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Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
Response to Parliamentary Committees
1st Session of the 39th Parliament
Report 15: Safeguarding Asylum – Sustaining Canada’s Commitments to Refugees
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration presented the report to the House of Commons on May 30, 2007. The report contained 38 recommendations on various refugee issues and included the following: the private sponsorship of refugees; the Refugee Appeal Division; cases where people seek sanctuary in churches; temporary suspension of removals; the IRB appointment process and backlogs; the Safe Third Country Agreement; Pre-Removal Risk Assessment; settlement issues affecting refugees; stateless refugees in the Philippines; and fees charged to refugees.
The Government of Canada’s response, which was tabled on October 17, 2007, can be found at the following link:
http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?COM=10469&Lang=1&SourceId=215511
2nd Session of the 39th Parliament
Report 2: Reclaiming Citizenship for Canadians – A Report on the Loss of Canadian Citizenship
The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration presented the report to the House of Commons on December 6, 2007. The report contained a total of 13 recommendations which addressed the drafting of a bill to amend the Citizenship Act and immediate relief until this bill is adopted; enacting a new Citizenship Act; and what the Committee believes are systemic issues facing Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
The Government of Canada’s response, which was tabled on April 3, 2008, can be found at the following link:
http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?COM=13182&Lang=1&SourceId=233619
Response to the Auditor General
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
No OAG audits specific to the Department were reported on in 2007–2008.
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development – 2007 October Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
The overall audit objective was to determine the progress made by select departments and agencies in developing and implementing their sustainable development strategies. Recommendations made in the Commissioner’s October 2007 report were not directed at CIC.
For supplementary information on this report please visit:
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_cesd_200710_e_26831.html
External Audits
Office of the Privacy Commissioner – Assessing the Privacy Impacts of Programs, Plans, and Policies
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner initiated a government-wide audit of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) in October 2006. The main objective of the audit is compliance with policy. CIC was included in the scope of this audit.
For supplementary information on this report please visit:
http://www.privcom.gc.ca/information/pub/ar-vr/pia_200710_e.asp
Public Service Commission – Audit of the Movement of Public Servants between the Federal Public Service and Ministers’ Offices
The audit examined the extent to which public servants move between the public service and ministers’ offices; and whether the appointments of public servants returning from ministers’ offices meet the staffing requirements of the Public Service Employment Act and Regulations, Public Service Commission policies, and other applicable legislation. CIC was included in the scope of this audit.
The audit made one recommendation directed to the TBS. For
supplementary information on this report please visit:
http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/adt-vrf/rprt/2007/mbmo-mecm/index-eng.htm