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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 38

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 10:34 a.m.

Room 268, The Valour Building

Presiding

Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Jenny Kwan

Associate Members present

• Arif Virani (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Julie Béchard, Analyst

• Sandra Elgersma, Analyst

Family Reunification

Witnesses

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

• Sharon Chomyn, Area Director, North Europe and the Gulf

• Shannon Fraser, Area Director, South Asia

• Mark Giralt, Area Director, United States and Caribbean

• Alexandra Hiles, Area Director, Sub-Saharan Africa

• Olivier Jacques, Area Director, Latin America

• Elizabeth Snow, Area Director, North Asia

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 25, 2016, the Committee resumed its study on family reunification.

Sharon Chomyn, by videoconference from London, United Kingdom, Mark Giralt, by videoconference from Washington, D.C., and Olivier Jacques, by videoconference, Mexico City, Mexico, made statements and answered questions.

At 9:03 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:09 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Elizabeth Snow and Shannon Fraser, by videoconference from Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Alexandra Hiles, by videoconference from Nairobi, Kenya, made statements and answered questions.

At 10:01 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:02 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Committee Business

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

It was agreed, — That the draft travel budget be amended to include only site visits to processing centres in Sydney, Nova Scotia and Mississauga, Ontario, in relation to the study on Modernization of Client Service Delivery; and that the Chair be authorized to submit this modified budget for approval.

It was agreed, — That the Chair be authorized to submit a budget for committee travel to refugee camps in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon, or other relevant countries at his discretion, to meet with officers who process refugee applications as well as Canada’s partners such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, and non-governmental organizations; and that the Chair also be authorized to seek a budget for a reduced membership to travel, if necessary.

At 10:34 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Erica Pereira

Clerk of the Committee