CIMM Committee Report
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Sixth Report
Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)44th Parliament, 1st Session
Study
Supporting Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims to find safety in Canada| That the committee report the following to the House:
In light of the fact that Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China face an ongoing genocide, and in light of the fact that those in third countries are at continuing risk of detention and deportation back to China, where they face serious risk of arbitrary detention, torture, and other atrocities, the committee calls on the government to:
a) extend existing special immigration measures to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, including the expansion of biometrics collection capabilities in third countries and the issuance of Temporary Resident Permits and single journey travel documents to those without a passport; b) allow displaced Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in third countries, who face risk of detention and deportation back to China, to seek refuge in Canada; c) waive the UNHCR refugee determination; d) and the government provide a comprehensive response by letter to the committee within 30 days. |
| A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 17) is tabled. |