CIMM Committee Report
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APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES
The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the Committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the Committee’s webpage for this study.
Organizations and Individuals |
Date |
Meeting |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Erin Brouse, Migration Program Manager, High Commission of Canada to Tanzania Mark Giralt, Director General, International Network |
2018/05/10 |
109 |
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Marc-André Fredette, Director General, Southern and Eastern Africa Bureau Stephen Salewicz, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance |
2018/05/10 |
109 |
Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve, Secretary General |
2018/05/22 |
110 |
As an individual Christina Clark-Kazak, Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa |
2018/05/22 |
110 |
Centre for International Governance Innovation Fen Osler Hampson, Distinguished Fellow, Director of Global Security and Politics Program |
2018/05/24 |
111 |
World Refugee Council Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, Chair |
2018/05/24 |
111 |
World University Service of Canada Chris Eaton, Executive Director Michelle Manks, Student Refugee Program |
2018/05/24 |
111 |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada Michael Casasola, Senior Resettlement Officer |
2018/05/29 |
112 |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Matt de Vlieger, Director General, Strategic Policy and Planning Jean-Marc Gionet, Senior Director, International Network Mark Giralt, Director General, International Network Glen Linder, Director General, International and Intergovernmental Relations |
2018/09/27 |
122 |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada Michael Casasola, Senior Resettlement Officer |
2018/09/27 |
122 |
As individuals Megan Bradley, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University Doug Saunders, Writer, International Affairs, The Globe and Mail |
2018/10/02 |
123 |
Aleph Policy Initiative Rosa Baum, Senior Research Fellow Vartan Shadarevian, Executive Director |
2018/10/04 |
124 |
As an individual Idil Atak, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Ryerson University |
2018/10/04 |
124 |
Danish Refugee Council Christian Friis Bach, Secretary General |
2018/10/04 |
124 |
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Alexandra Bilak, Director |
2018/10/04 |
124 |
Nadia's Initiative Abid Shamdeen, Director |
2018/10/04 |
124 |
Delegation of the European Union to Canada Brice de Schietere, Deputy Head of Delegation H.E. Peteris Ustubs, Ambassador |
2018/10/16 |
125 |
As individuals Jamie Liew, Associate Professor and Refugee Lawyer, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa Anna Purkey, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, St. Jerome's University |
2018/10/18 |
126 |
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers Audrey Macklin, Director, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto |
2018/10/18 |
126 |
The Refugee Hub Jennifer Bond, Managing Director and Chair of the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative |
2018/10/18 |
126 |
Angels Refugee Support Group Association Bibe Kalalu, President |
2018/10/23 |
127 |
As an individual Witness-Témoin 1 |
2018/10/23 |
127 |
Mennonite Central Committee Canada Rebekah Sears, Policy Analyst Anna Vogt, Director, Ottawa Office |
2018/10/23 |
127 |
Samaritan's Purse Canada John Clayton, Director of Programs and Projects |
2018/10/23 |
127 |
As individuals Tanya Basok, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor Bernard Duhaime, Full Professor, Département des sciences juridiques, Faculté de science politique et de droit, Université du Québec à Montréal Mahdi Yousefi Koopaei |
2018/10/25 |
128 |
International Crisis Group Sofía Martínez Fernández, Analyst, Central America |
2018/10/25 |
128 |
Iranian Canadian Congress Pouyan Tabasinejad, Vice-President |
2018/10/25 |
128 |
Migration Policy Institute Kate Hooper, Associate Policy Analyst |
2018/10/25 |
128 |
As individuals Danièle Bélanger, Full Professor, Department of Geography, Université Laval Randy Boldt |
2018/10/30 |
129 |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Natasha Kim, Director General, Immigration Branch Helene Panagakos, Director, Temporary Resident Program Division |
2018/10/30 |
129 |
Department of Employment and Social Development Tara Cosgrove, Executive Director, Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program, Integrity Services Branch of Service Canada Philippe Massé, Director General, Temporary Foreign Worker Directorate, Skills and Employment Branch |
2018/10/30 |
129 |
As individuals Michael Donnelly, Assistant Professor, Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto Aleksandar Jeremic, Barrister and Solicitor, Anchor Law Elizabeth Long, Barrister and Solicitor, Long Mangalji LLP |
2018/11/01 |
130 |
Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic Jin Chien, Staff Lawyer Avvy Go, Clinic Director |
2018/11/01 |
130 |
The Conference Board of Canada Pedro Antunes, Deputy Chief Economist and Executive Director |
2018/11/01 |
130 |
As individuals Patti Tamara Lenard, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University |
2018/11/06 |
131 |
World Refugee Council Hina Jilani, Co-Chair Hon. Allan Rock, Special Advisor |
2018/11/06 |
131 |
ACT Alliance Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo, Board Member, World Renew |
2018/11/22 |
133 |
CARE Canada Shaughn McArthur, Policy and Influence Lead Simran Singh, Senior Humanitarian and Gender Advisor |
2018/11/22 |
133 |
Development and Peace-Caritas Canada Stéphane Vinhas, Emergencies Coordinator |
2018/11/22 |
133 |
International Council of Voluntary Agencies Jérôme Elie, Senior Policy Officer, Forced Displacement |
2018/11/22 |
133 |
International Organization for Migration Michele Klein Solomon, Director, Global Compact for Migration |
2018/11/22 |
133 |
World Refugee Council Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, Chair |
2018/11/22 |
133 |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Matt DeCourcey, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Susan Greene, Senior Director, Resettlement and Protection Policy Glen Linder, Director General, International and Intergovernmental Relations |
2018/11/26 |
134 |
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Deirdre Kent, Director General, International Assistance Policy Stephen Salewicz, Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance |
2018/11/26 |
134 |
As individuals Christina Clark-Kazak, Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa Craig Damian Smith, Associate Director, Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto |
2018/11/29 |
136 |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada |
2018/11/29 |
136 |
One Free World International Majed El Shafie, Founder and President Adiba Yezidi, Representative and Volunteer |
2018/11/29 |
136 |
As individuals Tanya Basok, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Windsor Craig Damian Smith, Associate Director, Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto |
2018/12/04 |
138 |
Canadian Council for International Co-operation Steve Stewart, Co-Chair, Americas Policy Group |
2018/12/04 |
138 |
International Crisis Group Ivan Briscoe, Program Director, Latin America and Caribbean |
2018/12/04 |
138 |
As an individual La Trinidad Mina, Coordinator and Instructor, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, Cowichan Intercultural Society |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Yasmine Abuzgaya, Staff Lawyer |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations Adam Brown, Chair |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
Jumpstart Refugee Talent Mustafa Alio, Co-Founder and Development Director |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change Syed Hussan, Coordinator |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
Talent Beyond Boundaries Bruce Cohen, Co-Founder Dana Wagner, Canadian Partnerships Advisor |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
The White Helmets Muzna Dureid, Liaison Officer |
2018/12/11 |
139 |
As individuals Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Professor, Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University Craig Damian Smith, Associate Director, Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto |
2019/02/25 |
145 |
Migration Policy Institute Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas, Independent Consultant |
2019/02/25 |
145 |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Jean-Nicolas Beuze, Representative in Canada |
2019/02/25 |
145 |
AURAY Sourcing International Inc. Marc Audet, President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Mooney, Vice-President |
2019/02/27 |
146 |
Carpenters' District Council of Ontario Mark Lewis, Legal Counsel |
2019/02/27 |
146 |
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec Michel Cournoyer, Economic Consultant Alexandre Gagnon, Director, Labour and Occupational Health and Safety Kathy Megyery, Vice-President, Strategy and Economic Affairs |
2019/02/27 |
146 |
Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec Isabelle Limoges, Director, Public and Goverment Affairs Véronique Proulx, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2019/02/27 |
146 |
Toronto Region Board of Trade Marcy Burchfield, Vice-President, Economic Blueprint Institute |
2019/02/27 |
146 |
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada Santiago Escobar, National Representative |
2019/02/27 |
146 |
Department of Employment and Social Development Gilles Bérubé, Director, Labour Market and Skills Research Division Stephen Johnson, Director General, Labour Market Information Directorate Geoffrey Oliver, Director, Policy Research Analysis and Geomatics |
2019/02/28 |
147 |
Fox Sand Farming Limited Edward McElhone, Owner/Operator Llewellyn Opperman, Supervisor |
2019/02/28 |
147 |
Migrant Workers Alliance for Change Syed Hussan, Coordinator |
2019/02/28 |
147 |
Statistics Canada Josée Bégin, Director, Labour Statistics Division Vincent Dale, Assistant Director, Labour Statistics Division |
2019/02/28 |
147 |
Superior Weanlings Ltd. Dennis Kuijpers, Owner, Farming |
2019/02/28 |
147 |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration David Cashaback, Acting Director General, Immigration Branch Paulette Lefebvre, Director, Biometric Program Division Helene Panagakos, Director, Temporary Resident Program Division |
2019/03/18 |
148 |
Department of Employment and Social Development Katie Alexander, Executive Director, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Program Operations, Service Canada Philippe Massé, Director General, Temporary Foreign Worker Directorate, Skills and Employment Branch |
2019/03/18 |
148 |