March 18, 2019 (Meeting 148)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
David Cashaback, Acting Director General, Immigration Branch
Helene Panagakos, Director, Temporary Resident Program Division
Paulette Lefebvre, Director, Biometric Program Division
Department of Employment and Social Development
Katie Alexander, Executive Director, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Program Operations, Service Canada
Philippe Massé, Director General, Temporary Foreign Worker Directorate, Skills and Employment Branch
February 28, 2019 (Meeting 147)
Department of Employment and Social Development
Geoffrey Oliver, Director, Policy Research Analysis and Geomatics
Gilles Bérubé, Director, Labour Market and Skills Research Division
Stephen Johnson, Director General, Labour Market Information Directorate
Fox Sand Farming Limited
Edward McElhone, Owner/Operator
Llewellyn Opperman, Supervisor
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
Syed Hussan, Coordinator
Statistics Canada
Josée Bégin, Director, Labour Statistics Division
Vincent Dale, Assistant Director, Labour Statistics Division
Superior Weanlings Ltd.
Dennis Kuijpers, Owner, Farming
February 27, 2019 (Meeting 146)
AURAY Sourcing International Inc.
Marc Audet, President and Chief Executive Officer
Philip Mooney, Vice-President
Carpenters' District Council of Ontario
Mark Lewis, Legal Counsel
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
Alexandre Gagnon, Director, Labour and Occupational Health and Safety
Kathy Megyery, Vice-President, Strategy and Economic Affairs
Michel Cournoyer, Economic Consultant
Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec
Isabelle Limoges, Director, Public and Goverment Affairs
Véronique Proulx, President and Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Marcy Burchfield, Vice-President, Economic Blueprint Institute
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada
Santiago Escobar, National Representative
February 25, 2019 (Meeting 145)
As an individual
Craig Damian Smith, Associate Director, Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Professor, Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University
Migration Policy Institute
Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas, Independent Consultant
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada
December 11, 2018 (Meeting 139)
As an individual
La Trinidad Mina, Coordinator and Instructor, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, Cowichan Intercultural Society
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Yasmine Abuzgaya, Staff Lawyer
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
Adam Brown, Chair
Jumpstart Refugee Talent
Mustafa Alio, Co-Founder and Development Director
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
Syed Hussan, Coordinator
Talent Beyond Boundaries
Bruce Cohen, Co-Founder
Dana Wagner, Canadian Partnerships Advisor
The White Helmets
Muzna Dureid, Liaison Officer
December 4, 2018 (Meeting 138)
As an individual
Craig Damian Smith, Associate Director, Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto
Tanya Basok, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor
Canadian Council for International Co-operation
Steve Stewart, Co-Chair, Americas Policy Group
International Crisis Group
Ivan Briscoe, Program Director, Latin America and Caribbean
November 29, 2018 (Meeting 136)
As an individual
Christina Clark-Kazak, Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Craig Damian Smith, Associate Director, Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada
One Free World International
Adiba Yezidi, Representative and Volunteer
Majed El Shafie, Founder and President
November 26, 2018 (Meeting 134)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Glen Linder, Director General, International and Intergovernmental Relations
Susan Greene, Senior Director, Resettlement and Protection Policy
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Deirdre Kent, Director General, International Assistance Policy
Stephen Salewicz, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance
Matt DeCourcey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
November 22, 2018 (Meeting 133)
ACT Alliance
Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo, Board Member, World Renew
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
Stéphane Vinhas, Emergencies Coordinator
CARE Canada
Shaughn McArthur, Policy and Influence Lead
Simran Singh, Senior Humanitarian and Gender Advisor
International Council of Voluntary Agencies
Jerome Elie, Senior Policy Officer, Forced Displacement
International Organization for Migration
Michele Klein Solomon, Director, Global Compact for Migration
World Refugee Council
Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, Chair
November 6, 2018 (Meeting 131)
As an individual
James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University
Patti Tamara Lenard, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
World Refugee Council
Hon. Allan Rock, Special Advisor
Hina Jilani, Co-Chair
November 1, 2018 (Meeting 130)
As an individual
Aleksandar Jeremic, Barrister and Solicitor, Anchor Law
Elizabeth Long, Barrister and Solicitor, Long Mangalji LLP
Michael Donnelly, Assistant Professor, Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Avvy Go, Clinic Director
Jin Chien, Staff Lawyer
The Conference Board of Canada
Pedro Antunes, Deputy Chief Economist and Executive Director
October 30, 2018 (Meeting 129)
As an individual
Danièle Bélanger, Full Professor, Department of Geography, Université Laval
Randy Boldt
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Helene Panagakos, Director, Temporary Resident Program Division
Natasha Kim, Director General, Immigration Branch
Department of Employment and Social Development
Philippe Massé, Director General, Temporary Foreign Worker Directorate, Skills and Employment Branch
Tara Cosgrove, Executive Director, Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program, Integrity Services Branch of Service Canada
October 25, 2018 (Meeting 128)
As an individual
Bernard Duhaime, Full Professor, Département des sciences juridiques, Faculté de science politique et de droit, Université du Québec à Montréal
Mahdi Yousefi Koopaei
Tanya Basok, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor
International Crisis Group
Sofía Martínez Fernández, Analyst, Central America
Iranian Canadian Congress
Pouyan Tabasinejad, Vice-President
Migration Policy Institute
Kate Hooper, Associate Policy Analyst
October 23, 2018 (Meeting 127)
As an individual
Witness-Témoin 1
Angels Refugee Support Group Association
Bibe Kalalu, President
Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Anna Vogt, Director, Ottawa Office
Rebekah Sears, Policy Analyst
Samaritan's Purse Canada
John Clayton, Director of Programs and Projects
October 18, 2018 (Meeting 126)
As an individual
Anna Purkey, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, St. Jerome's University
Jamie Liew, Associate Professor and Refugee Lawyer, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers
Audrey Macklin, Director, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto
The Refugee Hub
Jennifer Bond, Managing Director and Chair of the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative
October 16, 2018 (Meeting 125)
Delegation of the European Union to Canada
Brice de Schietere, Deputy Head of Delegation
H.E. Peteris Ustubs, Ambassador
October 4, 2018 (Meeting 124)
As an individual
Idil Atak, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Ryerson University
Aleph Policy Initiative
Rosa Baum, Senior Research Fellow
Vartan Shadarevian, Executive Director
Danish Refugee Council
Christian Friis Bach, Secretary General
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Alexandra Bilak, Director
Nadia's Initiative
Abid Shamdeen, Director
October 2, 2018 (Meeting 123)
As an individual
Doug Saunders, Writer, International Affairs, The Globe and Mail
Megan Bradley, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University
September 27, 2018 (Meeting 122)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Glen Linder, Director General, International and Intergovernmental Relations
Jean-Marc Gionet, Senior Director, International Network
Mark Giralt, Director General, International Network
Matt de Vlieger, Director General, Strategic Policy and Planning
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada
Michael Casasola, Senior Resettlement Officer
May 29, 2018 (Meeting 112)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada
Michael Casasola, Senior Resettlement Officer
May 24, 2018 (Meeting 111)
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Fen Osler Hampson, Distinguished Fellow, Director of Global Security and Politics Program
World Refugee Council
Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, Chair
World University Service of Canada
Chris Eaton, Executive Director
Michelle Manks, Student Refugee Program
May 22, 2018 (Meeting 110)
As an individual
Christina Clark-Kazak, Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Amnesty International Canada
Alex Neve, Secretary General
May 10, 2018 (Meeting 109)
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Erin Brouse, Migration Program Manager, High Commission of Canada to Tanzania
Mark Giralt, Director General, International Network
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Marc-André Fredette, Director General, Southern and Eastern Africa Bureau
Stephen Salewicz, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance