Information & Ethics committee  That's a very complex question, and it requires me to parse it out a little bit. Basically, our powers at the border are derived from the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act together with the Customs Act. When you arrive at the border, you can anticipate questions. We have

Information & Ethics committee  , as they have a right to come into Canada. It is enshrined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that a Canadian citizen has the right to enter. With regard to multiple persons with the name being out there, there could be many people with that name. I think Senator Kennedy was one

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. The first and second wave were predominantly economic immigrants, although a substantial number of the second wave were also political refugees, but like the third wave, very few of them had any knowledge of English or French. As well, very few had any form of higher

Citizenship and Immigration committee   for Refugees, Janet Dench, executive director, who is in Montreal as well. Welcome to all of you. Let's hope it all runs smoothly here by video conferencing. Mr. Clerk, I guess everyone would have an opening statement. Am I correct in assuming that? So I will go first of all to Jenna

Committees of the House   apart. I have in my riding a family where the husband met the wife. She was a refugee claimant. They got married and had two Canadian children. CBSA knocked at their door and said, “We're sorry. You have to go”. When the mother left, she took her two Canadian children with her

Committees of the House   do have a stay. Those who are out of status, and we are talking about those who have overstayed their temporary status, or working or studying without being authorized to do so, or entering Canada without a valid passport, visa or other documentation, and even to failed refugee

Committees of the House   to be a real waste of resources. The government claims that we have to bring in more and more temporary foreign workers because of unfilled positions. To not issue a work permit to a spouse, while a case is being processed, also does not make any sense. People who make refugee claims

Rights and Democracy Network   of a refugee camp. The purpose of the simulation was to raise peoples' awareness about the plight and living conditions of refugees. There were four parts to the event: the creation of the camp and opening it to the public, an information forum, seminars, and a play. The event

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act   that the opposition members who support this bill have not read the legislation, the act and its regulations, on citizenship and immigration. Our Canadian legislation on immigration and refugee protection already provides that a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor a relative who

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act   in their lifetime, a relative to come to Canada who does not fit into the family class as currently set out in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Specifically, Bill C-272 proposes allowing for sponsorship of a son or daughter over the age of 22 who is not a dependent, an uncle, aunt

Burma   meeting in Ottawa this year? Will CIDA provide the million dollar shortfall in food aid to Burmese refugees, over and above what the minister just announced, that occurred even before the cyclone? How will the Canadian government assure that the assistance the minister just announced

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, everyone disagrees with the minister. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Human Rights Commission, lawyers defending refugees—they all condemn the Canadian government's attitude and its refusal to immediately implement the appeal division. How

Citizenship and Immigration committee   as possible in order to shed light on this situation and as well, to give his utmost consideration to this letter. We've also been told of cases where persons applying for refugee status who claim to have been persecuted have had their applications denied. Had the refugee appeal section

Citizenship and Immigration committee   members of the United Buddhist Congregation--who have come out to support us. As we all know, there are currently 20 million refugees worldwide. So why should we step in and help this group? First of all, I just want to say that Canada has a great history of helping the boat people

Citizenship and Immigration committee   a submission for his father to go to Australia because we knew that Australia could only take a limited number of people. So no. In fact, the community is asking Canada to consider this group in the same way as any other refugee group. They will have to undergo medical tests, like others