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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 12

Monday, May 16, 2016, 3:31 p.m. to 6:32 p.m.

Room 306, The Valour Building

Presiding

Bryan May, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Niki Ashton

Acting Members present

• Bob Bratina for Filomena Tassi (Liberal)

• Alain Rayes for Gérard Deltell (Conservative)

Associate Members present

• Jenny Kwan (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Dominique Fleury

• Mayra Perez-Leclerc, Analyst

Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Witnesses

ACT Immigration and Business Consulting Ltd.

• Anthony Cochlan, Partner

Canadian Labour Congress

• Barbara Byers, Secretary-Treasurer

• Elizabeth Kwan, Senior Researcher

Whistler Chamber of Commerce

• Val Litwin, Chief Executive Officer

Coalition for Migrant Worker Rights Canada

• Gabriel Allahdua, Member

• Gina Bahiwal, Member

Entertainment Software Association of Canada

• Jayson Hilchie, President and Chief Executive Officer

Coast Spas Manufacturing Inc.

• Jatinder Sidhu, Executive Vice-President

As individuals

• Ethel Tungohan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, York University

• Ericson Santos De Leon

Maritime Seafood Coalition

• Chris LeClair, Senior Advisor

• Jerry Amirault, President, Lobster Processors Association of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Temporary Foreign Workers Association

• Lucio Castracani, Community Organizer and Member

• Francisco Mootoo, Member

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, March 21, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Anthony Cochlan, Barbara Byers and Val Litwin made statements and, with Elizabeth Kwan, answered questions.

At 4:26 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:32 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Gina Bahiwal and Gabriel Allahdua, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, Jatinder Sidhu and Jayson Hilchie made statements and answered questions.

At 5:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:46 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Francisco Mootoo and Lucio Castracani, by videoconference from Montreal, Quebec, Ethel Tungohan, Ericson Santos De Leon, Chris Leclair and Jerry Amirault made statements and answered questions.

At 6:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Julie Geoffrion

Clerk of the Committee