Public Safety Committee on Oct. 5th, 2017

Evidence of meeting #76 for Public Safety and National Security in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cbsa.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-21

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Brenda McPhail Director, Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project, Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Eric Jacksch As an Individual

Mieke Bos Director General, Admissibility, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Marc-André Daigle Director, Strategic Initiatives and Global Case Management System Coordination, Immigration Program Guidance, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin Director, Identity Management and Information Sharing, Admissibility, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

10:35 a.m.

Director General, Admissibility, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Mieke Bos

That is not affected so much by this legislation, but when we issue a visa to a foreign national, establishing the integrity of the document issued by a source country is a very important part of that process. That's the heart of the work that my branch does. It's the admissibility criteria, how we allow foreign nationals into Canada. It's based on the credibility of the passport and all sorts of information.

The source document, however, is something we take very seriously. That is not really part of this legislation, but it's something IRCC and our security partners take very seriously.

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal John McKay

Thank you very much, Mr. Arseneault and Madam Bos and your colleagues.

Before I suspend and reconvene in camera, on behalf of the committee, I want to thank you for your work. We appreciate it and it's helpful to the committee's deliberations.

Thank you again. The meeting is suspended.

[Proceedings continue in camera]