CIMM Committee Report
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Appendix A: 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 |
As an individual Ghulam Faizi, Former Afghan Interpreter Hameed Khan, Former Afghan Interpreter Luisa Veronis, Associate Professor and Research Chair in Immigration and Franco-Ontarian Communities, University of Ottawa |
2022/05/05 |
21 |
CanadaVisa Kareem El-Assal, Director, Policy and Digital Strategy |
2022/05/05 |
21 |
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Marian Campbell Jarvis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy Hon. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Jennifer MacIntyre, Assistant Deputy Minister, Afghanistan Daniel Mills, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Catherine Scott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Integration Hughes St-Pierre, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance, Security and Administration Caroline Xavier, Acting Deputy Minister |
2022/05/12 |
23 |
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association Ravi Jain, Steering Committee Member |
2022/06/07 |
27 |
Shajjan & Associates Saeeq Shajjan, Founder and Lawyer |
2022/06/07 |
27 |
The Canadian Bar Association Kyle Hyndman, Chair, Immigration Law Section |
2022/06/07 |
27 |
Catholic Refugee Sponsors Council Rabea Allos, Director |
2022/09/27 |
32 |
Hotel Association of Canada Adrienne Foster, Vice-President, Policy and Public Affairs |
2022/09/27 |
32 |
Le Québec c’est nous aussi Claire Launay, President |
2022/09/27 |
32 |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon Dr. Janet M. Bigland-Pritchard, Coordinator, Migration Office |
2022/09/27 |
32 |
Toronto Business Development Centre Vikram Khurana, Chairman |
2022/09/27 |
32 |
Veterans Transition Network Oliver Thorne, Executive Director |
2022/09/27 |
32 |
Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants Dory Jade, Chief Executive Officer Avni Marfatia, Chair of the Board |
2022/10/07 |
34 |
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal Michel Leblanc, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2022/10/07 |
34 |
LUSO Community Services Irena Sompaseuth, Settlement Services Manager |
2022/10/07 |
34 |
Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto Deacon Rudy Ovcjak, Director |
2022/10/07 |
34 |
Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association Krishna Gagné, Lawyer and Vice-President, Economic Affairs Stéphanie Valois, Lawyer and President |
2022/10/07 |
34 |
As an individual Chantal Desloges, Senior Partner, Desloges Law Group |
2022/10/18 |
36 |
Syria-Antigonish Families Embrace Mark Ballard, Vice-Chairperson |
2022/10/18 |
36 |
The Neighbourhood Organization Vilma Pagaduan, Settlement Counselor |
2022/10/18 |
36 |
As an individual Omer Khayyam, Lawyer, Omni Law Professional Corporation Elizabeth Long, Barrister and Solicitor, Long Mangalji LLP Siavash Shekarian, Lawyer, Shekarian Law Professional Corporation |
2022/10/21 |
37 |
Canadian Council for Refugees Janet Dench, Executive Director |
2022/10/21 |
37 |
Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization Mary Roman, Executive Director |
2022/10/21 |
37 |
Regency Immigration Solutions Shervin Madani, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant Roger Rai, Director |
2022/10/21 |
37 |
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada Alain Dupuis, Director General Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko, Vice-President |
2022/11/01 |
39 |
International Christian Voice Peter Bhatti, Chairman |
2022/11/01 |
39 |
Legal Assistance of Windsor Shelley Gilbert, Coordinator, Social Work Services |
2022/11/01 |
39 |
Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership Saint-Phard Désir, Executive Director |
2022/11/01 |
39 |
Race and Company LLP Laura Schemitsch, Immigration and Refugee Lawyer |
2022/11/01 |
39 |
Tourism Industry Association of Canada Beth Potter, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2022/11/01 |
39 |