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APPENDIX A: LIST OF WITNESSES

 

The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

African Scholars Initiative

Gideon Christian, President

2022/03/22

11

As an individual

Steven Meurrens, Immigration Lawyer

Jennifer Miedema, Executive Director, Remember Ministries

2022/03/22

11

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association

Beba Svigir, Chief Executive Officer

2022/03/22

11

Centre for Newcomers

Anila Lee Yuen, President and Chief Executive Officer

2022/03/22

11

Rexdale Women's Centre

Fatima Filippi, Executive Director

2022/03/22

11

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Farah Boisclair, Director, Anti-Racism Task Force

Hon. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Pemi Gill, Director General, International Network

Caroline Xavier, Associate Deputy Minister

2022/03/24

12

Alexene Immigration & Employment Services Inc

Arlene Ruiz, Licensed and Regulated Immigration Consultant and Recruiter

2022/03/29

13

Kals Immigration

Gurpartap Kals, Immigration Consultant

2022/03/29

13

National Council of Canadian Muslims

Nadiya Ali, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist

Siham Rayale, Director, Foreign Affairs

2022/03/29

13

Pollara Strategic Insights

Craig Worden, President

2022/03/29

13

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Christian Blanchette, President

2022/03/29

13

As an individual

Yusuf Badat

2022/04/07

16

Bellissimo Law Group Professional Corporation

Mario Bellissimo, Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration Law and Refugee Protection

2022/04/07

16

J. Mendoza & Associates Canada Immigration Consulting Group

Jeric Mendoza, Immigration Consultant

2022/04/07

16

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Debbie Douglas, Executive Director

2022/04/07

16

Spousal Sponsorship Advocates

Marie Carmel Bien-Aimé, Co-Administrator

2022/04/07

16

Voices4Families

Vishal Ghai

2022/04/07

16

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui, Professor and Member, Ontario Steering Committee

2022/04/26

17

Guide Me Immigration Inc.

MD Shorifuzzaman, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant

2022/04/26

17

Rainbow Refugee Society

Aleks Selim Dughman Manzur, Co-Executive Director, Programming and Advocacy

Sharalyn Jordan, Chair

2022/04/26

17

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Farah Boisclair, Director, Anti-Racism Task Force

Tara Lang, Director General, Central Network

Caroline Xavier, Associate Deputy Minister

2022/05/03

19