Citizenship and Immigration Committee on Feb. 7th, 2024

[Michèle Kingsley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Family and Social Immigration, Department of Citizenship and Immigration]

Thank you.

We are looking at regularization initiatives that have been undertaken in other countries. Recently, there were some in Italy, Ireland and other countries, so we're looking at all of those, I would say.

Right now, the main difference is that those regularization initiatives tend to be at the temporary resident stage rather than at the permanent resident stage. Something that we've heard very clearly from stakeholders is that they want to see a permanent residency regularization initiative.

[Shafqat Ali, Liberal, Brampton Centre, ON]

Thank you.

I just wanted to ask if CBSA and RCMP are looking into similar things.

[Daniel Anson]

We work closely with IRCC, just to ensure that our border security, both facilitation and security measure postures, correspond to any changes in policy as required.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Sukh Dhaliwal]

Thank you very much, Mr. Ali. Your time is up.

On behalf of the committee members, I would like to thank Associate Deputy Minister Harris, Assistant Deputy Minister Kingsley, Director General Anson and Acting Assistant Commissioner Burchill.

Thank you for being with us. We appreciate your time. I'll let you go.

Before I adjourn the meeting, I want to remind all members that the clerk has distributed a calendar with activities for February and March. He has advised me that he did not receive any comments from members, so we will follow the calendar.

On Monday, we will begin in camera for drafting instructions for a letter to the minister regarding the government's response to the final report of the Special Committee on Afghanistan. If we have time, we will also discuss committee business. The notice will be published later today.

On Wednesday, February 14, I have asked the clerk to reinvite officials from IRCC and CBSA for the first hour to begin the study of persons with temporary status and undocumented individuals. The clerk will also invite witnesses for the second hour.

Is the committee in agreement to adjourn?

Mr. Redekopp.

[Brad Redekopp, Conservative, Saskatoon West, SK]

At the Monday meeting, when we have the second hour of committee business, we would want that to be in public.

[The Chair, Liberal, Sukh Dhaliwal]

Okay.

Mrs. Zahid.

[Salma Zahid, Liberal, Scarborough Centre, ON]

Chair, committee business cannot be in public, or can it?

[The Chair, Liberal, Sukh Dhaliwal]

The drafting is not going to be, but the other committee business can be in public.

Thank you. The meeting is adjourned.