Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Comité permanent de la citoyenneté et de l'immigration

For immediate release

Ottawa, July 19, 2016 -

The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration will resume its study on Immigration Measures for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups on July 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. The following witnesses will appear before the Committee in the upcoming televised sessions to share their views and experiences:

Yezidi Human Rights Organization International

• Mirza Ismail, Chairman

Or Shalom Syrian Refugee Initiative

• David Berson, Co-Chair

Amnesty International

• Gloria Nafziger, Refugee and Migrant Coordinator, Toronto Office

Foundation of Hope

• Chad Walters, Board Member
• Paul Tolnai, Acting Secretary

Rainbow Refugee

• Christine Morrissey, Special Advisor

Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture

• Dylan Mazur, Executive Director

The Right to Protection

• Aleksandr Galkin, Director

Canadian Council for Refugees

• Janet Dench, Executive Director

Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holder Association

• Brian Dyck, Chair

As individuals

• Nadia Murad Basee Taha
• Murad Ismael
• Iryna Dovhan
• Oleksandr Gryshchenko
• Gennadii Afanasiev
• Michael Bociurkiw
• Chantal Desloges

Please note that due to the sensitive nature of the Committee’s study, the content of some witnesses’ testimony may be upsetting to some people

Members of the Committee will be available for questions after the meeting.

For more information on the study, please consult the Committee’s website.