Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would suggest that if it's going to be a federal program, there really needs to be an advocacy office that's connected with the program that runs separately from CIC. But if it's a federal program, there needs to be a federal advocacy office with a well-publicized phone line so

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In our view, the focus should be on the protection of the human rights of workers. We should sign the convention for the protection of migrant workers rights. The temporary resident permit should have a humanitarian and compassionate ground. And there should be changes to the tem

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. I'm here representing the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada. In my work at the systemic justice office I've come in contact with a number of migrant workers from both Thailand and Indonesia who have been badly exploited in Canada. These workers came

Status of Women committee  One of the things we can do as well from a policy level within Canada is to recognize the reality of economic refugees. If we don't give people legal means to enter the country, they will take much riskier routes, and that's a big piece of what makes people vulnerable to being tr

Status of Women committee  I think there are different levels of being able to respond. For a very quick kind of response, and short term, something that could change tomorrow, if someone is coming to CIC to make an application for a TRP, there should be immediately something like a Red Cross voucher for s

Status of Women committee  In our experience, there are a lot of trafficked people in Canada who are simply too afraid to come forward and ask for anything. The reason they're so afraid is because they're aware that there are no supports in place for them if they do so. First of all, they need the assura

Status of Women committee  I will actually be going first, if that is all right, Madam Chair. This is good timing. Jamie has given us the big picture on a global scale, and we're going to focus in more tightly on details of what's happening in Canada. Joan and I work together at a justice office for the