On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, the committee adopted the following motion:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study of closed work permits issued by IRCC and their impact on temporary foreign workers and of the findings related to Canada's Temporary Foreign Workers program by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata; that the committee devote at least three meetings to conduct this study; that the committee invite the United Nations Special Rapporteur to appear before the committee for one hour; that the committee invite the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to testify for one hour and IRCC and ESDC officials to testify together for one hour; that the committee invite any other witnesses the committee deems necessary; and that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House.
