Skip to main content

CIMM Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication

Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 26
Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 11:02 a.m. to 1:04 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Salma Zahid, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Julie Béchard, Analyst
• Madalina Chesoi, Analyst
• Martin McCallum, Analyst

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 850.00, for the study of the Subject Matter of Part 5, Division 23 of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 7,575.00, for the consideration of the Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents), be adopted.

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 22,850.00, for the study of the Application Backlogs and Processing Times, be adopted.

It was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of Application Backlogs and Processing Times, the proposed budget in the amount of $ 170,697.47, for the committee’s travel to Abu Dhabi and Dakar for 7 Members of Parliaments and required staff in the fall of 2022, be adopted.

Arab Community Centre of Toronto
• Dima Amad, Executive Director
• Racha Salman, Programme Development Lead
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association
• Vance P. E. Langford, Director
Lexbase
• Richard Kurland, Lawyer and Policy Analyst
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
• Caroline Fobes, Executive Director and Senior General Counsel
• Michèle Kingsley, Director General, Immigration
• James Seyler, Director, Immigration Program Guidance
• Ben Mitchell, Counsel
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents).

Dima Amad, Vance Langford and Richard Kurland made statements and, with Racha Salman, answered questions.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:09 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Michèle Kingsley made a statement and, with Ben Mitchell and James Seyler, answered questions.

At 1:04 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Stephanie Bond
Clerk of the committee