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In Committee from the House of Commons
MPs Study Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
Citizenship and Immigration – June 17, 2019: Officials from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration brief MPs on a new settlement service pilot where 11 rural communities are chosen to receive and integrate new families. They (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Main Estimates: Ahmed Hussen Defends Budgets
Citizenship and Immigration – May 29, 2019: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen defends his departmental budgets allocated in the 2019-2020 main estimates. Minister Hussen discusses asylum claims, improving temporary housing, and more. (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Budget Bill: UNHCR, Amnesty International and Others Weigh In
Citizenship and Immigration – May 7, 2019 – Part 2: The committee hears from refugee and human rights organizations for its study on measures in Bill C-97, a budget implementation bill, which deal with immigration and asylum (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Budget Bill: Bill Blair on Immigration and Asylum Provisions
Citizenship and Immigration – May 7, 2019 – Part 1: Border Security Minister Bill Blair fields questions from the committee over provisions in Bill C-97, a budget implementation bill, which deals with Canada’s immigration and (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Ahmed Hussen Faces Questions on Reforms to Immigration Consulting
Citizenship and Immigration – May 6, 2019 – Part 1: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen speaks to the committee on the government’s strategy to regulate immigration consultants. Appearing alongside the minister are the (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Budget Bill: Regulations for Immigration Consultants
Citizenship and Immigration – May 6, 2019 – Part 2: The committee continues its study of a measure in Bill C-97, a budget implementation bill, that deals with the regulation of immigration consultants. Participating in the (...)
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CPAC Special
The Democracy Project Live: Trust, Truth and Vote 2019
Democracy is under pressure. An election is ahead. Truth and trust will be tested. Peter Van Dusen and Karyn Pugliese host a discussion on the threats and challenges facing democracy today, and a look at ways forward. (April 17, 2019)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Committee Continues Study of Settlement Services for Immigrants Across Canada
Citizenship and Immigration – April 10, 2019: The members of the committee continue their study of settlement services across Canada with testimony from a variety of organizations that specialize in helping immigrants integrate into (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Community Organizations Testify on Non-Traditional Settlement Aid for Immigrants
Citizenship and Immigration – April 1, 2019 : Representatives from a variety of community organizations appear before the committee to answer questions on settlement services for immigrants that are provided by non-traditional (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Immigration Officials Field Questions on Budget and Migration Challenges
Citizenship and Immigration – March 18, 2019: Officials from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration respond to questions from MPs on their department’s supplementary budget estimates for 2018-19. They also answer questions (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Ahmed Hussen and Bill Blair on Budget Requests & Settlement Aid
Citizenship and Immigration – February 20, 2019: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and Border Security Minister Bill Blair field questions about their departmental budgets allocated in the 2018-2019 supplementary estimates. Some of (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Recommendations on How to Improve Settlement Services for Newcomers
Citizenship and Immigration – February 6, 2019: MPs hear from immigration and community-support centres about their experiences in assisting newcomers to Canada for the committee’s study on settlement services across Canada. (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Settlement Services & Debate over CPC’s Motion on Security Screening
Citizenship and Immigration – February 4, 2019: MPs continue their study on settlement services across Canada. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel raises a motion for the committee to hold a joint study on Canada’s immigration security (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
MPs Begin New Study on Settlement Services for Newcomers
Citizenship and Immigration – January 30, 2019: MPs begin their study on settlement services across Canada. Conservative MP David Tilson first raises a point of order to hear from Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and Border Security (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Lifting the Barriers to International Students and Skilled Refugees
Citizenship and Immigration – December 11, 2018: MPs continue their study of migration challenges and opportunities for Canada in the 21st century, including a look at regulatory barriers to the promotion of international students (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
UNHCR Representative on the UN Global Migration Compact
Citizenship and Immigration – November 29, 2018: Jean-Nicholas Beuze, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ representative in Canada, discusses the importance of the UN global compact on migration and Canada’s (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Lloyd Axworthy Discusses UN Migration Compact
Citizenship and Immigration – November 22, 2018: MPs hear from migration and refugee advocates on the United Nations’ new Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration. Speaking in the first panel are Michele Klein Solomon (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Migration Challenges and Opportunities in Canada in the 21st Century
Citizenship and Immigration – November 1, 2018: Investigation of the global patterns and experiences of both forced and voluntary migration, with emphasis on Canada’s responsibilities and requirements. The witnesses are Long (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Migration Challenges and the Labour Force
Citizenship and Immigration – October 30, 2018: Insights on migration challenges and opportunities for Canada in the 21st century, with an emphasis on the labour force and the economy. Also, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel discusses (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Refugee Lawyers and Professors on Opportunities to Help Migrants
Citizenship and Immigration – October 18, 2018: MPs hear from refugee lawyers and law professors in their study on the challenges and opportunities for Canada concerning the global migration crisis. Speaking to the committee are the (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
EU Ambassador Discusses Europe’s Handling of Global Migrant Crisis
Citizenship and Immigration – October 16, 2018: Peteris Ustub, ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to Canada, appears before the committee to discuss what lessons Canada can learn from Europe’s handling of the global (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Global Migration: Refugees & Internally Displaced Peoples
Citizenship and Immigration – October 4, 2018: MPs continue their study about migration challenges and opportunities for Canada. Forming the first panel are the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s Alexandra Bilak and Ryerson (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Global Migration: Opportunities & Challenges for Canada
Citizenship and Immigration – September 27, 2018: Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) representative in Canada, appears before the committee for its study on migration challenges and (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Citizenship and Immigration – June 19, 2017
MPs continue their study on immigration to Altantic Canada. Adam Mugridge (product development manager, Louisbourg Seafoods Ltd.), Wadih Fares (president and chief executive officer, W.M. Fares Group) and Gerry Mills (executive director, (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Official Languages – June 14, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen discuss immigration in francophone minority communities. (June 14, 2017)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Citizenship and Immigration – June 14, 2017
The committee holds another meeting on its immigration study for Atlantic Canada. The following witnesses outline some of population challenges for the region: James Ted McDonald (economics professor, University of New Brunswick); Kevin (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Citizenship and Immigration – June 7, 2017
The committee resumes its study on Atlantic Canada immigration. New Brunswick Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart describes some of the concerns her constituents have about the sustainability and growth of their communities and the local economy. (...)
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Public Record
Canada’s immigration levels
Kareem El-Assal (The Conference Board of Canada), Fraser Valentine (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada), Kate Subak (Century Initiative) and Christopher Worswick (Carleton University) examine how many immigrants Canada needs to (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Citizenship and Immigration – May 31, 2017
The committee continues its study on immigration to Atlantic Canada. Jordi Morgan (vice-president, Atlantic Canada, Canadian Federation of Independent Business), Juanita Ford (manager, workforce and industry development, Hospitality (...)
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In Committee from the House of Commons
Citizenship and Immigration – May 29, 2017
The committee begins its study on immigration to Atlantic Canada. The study was initiated by a private member’s motion (M-39) sponsored by Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart. MPs first hear from senior Citizenship and Immigration officials (...)