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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 35

Thursday, April 7, 2005

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration met at 1:23 p.m. this day, in the Salon B/C, Edmonton Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton, Alberta, the Chair, Andrew Telegdi, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: David A. Anderson, Meili Faille, Hedy Fry, Rahim Jaffer, Bill Siksay, Hon. Andrew Telegdi and Lui Temelkovski.

Acting Members present: Nina Grewal for Diane Ablonczy.

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

Witnesses: Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op: Tessie Oliva, President, Multicultural Coalition for Equity in Health; Lucenia Ortiz, Co-Executive Director; Patrick Iroegbu, Press Relations Officer. As Individuals: Al Kaye, Engineer; Kashif Alavi. Canada - Communauté francophone en situation minoritaire au Canada: Luketa M'pindou, Alberta Community Representative. Alberta Association of Registered Nurses: Terry Gushuliak, Assistant Registrar, Continuing Competence. Alberta Association of Immigrant-Serving Agencies: Christina Nsaliwa, Executive Director. As Individuals: Chinwe P. Okelu; Dianne Nielsen. Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers: Ralph Paufler, Associate Director. Sikh Federation of Edmonton: Sital Singh Nanuan, Secretary. Catholic Social Services: Alice Colak, Director, Immigration and Settlement Service; Heather Plaizier. Bredin Institute - Centre for Learning: Genai McLeod, Program Liaison Officer, Centre for Foreign Trained Professionals; Maria Lewin, Coordinator, Centre for Foreign Trained Professionals.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, the Committee resumed its study of Recognition of the International Experience and Credentials of Immigrants.

Panel I. Foreign Credentials

Lucenia Ortiz made a statement and, with Patrick Iroegbu and Tessie Oliva answered questions.

At 2:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:07 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel II.

Al Kaye, Kashif Alavi, Luketa M'pindou, Terry Gushuliak and Christina Nsaliwa made statements and answered questions.

At 3:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:25 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Panel III.

Chinwe P. Okelu, Dianne Nielsen, Ralph Paufler, Sital Singh Nanuan, Alice Colak, Heather Plaizier and Genai McLeod made statements and answered questions.

At 4:41 p.m., the Committee adjourned until 9 a.m. Friday April 8, 2005.

William Farrell
Clerk of the Committee

2005/04/20 9:05 a.m.