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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 25

Monday, April 26, 2021, 3:30 p.m. to 5:35 p.m.

Room 425, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Salma Zahid, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Christine Normandin

NDP

Jenny Kwan

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Julie Béchard, Analyst

• Madalina Chesoi, Analyst

• Martin McCallum, Analyst

Labour Market Impact Assessment under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Witnesses

Manitoba Trucking Association

• Greg Arndt, Vice-President, Jade Transport Ltd

• Scott Kinley, Chief Executive Officer, Gladstone Transfer Ltd

• Terry Shaw, Executive Director

Desloges Law Group Professional Corporation

• Andrew Carvajal, Lawyer and Partner

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council

• Mark Chambers, Co-Chair, Agriculture and Agri-Food Labour Task Force

• Cyr Couturier, Chair

Union des producteurs agricoles

• Marcel Groleau, General President

• Denis Roy, Treasurer and Director of Finances and Workforce

Lehal Law

• Kamaljit Lehal, Barrister and Solicitor

As an individual

• Vilma Pagaduan, Advocate for Caregivers and Settlement Workers

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, February 1, 2021, the committee resumed its study of the Labour Market Impact Assessment under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

Andrew Carvajal, Marcel Groleau, Terry Shaw and Scott Kinley made statements and answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:34 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Vilma Pagaduan, Cyr Couturier and Kamaljit Lehal made statements and, with Mark Chambers, answered questions.

At 5:35 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Leif-Erik Aune

Clerk of the Committee