian Horticultural Council Elizabeth Connery, Chair, Labour Committee |
2021/04/12 |
22 |
Food and Beverage Canada Kathleen Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Vielfaure, Co-Chair, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Bonduelle and Chief Executive Officer of Bonduelle Americas |
2021/04/12 |
22 |
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change Syed Hussan, Executive Director |
2021/04/12 |
22 |
The Neighbourhood Organization Maria Esel Panlaqui, Manager, Community Development and Special Projects Jennifer Rajasekar, Manager, Newcomer Support Services |
2021/04/12 |
22 |
United Refugee Council Canada Jagdeep Singh Batth, Coordinator, Process Improvement Shaitan Singh Rajpurohit, Chemical Machine Operator |
2021/04/12 |
22 |
Universities Canada Paul Davidson, President Wendy Therrien, Director, External Relations and Research |
2021/04/12 |
22 |
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Leah Nord, Senior Director, Workforce Strategies and Inclusive Growth |
2021/04/21 |
24 |
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec Alexandre Gagnon, Vice-President, Employment and Human Capital Charles Milliard, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2021/04/21 |
24 |
Olymel L.P. Louis Banville, Vice-President, Human Resources Isabelle Leblond, Corporate Director, Human Resources |
2021/04/21 |
24 |
Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association Krishna Gagné, Lawyer and Vice-President for Economic Affairs |
2021/04/21 |
24 |
Restaurants Canada Olivier Bourbeau, Vice-President, Federal and Quebec Lauren van den Berg, Executive Vice-President, Government Relations |
2021/04/21 |
24 |
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada Derek Johnstone, Special Assistant to the National President |
2021/04/21 |
24 |
As an individual Vilma Pagaduan, Advocate for Caregivers and Settlement Workers |
2021/04/26 |
25 |
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Mark Chambers, Co-Chair, Agriculture and Agri-Food Labour Task Force Cyr Couturier, Chair |
2021/04/26 |
25 |
Desloges Law Group Professional Corporation Andrew Carvajal, Lawyer and Partner |
2021/04/26 |
25 |
Lehal Law Kamaljit Lehal, Barrister and Solicitor |
2021/04/26 |
25 |
Manitoba Trucking Association Greg Arndt, Vice-President, Jade Transport Ltd. Scott Kinley, Chief Executive Officer, Gladstone Transfer Ltd. Terry Shaw, Executive Director |
2021/04/26 |
25 |
Union des producteurs agricoles Marcel Groleau, General President Denis Roy, Treasurer and Director of Finances and Workforce |
2021/04/26 |
25 |
As an individual Faye N. Arellano, Law Clerk and Community Advocate-Volunteer |
2021/04/28 |
26 |
Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies Craig Mackie, Co-Chair, Board of Directors Myriam Mekni, Executive Director |
2021/04/28 |
26 |
Canadian Federation of Agriculture Scott Ross, Assistant Executive Director Chris van den Heuvel, Second Vice-President |
2021/04/28 |
26 |
As an individual Alain Brebion, Reception and Integration Officer, Corporation de développement économique de la MRC de Montmagny |
2021/05/03 |
27 |
Aliments Asta Inc. Édith Laplante, Director, Human Resources Stéphanie Poitras, Executive Director |
2021/05/03 |
27 |
Canadian Meat Council Marie-France MacKinnon, Vice-President, Public Affairs and Communications |
2021/05/03 |
27 |
Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association Ryan Koeslag, Executive Vice-President Janet Krayden, Workforce Expert |
2021/05/03 |
27 |
Centre local de développement de la région de Rivière-du-Loup Stéphanie Jeanne Bouchard, Immigration Development Officer Bérangère Furbacco, Immigration Development Officer |
2021/05/03 |
27 |
Living Water Resorts Donald Buckle, General Manager and Vice-President, Resort Operations Larry Law, Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
2021/05/03 |
27 |
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Brandon Ellis, Senior Manager, Policy Sheri Somerville, Chief Executive Officer |
2021/05/05 |
28 |
National Cattle Feeders' Association Jolayne Farn, Human Resources Manager, Van Raay Paskal Farm Ltd. Casey Vander Ploeg, Vice-President |
2021/05/05 |
28 |
Toundra Greenhouses Eric Dubé, Chief Executive Officer |
2021/05/05 |
28 |