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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 31
Thursday, October 6, 2016, 3:38 p.m. to 5:32 p.m.
Presiding
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Chair (Liberal)

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• Raj Saini for Marwan Tabbara (Liberal)
• Arif Virani (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Julie Béchard, Analyst
Family Reunification
Arab Community Centre of Toronto
• Zena Al Hamdan, Programs Manager
• Huda Bukhari, Executive Director
As an individual
• Usha George, Interim Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Ryerson University
• Madine VanderPlaat, Professor, Saint Mary's University
Centre for Newcomers
• Anila Lee Yuen, Chief Executive Officer
• Admasu Tachble, Director, Settlement and Career Development
Canadian Alliance of Chinese Associations
• Zaixin Ma, Advisor
• Dianqi Wang, Executive Director
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.

Dianqi Wang, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, Huda Bukhari and Zena Al Hamdan made statements and, with Zaixin Ma, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, answered questions.

At 4:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:49 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Usha George, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, Madine VanderPlaat, by videoconference from Halifax, Nova Scotia, et Anila Lee Yuen, by videoconference from Calgary, Alberta, made statements and, with Admasu Tachble, by videoconference from Calgary, Alberta, answered questions.

At 5:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Erica Pereira
Clerk of the Committee