44th Parliament, 1st Session
(November 22, 2021 - Present)

Closed Work Permits and Temporary Foreign Workers

Report and Government Response

Report 21: Conditions for Growth: Reconsidering Closed Work Permits in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program
  • Adopted by the Committee: October 21, 2024
  • Presented to the House: November 6, 2024
  • Government Response Requested
Report 21
Presented to the House: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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.

Information

Meetings

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October 21, 2024 3:37 p.m. -
 October 24, 2024 12:12 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Notice of Meeting Minutes
11:12 a.m. - 12:56 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Notice of Meeting Minutes
11:04 a.m. - 12:59 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Notice of Meeting Minutes
11:04 a.m. - 12:58 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Notice of Meeting Minutes
Webcast Televised Audio only In Camera Cancelled Modified Outside of Parliament Hill