Again in February 2022, I testified in entrance of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (“CIMM”) the place I testified together with different witnesses round the necessity for an impartial ombudsperson for IRCC.
Practically three years later, we lastly obtain our first glimpse backstage at how this advice was acquired and processed by IRCC. There have been after all many different CIMM studies and different studies and actions that contributed to issues. It is usually value noting that this ‘feasibility research’ has by no means been made public till now. H/T to Andrew Koltun for securing this info by way of ATIP.
IRCC Ombudsperson Feasibility Examine – Draft Report – Pages from 2A-2023-44707 FINAL-3
Feasibility Examine PPT – Pages from 2A-2023-44707 FINAL-2
Ombudsperson Feasibility Abstract – Pages from 2A-2023-44707 FINAL
I’ve made a Google Drive folder obtainable for individuals who can not entry the PDFs.
Above, I’ve shared a number of of the work merchandise which have come out from this course of, together with a draft, a PPT presentation (understood to be inner), and a summarized closing report. I feel it will be a good ask to push IRCC on an up to date state of affairs, given even this doc is a few yr(ish) previous.
I name it IRCC’s “most introspective and trustworthy look” as a result of it delves into most of the challenges which are typically not made public-facing. These consists of points making an attempt to deal with racial bias (each internally and in decision-making – significantly round Anti-African racism issues), making an attempt to know how sure processes comparable to requests for reconsideration will not be being taken up as a lot by candidates, and importantly acknowledgment of the drain immigration has had on ATIP and Federal Court docket sources (80% and 79% of case masses respectively in 2022).
What are your takeaways from studying these paperwork? Something stand out?
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