Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of May 12, 2014

OTTAWA, Monday, May 12, 2014
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5:20 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Champagne, P.C., Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Fortin-Duplessis, McIntyre, Poirier and Tardif (8).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the committee continued its study on the impacts of recent changes to the immigration system on official language minority communities. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Chris Alexander, P.C., M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

WITNESSES:

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Corinne Prince-St-Amand, Director General, Integration and Foreign Credentials Referral Office.

University of Ottawa:

Gilles LeVasseur, Professor, Telfer School of Management.

The minister made a presentation and, with Ms. St-Amand, answered questions.

At 6:17 p.m., the committee was suspended.

At 6:20 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. LeVasseur made a presentation and answered questions.

At 6:54 p.m., the committee was suspended.

At 6:58 p.m., the committee resumed.

Pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), of the Rules of the Senate, the committee resumed in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).

At 7:17 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee