The 12 politicians in charge of Immigration Canada are listed below.
The members of the 44th legislative session’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration have been chosen.
The 12 members of Canada’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration have been chosen to oversee government immigration and diversity policy.
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) are overseen by the Standing Committee, commonly known as CIMM for short (IRB). It investigates and reports on how each of these organisations functions, including if they are meeting their objectives and how they are managed.
They look at statute law, backlogs in immigration petitions, programme and policy objectives, and efficacy, among other aspects.
CIMM conducted a thorough analysis of the COVID-19’s impact on Canadian immigration during the last parliamentary session, and gave recommendations on how the immigration system may be modified. These studies do not compel the dominant political party to make any changes, but they can assist guide policy.
Members of Parliament (MPs) from each “recognised” political party make up the committee. A political party can only be recognised in Canada if it has 12 or more members in the House of Commons.
The new committee will not be able to fulfil its obligations until members are selected and a chair is chosen. At the first committee meeting on December 14, members will elect a chair.
The composition of the House of Commons is subject to change throughout the legislative session. For the time being, here are the 12 members of Parliament who will be leading the charge:
The Liberal Party’s Shafqat Ali represents the Brampton Centre riding in Ontario. In the Canadian federal election of 2021, he was elected. He worked in real estate before entering politics.
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe is a member of the Bloc Québécois who represents the Lac-Saint-Jean electoral district in Quebec. He works as a boom operator in the paper sector and in the film industry. Brunelle-Duceppe was first elected in the year 2019.
Since 2015, Sukh Dhaliwal has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Surrey-Newton, British Columbia. In 1984, he immigrated from India and co-founded a successful land surveying firm.
Fayçal El-Khoury is a member of Parliament from Quebec’s Laval—Les Îles riding. He holds an engineering degree and moved to Canada from Lebanon in 1976.
Rosemarie Falk represents Battlefords-Lloydminster in the Saskatchewan legislature as a Conservative. Prior to politics, she worked as a social worker.
The Conservative Party’s Jasraj Singh Hallan is a member. He is the current Shadow Minister for Immigration, and his job is to hold the administration accountable for its immigration policies. Hallan is the Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn, Alberta.
As a member of the Liberal Party, Arielle Kayabaga represents the London West parliamentary constituency. In 2021, she was re-elected. Her family fled the Burundian Civil War when she was 11 years old and moved to Canada.
Jenny Kwan is the New Democratic Party’s current Shadow Minister. Since 2015, she has served as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, British Columbia. Kwan has a long experience in politics, beginning at the age of 26 when she was elected as Vancouver’s youngest city counsellor.
Since 2019, Marie-France Lalonde has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orléans, Ontario. She is the co-owner of a senior living community and has worked in hospitals in the past.
Brad Redekopp is the Conservative Member of Parliament representing Saskatchewan’s West Saskatoon riding. Prior to politics, he worked in the manufacturing industry in finance and accounting.
Kyle Seeback was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Dufferin—Caledon in 2019. He previously served in the Brampton West riding from 2011 to 2015. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a civil litigation attorney.
Since 2015, Salma Zahid has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre, Ontario. During the last legislative session, she was the Chair of the Standing Committee on Immigration. She holds master’s degrees in both educational administration and business administration.