Citizenship and Immigration Committee on May 10th, 2016

Evidence of meeting #12 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was terms.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Study of the Situation Facing Nationals of Haiti and Zimbabwe

Subject matter of the Main Estimates 2016-17: Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Citizenship and Immigration and Vote 1 under Immigration and Refugee Board

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Anita Biguzs Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Robert Orr Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

David Manicom Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Tony Matson Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

12:55 p.m.

Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Anita Biguzs

If I may just add, Mr. Chair, we have actually done a lot of outreach in terms of trying to locate the various individuals who had made applications, both by email and general call-outs. What the CFO is stating is that in the early days we had many who came forward. Now, despite all of the efforts that we're making to reach those clients, it's very difficult, but they will have recourse and rights if they do come forward seeking refunds.

12:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative David Tilson

Thank you very much, Mr. Ehsassi.

Ms. Biguzs, on behalf of the committee I'd like to thank you and your colleagues for once again coming to us and answering what are probably very difficult questions for you. You've done a good job, and thank you.

Perhaps before we adjourn you could give to the clerk your answers to the questions.

1 p.m.

Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Anita Biguzs

If I may, Mr. Chair, I've just been told that we had been prepared to respond verbally. We do have written answers. We're having them translated right now, so we would like to give them to you in a bilingual version, if we can, by the end of the day today, as soon as we have them translated. It will be either today or tomorrow, I can assure you.

1 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative David Tilson

Thank you, Ms. Biguzs.

This meeting is adjourned.