Canada GFMD Fact Sheet
Overview of Participation:
COUNTRY
BELGIUM
2007
PHILIPPINES
2008
GREECE
2009
MEXICO
2010
SWITZERLAND
2011
MAURITIUS SWEDEN
2012
2014
Canada
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Representatives in the annual meetings:
GFMD
BELGIUM
2007
PHILIPPINES
2008
GREECE
2009
MEXICO
2010
SWITZERLAND
2011
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Delegate
Position
Organization
USHER Erica
Director
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
COLLINGE Dominique A.
Minister Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Canada to
the UN (Geneva)
GRANT Brian
Director General
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
OOSTERVEEN Nicolas
Johannes
Minister Counsellor
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
WATTS Michael
Director
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
GRANT Brian
Director General
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
HURST Andrew
Team Leader
Canadian International
Development Agency
COLLINGE Dominique
Minister Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Canada
GRANT Brian
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
LINKLATER Les
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
MONZON MENDEZ Luis
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
HEMINGWAY Shauna
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
DAVIDSON Mark
Director General
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
KABORE Boniface
Senior Policy Analyst
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
COLLINGE Dominique
Minister Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Canada to
Geneva
DIANO Solideva
Public Safety
Canada Border Services Agency
MAURITIUS
2012
SWEDEN 2014
GRUNDISON Bruce
Minister Counsellor
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
DAVIDSON Mark
Director General
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
KABORE Boniface
Senior Policy Analyst
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
DAVIDSON Mark
Director General
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
BENE Charmaine
Policy Analyst
Foreign Affairs Trade and
Development Canada
IRISH Jennifer
Minister-Counsellor,
Head
Permanent Mission of Canada to
the UN in Geneva
MACARTNEY Kenneth
Ambassador
Embassy of Canada in Sweden
LOGINOVA Natasha
Senior Program Officer,
Horizontal Issues, Europe,
Asia
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
Focal Points:
CAPITAL
Ms. Kirsten
Mlacak
Director
International Policy Coordination
International and Intergovernmental
Relations
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
(CIC)
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Tel: 613-957-5838
Fax: 613-957-5869
kirsten.mlacak@cic.gc.ca
CAPITAL
Ms. Kathleen
Nadeau
Manager
NHQ - International and
Intergovernmental Relations,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
365 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON
K1A 1L1
Tel: 613-952-9084
Kathleen.Nadeau@cic.gc.ca
CAPITAL
Ms. Natasha
Loginova
Senior Policy Advisor
NHQ - International and
Intergovernmental Relations,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
365 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON
K1A 1L1
Tel: 613-957-5871
natasha.loginova@cic.gc.ca
CAPITAL
Ms.
Charmaine
Bene
Policy Analyst, Knowledge
Management
Foreign Affairs, Trade and
Development Canada (DFATD)
200, promenade du Portage, Gatineau,
Québec, Canada K1A 0G4
Tel: (343) 203-6299
charmaine.bene@international.gc.ca
CAPITAL
Mr. Robert
Sauder
Foreign Affairs, Trade and
Development Canada (DFATD)
robert.sauder@international.gc.ca
2
200, promenade du Portage, Gatineau,
Québec, Canada K1A 0G4
GENEVA
Mr. Bruce
Scoffield
Minister-Counsellor (Humanitarian
Affairs)
Permanent Mission of Canada to the
UN in Geneva
Avenue de l' Ariana 5 1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 919 92 19
Fax: +41 22 919 92 27
Bruce.Scoffield@international.gc.ca
GENEVA
Ms. Jennifer
Castello
Programme Assistant (Humanitarian
Affairs)
Permanent Mission of Canada to the
UN in Geneva
Avenue de l' Ariana 5 1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 919 92 00
Fax: +41 22 919 92 27
jennifer.castello@international.gc.ca
Participation in the Round Tables (RT):
Belgium 2007:
 Mr René Mantha, Director, Fondation Des Entreprises en Recrutement de Main-D´Oeuvre
Agricole Etrangere (FERME), Quebec, Canada was panelist in RT 1.3 : “The role of other-than
government partners in governing the developmental contribution of temporary labor migration”
Philippines 2008:
 Government Team member in RT 1.1: “Protecting the Rights of Migrants – A Shared
Responsibility”.
 Government Team member in RT 2.1: “Fostering More Opportunities for Regular Migration”.
Greece 2009:
 Government Team member in RT 1.2: “Engaging diasporas and migrants in development policies
and programs—Their role? Their constraints?”.
Mexico 2010:
 Government Team member in RT 1.1: “Partnerships for more regular and protected migration”.
Switzerland 2011:
 Member of the GFMD Assessment Team
 Government Team member in RT 1.1: “Engaging the private sector in labour market planning”.
 Government Team member in RT 1.2: “Lowering the Cost of Migration”
 Government Team member in RT 1.3: “Global care workers at the interface of migration and
development”
Mauritius 2012:
 Member of the GFMD Assessment Team
 Canada was Co-chair in RT 3.1: “Improving Public Perceptions of Migrants and Migration:
Challenging Preconceptions and Shaping Perceptions”.
Sweden 2014:
 Government Team member in RT 1.1: “Operationalizing mainstreaming and coherence in
migration and development policies”.
 Rapporteur, RT 2.1: “Enhancing the development impacts of labour migration and circular
mobility through more systematic labour market and skills matching”.
 Government Team member in the Business Roundtable.
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Participation in the Thematic Meetings (TM):
Mauritius 2012:
 Government Team Member in the Preparatory Workshop “Factoring Migration into Development
Planning” (Mauritius, June 2012)
 Government Team Member in the High Level Forum “Harnessing Diaspora Resources for
Development in Africa” (Mauritius, June 2012)
Sweden 2014:
 Government Team Member in the 1st Thematic Meeting “Operationalizing Mainstreaming of
Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development
Agenda” (Geneva, May 2013)
 Mrs. Jennifer Irish was Panelist in the 2nd Thematic Meeting “Labour Migration and Diaspora:
Improving Labour Market Complementarities and Economic Development Outcomes” (Geneva,
September 2013)
 Government Team Member in the 4th Thematic Meeting “The Role of Business in International
Migration Engaging the private sector as partners for positive development outcomes”, Breakout
Session 1 “Extractives: The broader economic impact for states and business of local content and
hire Policies” (Geneva, March 2014)
 Government Team Member in the 4th Thematic Meeting “The Role of Business in International
Migration Engaging the private sector as partners for positive development outcomes” (Geneva,
March 2014)
Breakout Session 2 “Ethical Recruitment: Ensuring ethical recruitment practices in the supply
chain” (Geneva, March 2014)
Breakout Session 4 “Emerging Needs: Shaping visa policies to address skills gaps in emerging
sectors such as human care, education and hospitality”
Financial contributions to the GFMD:
Canada has offered financial contributions to the GFMD as follows:
Mexico 2010:
Switzerland 2011:
Mauritius 2012:
Sweden:
USD 25.000 for organizational expenses
USD 25.000 – Non- earmarked
USD 40.443 for organizational expenses
USD 25.000 for organizational expenses
Participation in the PFP (Platform for Partnerships):
Canada has contributed with 12 practices and policies:
 Mobility Agreements Spain – Canada
 Bilateral Agreement Canada and Guatemala
 Youth Exchange Program (Lithuania and Canada)
 Temporary Foreign Worker (El Salvador - Canada)
 Human Resources Modalities (Agreement with the Philippines)
 Federal Business Immigration Program
 The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP)
 FERME Seasonal Movement of Agri Workers (Canada- Guatemala)
 Mauritius' Circular Migration Case
 Labour Market Information Tools
 Tripartite Partnerships (CIDA)
 Foreign Credential Recognition
Canada provides expert analysis to the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) and financial support to
the creation of the IOM Independent Network of Labour Migration and Integration Experts.
Date completed: 21 November 2014
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