September 27, 2016 (Meeting 29)
As an individual
Abdulbari Hajmusa
Mustafa Hajji Mousa
Compass Community Church
Jennifer Miedema, Refugee Sponsorship Chair
University Settlement
Benhaz Azad, Director, Language, Settlement and Social Services
June 16, 2016 (Meeting 21)
Afghan Women's Counselling and Integration Community Support Organization
Adeena Niazi, Executive Director
Centre for Immigrant and Community Services
Moy Wong-Tam, Executive Director
Greater Toronto Area Mosques
Aleem Syed, Representative, Scarborough Muslim Association
Zaib Mirza, Representative, iTrust Foundation
LiUNA Canadian Tri-Fund
John Mandarino, Executive Director
June 14, 2016 (Meeting 20)
As an individual
Eman Allhalaq
Imadeddin Sawaf
Calgary Board of Education
Jeannie Everett, Superintendent, Learning, School District 19
Joy Bowen-Eyre, Chair, School District 19
Calgary Catholic School District
Anne-Marie Hagel, Supervisor, Diverse Learning
Cheryl Low, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Peel District School Board
Louise Clayton, Coordinator, We Welcome the World Centres
Zaiba Beg, Instructional Coordinator, English Language Learners
June 7, 2016 (Meeting 18)
Humanity First
Aslam Daud, Chairman
International Development and Relief Foundation
Jessica Ferne, Director of Programs
Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Brian Dyck, National Migration and Resettlement Program Coordinator
One Free World International
Majed El Shafie, Founder and President
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Leslie Emory, Board Director
Options Community Services
Khim Tan, Senior Program Manager, Immigrant Service Program
June 2, 2016 (Meeting 17)
Armenian Community Centre SAH
Shahen Mirakian, Government Relations Coordinator
COSTI Immigrant Services
Mario Calla, Executive Director
Levant Settlement Centre
Aris Babikian, Chair
Maison internationale de la Rive-Sud
El Hafed Ezzabour, Newcomer Outreach Worker
Mount Pleasant Family Centre Society
Gini Bonner, Executive Director
Sanja Sladojevic, Early Years Refugee Program Manager
Or Shalom Synagogue
Sandy Berman, Steering Committee Member
Vancouver Community College Faculty Association
Karen Shortt, President
May 31, 2016 (Meeting 16)
As an individual
Amer Alhendawi
Action Réfugiés Montréal
Emily Woods, Sponsorship Program Officer
Paul Clarke, Executive Director
Canadian Dental Association
Kevin Desjardins, Director, Public Affairs
Randall Croutze, President
Catholic Crosscultural Services
Carolyn Davis, Executive Director
Child Aid International
Nouri Haidar Al Hassani, Founder
Collingwood Syrian Sponsorship Committee
Thomas Vincent, Founder and Co-Chair
Islamic Foundation of Toronto
Mirza Hakeem Baig, Joint Secretary
Salahudin Khan, Vice-President
May 30, 2016 (Meeting 15)
As an individual
Chantal Desloges, Senior Partner, Desloges Law Group
Hon. Peter Kent
Catholic Refugee Sponsors Council
Rabea Allos, Director
City of Surrey
Aileen Murphy, Senior Social Planner
Judy Villeneuve, Councillor, Surrey City Council
May 19, 2016 (Meeting 14)
Arab Community Centre of Toronto
Huda Bukhari, Executive Director
Zena Al Hamdan, Programs Manager
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
Hayat Said, Member
Rachel Gouin, Director, Research and Public Policy
Canadian Council for Refugees
Sherman Chan, Executive Committee Member
Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre
Lucia Harrison, Chief Executive Officer
Reception House Waterloo Region
Carl Cadogan, Executive Director
Region of Waterloo
Ken Seiling, Regional Chair
Mike Murray, Chief Administrative Officer
Tara Bedard, Manager, Immigration Partnership
YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo
John Haddock, Chief Executive Officer
May 12, 2016 (Meeting 13)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Catrina Tapley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
David Manicom, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
Dawn Edlund, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations
Hon. John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship