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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 44
Friday, November 25, 2022, 1:02 p.m. to 2:58 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Salma Zahid, Chair (Liberal)

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• Chris Lewis for Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative)
• Luc Berthold (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Julie Béchard, Analyst
• Philippe Antoine Gagnon, Analyst
• Andrea Garland, Analyst
Conditions Faced by Asylum-Seekers
Canada Border Services Agency
• Aaron McCrorie, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement
• Carl Desmarais, Director General, Enforcement
Immigration and Refugee Board
• Richard Wex, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
• Roula Eatrides, Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division
• Gary Dukeshire, Senior Counsel
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Michael Duheme, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Policing
• Supt Martin Roach, Acting Criminal Operations Officer, C Division
As an individual
• Mr. Stéphane Handfield, Lawyer, Handfield et associés, avocats
Accueil liaison pour arrivants
• Yannick Boucher, Director, Strategic Development and Research
Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities
• Marzieh Nezakat, Manager, Refugee Settlement and Integration Program
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Friday, October 28, 2022, the committee resumed its study of the conditions faced by asylum-seekers.

Richard Wex, Aaron McCrorie and Michael Duheme made statements and, with Martin Roach, answered questions.

At 2:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Stéphane Handfield, Yannick Boucher and Marzieh Nezakat made statements and answered questions.

At 2:48 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:53 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the access to information request submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and communicated to the committee on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, the committee instruct the clerk to not authorize disclosure of the committee documents pertaining to the said request.

At 2:58 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Stephanie Bond
Clerk of the committee