Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable CLAUDETTE TARDIF

Monday, May 2, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016

Issue No. 4

Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)

First meeting:

Study on the challenges associated with access to French-language schools and French immersion programs in British Columbia

Fifth and sixth meetings:

Study on the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the Act

INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget — French schools and immersion programs in BC)

APPEARING:

The Honourable John McCallum, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

WITNESSES:

Monday, May 9, 2016

Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne:

Lynn Brouillette, Acting Director General.

Monday, May 16, 2016

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:

Stefanie Beck, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services;

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

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Claudette Tardif, Chair

The Honourable Rose-May Poirier, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Jaffer, McIntyre, Mockler, Munson, Rivard, Seidman

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (May 16, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (May 16, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (May 9, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (May 9, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Dagenais (April 20, 2016).

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