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APPENDIX A: LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

House of Commons

Hon. John McCallum, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

2016/05/12

13

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Dawn Edlund, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Operations

   

David Manicom, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Strategic and Program Policy

   

Catrina Tapley, Assistant Deputy Minister Strategic and Program Policy

   

Arab Community Centre of Toronto

Zena Al Hamdan, Programs Manager

2016/05/19

14

Huda Bukhari, Executive Director

   

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Rachel Gouin, Director Research and Public Policy

   

Hayat Said, Member

   

Canadian Council for Refugees

Sherman Chan, Executive Committee Member

   

Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre

Lucia Harrison, Chief Executive Officer

   

Reception House Waterloo Region

Carl Cadogan, Executive Director

   

Region of Waterloo

Tara Bedard, Manager Immigration Partnership

   

Mike Murray, Chief Administrative Officer

   

Ken Seiling, Regional Chair

   

YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo

John Haddock, Chief Executive Officer

   

As an individual

Hon. Peter Kent

2016/05/30

15

Chantal Desloges, Lawyer Desloges Law Group

   

Catholic Refugee Sponsors Council

Rabea Allos, Director

 

 

City of Surrey

Aileen Murphy, Senior Social Planner

   

Judy Villeneuve, Councillor Surrey City Council

   

Action Réfugiés Montréal

Paul Clarke, Executive Director

2016/05/31

16

Emily Woods, Sponsorship Program Officer

   

As an individual

Amer Alhendawi

   

Canadian Dental Association

Randall Croutze, President

   

Kevin Desjardins, Director Public Affairs

   

Catholic Crosscultural Services

Carolyn Davis, Executive Director

   

Child Aid International

Nouri Haidar Al Hassani, Founder

   

Collingwood Syrian Sponsorship Committee

Thomas Vincent, Founder and Co-Chair

   

Islamic Foundation of Toronto

Mirza Hakeem Baig, Joint Secretary

   

Salahudin Khan, Vice-President

   

Armenian Community Centre SAH

Shahen Mirakian, Government Relations Coordinator

2016/06/02

17

COSTI Immigrant Services

Mario Calla, Executive Director

   

Levant Settlement Centre

Aris Babikian, Chair

   

Maison Internationale de la Rive-Sud

El Hafed Ezzabour, Newcomer Outreach Worker

   

Mount Pleasant Family Centre Society

Gini Bonner, Executive Director

   

Sanja Sladojevic, Early Years Refugee Program Manager

   

Or Shalom Synagogue

Sandy Berman, Steering Committee Member

 

 

Vancouver Community College Faculty Association

Karen Shortt, President

   

Humanity First

Aslam Daud, Chairman

2016/06/07

18

International Development and Relief Foundation

Jessica Ferne, Director of Programs

   

Mennonite Central Committee Canada

Brian Dyck, National Migration and Resettlement Program Coordinator

   

One Free World International

Majed El Shafie, Founder and President

   

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Leslie Emory, Board Director

   

Options Community Services

Khim Tan, Senior Program Manager, Immigrant Service Program

   

As an individual

Eman Allhalaq

2016/06/14

20

Imadeddin Sawaf

   

Calgary Board of Education

Joy Bowen-Eyre, Chair School District 19

   

Jeannie Everett, Superintendent Learning, School District 19

   

Calgary Catholic School District

Anne-Marie Hagel, Supervisor Diverse Learning

   

Cheryl Low, Chair of the Board of Trustees

   

Peel District School Board

Zaiba Beg, Instructional Coordinator English Language Learners

   

Louise Clayton, Coordinator We Welcome the World Centres

   

Afghan Women's Counselling and Integration Community Support Organization

Adeena Niazi, Executive Director

2016/06/16

21

Centre for Immigrants and Community Services

Moy Wong-Tam, Executive Director

 

 

Greater Toronto Area Mosques

Zaib Mirza, Representative iTrust Foundation

   

Aleem Syed, Representative Scarborough Muslim Association

   

LiUNA Canadian Tri-Fund

John Mandarino, Executive Director

   

As an individual

Mustafa Hajji Mousa

2016/09/27

29

Abdulbari Hajmusa

   

Compass Community Church

Jennifer Miedema, Refugee Sponsorship Chair

   

University Settlement

Benhaz Azad, Director Language, Settlement and Social Services