Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't know that I can speak specifically to the Iraqi nationals. What I can tell you is that we are maxed out with four families right now, but I know from the sponsorship agreement holders with whom we work that there is a readiness to sponsor more families regardless of wheth

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, and I want to point out that the Kurdish Iraqis and the Kurdish population that exists in that whole area suffer from a high level of persecution in a similar way to the Yazidis.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have a lot of respect for the government's processes and procedures, but as someone who's grown up in Canada and lived in other places in the world, I know that we can be extremely persistent in our due diligence. I think that in terms of expediency, accepting the UNHCR's proce

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are over 100 family members in metro Vancouver, sponsored by about 10 or 11 private sponsorship groups, who have been waiting since November for there to be some contact made with them by the Canadian government. That has yet to happen.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning, members of the House of Commons standing committee and honoured witnesses. Thank you for the invitation to speak today. Immigration is part of Canada's story. Refugees are part of Canada's story. My name is David Berson. I'm a member of the Or Shalom Syrian refuge