Organizations

Canadian Council for Refugees

Canadian Council for Refugees has met with MPs 12 times since January 2024, reaching 10 MPs across 3 parties. Most recent contact: June 10, 2026.

12 meetings since 202418 since July 200810 MPs3 parties100% by in-house staff

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

  1. Safe Third Country Agreement with the US, with respect to its current application ensuring the availability of the safety valves the Supreme Court referred to (this could be a regulation and is also shaped by policy(

    June 10, 2026 · Gary Anandasangaree · Liberal · Immigration; Justice and Law Enforcement

  2. Immigration response to global crises- Need for an equitable policy framework to guide these responses.

    November 24, 2025 · Karim Bardeesy · Liberal · Immigration; Foreign Affairs

  3. Bill C-2, concerns with proposed changes to the Immigration and refugee protection Act, and to new authorities for data sharing, lack of consultation

    September 22, 2025 · Rhéal Éloi Fortin · Bloc Québécois · Immigration; Justice and Law Enforcement

  4. Immigration Levels - Increasing the levels for Resettled refugees and Protected Persons

    October 23, 2024 · Marc Miller · Liberal · Immigration

Full meeting log

12 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.

DateMP
2026-06-10Gary Anandasangaree · Liberal
2026-06-10Jacques Ramsay · Liberal
2025-11-24Karim Bardeesy · Liberal
2025-11-24Iqra Khalid · Liberal
2025-11-24Salma Zahid · Liberal
2025-11-24Sameer Zuberi · Liberal
2025-09-22Rhéal Éloi Fortin · Bloc Québécois
2025-09-18Jenny Kwan · NDP
2025-08-27Lena Metlege Diab · Liberal
2024-10-23Marc Miller · Liberal
2024-05-16Marc Miller · Liberal
2024-05-14Jenny Kwan · NDP

At committee

Canadian Council for Refugees has testified at 3 House committee meetings this Parliament, as listed by the House. Lobbying is one channel; this is the public one.

  • Ms. Gauri Sreenivasan, Co-Executive Director

    June 1, 2026 · CIMM · source

  • Ms. Gauri Sreenivasan, Co-Executive Director

    February 9, 2026 · CIMM · source

  • Ms. Gauri Sreenivasan, Co-Executive Director

    December 8, 2025 · SDIR · source

Counts include only communications where a sitting MP is the named public office holder — meetings with ministers' staff, senators, or departments are not shown. Registrants self-report these records. See our methodology.