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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 27
Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 12:05 p.m. to 7:12 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Chair (Liberal)

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• Peter Fragiskatos for Shaun Chen (Liberal)
• Jamie Schmale for David Tilson (Conservative)
• Arif Virani (Liberal)
House of Commons
• Leif-Erik Aune, Procedural Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Julie Béchard, Analyst
• Sandra Elgersma, Analyst
Immigration Measures for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
Samaritan's Purse Canada
• John Clayton, Director of Programs and Projects
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
• Bruce Grundison, Senior Director, Resettlement Operations
• David Manicom, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
• Heather Jeffrey, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• David Marshall, Team Leader, Assessment Mission to South Sudan
Centre for Canadian-Assyrian Relations
• Aneki Nissan, President
Samaritan's Purse Northern Iraq
• Raija-Liisa Schmidt-Teigen, General Director of a Community Center
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, June 16, 2016, the Committee resumed its study on immigration measures for the protection of vulnerable groups.

Raija-Liisa Schmidt-Teigen, by videoconference from Duhok, Iraq, Aneki Nissan, David Marshall and John Clayton made statements and answered questions.

At 12:57 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:59 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

At 1:09 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:15 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

David Manicom and Heather Jeffrey made statements and answered questions.

At 2:07 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:20 p.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 Committee work on a version of the draft letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in English and that the final version be translated.

At 3:32 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $39,700, for the study of immigration measures for the protection of vulnerable groups, be adopted.

At 4:25 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:08 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 6:07 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:57 p.m., the sitting resumed.

It was agreed, — That the letter to the Minister be adopted.

At 7:12 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Julie Geoffrion
Committee Clerk