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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES HEARD IN THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE 39TH PARLIAMENT


Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting


     

Canada Border Services Agency

Robert MacDougall, Director General
Enforcement Program, Enforcement Programs Directorate

2008/02/25

13

     

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Les Linklater, Director General
Immigration Branch

Heidi Smith, Director
Permanent Resident Policy and Programs Development Division, Immigration Branch

   
     

Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Andrew Kenyon, Director General
Temporary Foreign Workers Directorate

   
     

As an individual

Don DeVoretz, Professor of Economics
Co-Director and Principal Investigator of the Centre of Excellence on Immigration and Integration, Simon Fraser University

2008/03/31

18

     

British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council

Joe Barrett, Researcher

David Fairey, Researcher
Trade Union Research Bureau

Wayne Peppard, Executive Director

   
     

Canada West Foundation

Roslyn Kunin, Director
British Columbia Office

   
     

Fraser Institute

Martin Collacott, Senior Fellow

   
     

Grassroots Women

Lualhati Alcuitas

Phillipa Ryan, Board Member

   
     

Justicia for Migrant Workers - British Columbia

Erika Del Carmen Fuchs, Organizer

   
     

Philippine Women Centre of BC

Mildred German, Member
Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance – National

Denise Valdecantos, Board Member

   
     

S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

Tung Chan, Chief Executive Officer

   
     

As an individual

Peter Veress, Founder and President
Vermax Group Inc.

2008/04/01

19

     

Alberta Federation of Labour

Yessy Byl, Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate

Gil McGowan, President

   
     

Catholic Social Services

Alice Colak, Chief Operating Officer
Immigration and Settlement Service

   
     

Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers

Jim Gurnett, Executive Director

   
     

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Local 424

William Begemann, Assistant Business Manager

Al Brown, Assistant Business Manager

   
     

Sunterra Meats - Innisfail

Miles Kliner, General Manager

   
     

TC Hunter

Trevor Mahl, President

   
     

Ukrainian Canadian Social Services

Bill Diachuk, President
Edmonton

   
     

United Food and Commercial Workers Union

Michael Toal, Representative
Local 1118

   
     

Government of Saskatchewan

Eric Johansen, Director, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, Immigration Branch, Advanced Education
Employment and Labour

2008/04/02

20

     

Regina and District Chamber of Commerce

John Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer

   
     

Saskatoon Immigration and Employment Consulting Services Inc.

Daniel Hirschkorn, Director

   
     

TDL Group (Tim Hortons)

Chris Thomas

   
     

Westcan Bulk Transport Ltd.

Sandra Cornford, Foreign Worker Liaison

Chelsea Jukes, Consultant
Human Resources

   
     

Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance (CISSA)

Darcy Dietrich, Member-at-large

2008/04/02

21

     

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Gurcan Kocdag
National Board

   
     

Kramer Ltd.

Jan Katerynych, Human Resources Manager and In House Counsel

   
     

Moose Jaw Multicultural Council Inc.

Tara Blanchard, Executive Director

   
     

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce

Steve McLellan, Chief Executive Officer

   
     

As an individual

Kenneth Zaifman, Lawyer
Zaifman Immigration Lawyers

2008/04/03

22

     

Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants

Wenda Woodman, Manager
Complaints and Discipline Department

   
     

Manitoba Federation of Labour

John Doyle, Researcher

   
     

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Nick Johnson, Vice-President
Human Resources, Commercial, and Business Support, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods

Rory McAlpine, Vice-President
Government and Industry Relations

Sandy Trudel, Economic Development Officer
City of Brandon

Susan Yaeger, Senior Manager, International Recruitment
Maple Leaf Consumer Foods

   
     

As individuals

Alex Lolua, Director
Government Relations

Janet McLaughlin
Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto

Sean Strickland
Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Grey Building and Construction Trades Council

2008/04/07

24

     

Abtron Canada Inc.

Ken Sy, Immigration Specialist Chinese Community

   
     

Adult Entertainment Association of Canada

Tim Lambrinos, Executive Director

   
     

F.A.R.M.S. (Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services)

Paula Goncalves, Administrative Manager

Susan Williams, General Manager

   
     

Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada

Sue Wilson, Director
Office of Systemic Justice

   
     

Friends of Farmworkers

Ronald Cadotte, Vice-Chairperson

Derry McKeever, Community Spokesperson

   
     

Migrant Workers Ministries Committee of the Diocese of London

Marie Carter, Specialist
Migrant Workers Ministry

Gerry VanKoeverden, Volunteer (migrant outreach)

Lek VanKoeverden, Volunteer (Migrant outreach)

   
     

Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario

Patrick J. Dillon, Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer

   
     

Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS)

Alfredo Barahona, Program Coordinator
Refugees and Migrants

2008/04/08

25

     

Labourers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)

Cosmo Mannella, Director
Canadian Tri-Fund

   
     

Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto

Tanya Molina, Executive Director

Mariela Salinas, Student intern (Settlement)

   
     

No One Is Illegal

Kirpa Kaur, Activist

Scott MacDonald, Certified Immigration Consultant
Carranza Barristers and Solicitors (Toronto)

   
     

STATUS Coalition

Amy Casipullai, Policy and Public Education Coordinator
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Francisco Rico-Martinez, Co-Director
Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) Refugee Centre

   
     

As an individual

Mario Bellissimo, Certified Specialist, Barrister and Solicitor

2008/04/08

26

     

Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants

Alli Amlani, President
Ontario Chapter

Philip Mooney, National President

   
     

Canadian Auto Workers Union

Raj Dhaliwal, Director
Human Rights Department

Carol Phillips, Assistant to the President

   
     

Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants

Rivka Augenfeld, Public Interest Director

   
     

Chinese Canadian National Council

Victor Wong, Executive Director

   
     

Community Social Planning Council of Toronto

Zenia Castanos, Intern

Tam Goossen, Board Member
Research Advisory Committee Chair

André Lyn, Researcher

Navjeet Sidhu, Researcher

   
     

Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario

Alberto Lalli, Community Legal Worker

Consuelo Rubio, Community Legal Worker
Centre for Spanish Speaking People

   
     

Justicia for Migrant Workers

Chris Ramsaroop, National Organizer

   
     

Parkdale Community Legal Services

Abigail Martinez
Osgoode Hall Law School

Geraldine Sadoway

Sonia Singh

   
     

United Food and Commercial Workers Union

Stan Raper, National Coordinator
Agricultural Workers Program

   
     

As individuals

Luin Goldring, Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, York University

Jenna L. Hennebry, Assistant Professor
Departments of Communication Studies and Sociology
Wilfrid Laurier University

2008/04/09

28

     

African Canadian Legal Clinic

Marie Chen, Staff Lawyer

   
     

C.D. Howe Institute

Colin Busby, Policy Analyst

   
     

Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association

Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice-President
Government Affairs

   
     

Construction Recruitment External Workers Services (CREWS) and Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)

Silvia Bendo, Executive Director

   
     

International Association of Immigration Practitioners

Ramesh Dheer, National President

   
     

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Debbie Douglas, Executive Director

Roberto Jovel, Coordinator
Policy and Research

   
     

Status Now! - Campaign in Defense of Undocumented Immigrants

Sima Zerehi, Coordinator
Communications

   
     

As individuals

Sylvie Gravel, Professor
Work injuries, Safety at work, Business School
University of Quebec at Montreal

Jill Hanley, Assistant Professor
McGill School of Social Work

Félicien Ngankoy
Communauté catholique congolaise de Montréal

2008/04/10

29

     

Union des producteurs agricoles

Pierre Lemieux, First Vice-President

Hélène Varvaressos, Director General
AGRIcarrières, Comité sectoriel de main-d'oeuvre de la production agricole

   
     

As an individual

Alain Vallières, Lawyer

2008/04/10

30

     

Amnesty International

Claudette Cardinal, Coordinator
Refugees, Canadian Francophone Section

Béatrice Vaugrante, Director
Canadian Francophone Section

   
     

Association des aides familiales du Québec

Farida Osmani, Coordinator
Undocumented and Temporary Foreign Workers

Samia Ouar, Project Leader and Worker

   
     

Immigrant Workers Center

Valérie Lavigne, Community Organizer

Lisa Montgomery, Community Organizer

   
     

Ligue des droits et libertés

Louise Boivin, Coordinator
Committee on the Rights of Immigrants and Refugees

Nicole Filion, Coordinator

   
     

Solidarity Across Borders

Mostafa Henaway, Community Organizer

Anna Purna Malla

   
     

As an individual

Eugénie Depatie-Pelletier, Research Associate
Canada Research Chair on International Law of Migration
University of Montreal

2008/04/14

31

     

Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec

Yvon Boudreau, Representative
Consultant

   
     

Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission

Marc-André Dowd, Vice-President

Carole Fiset, Human Rights Educator
Education and Cooperation Department

   
     

Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

John C. Robison, Member
President, SkillSearch Recruiting

2008/04/15

32

     

Government of New Brunswick

Tony Lampart, Executive Director
Immigration Division, Population Growth Secretariat

Humphrey Sheehan, Chief Executive Officer
Population Growth Secretariat

   
     

New Brunswick Multicultural Council

George Maicher, President

   
     

Stewart Mussel Farms Inc.

Stephen Stewart, Owner

2008/04/15

33

     

Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies

Gerry Mills, President

2008/04/16

34

     

Halifax Coalition Against Poverty

Kevin Wyman

   
     

Mainland Nova Scotia Building and Construction Trades Council

Cordell Cole, President

   
     

Nova Scotia Federation of Labour

Rick Clarke, President

   
     

Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board

Mary-Lou Stewart, Chief Executive Officer

   
     

Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council

Lynn McDonagh Hughes, Manager
Operations

   
     

Prince George Hotel

Carol Logan, Director
Human Resources Branch

   
     

Coalition on Richer Diversity

Barbara Burnaby

Donna Jeffrey, Executive Director
Refugee and Immigrant Advisory Council

Jose Rivera

2008/04/17

36

     

Fish, Food and Allied Workers

Greg Pretty, Industrial Director
Research and Communications Branch

   
     

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Richard Dalton, Business Manager
Local 2330

Michael Power, International Representative
Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland and New-Brunswick

   
     

Newfoundland and Labrador Building and Construction Trades Council

David Wade, Executive Director

   
     

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour

Lana Payne, First Vice-President

   
     

West End Baptist Church

Gordon Sutherland, Pastor

   
     

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