Committee on Citizen Relations

General consultation and public hearings on the consultation paper entitled « La planification de l’immigration au Québec pour la période 2012-2015 »

The Committee on Citizen Relations will be holding public hearings beginning 31 May 2011, as part of its general consultation on the consultation paper entitled “La planification de l’immigration au Québec pour la période 2012-2015” .

Participate in the Consultation

Send a brief

Individuals and organizations wishing to express their views on this subject must submit a brief to the Committees Secretariat no later than 18 May 2011. Briefs must be on letter-size paper.

They may be sent :

• by email (Word or unlocked PDF);
• by regular mail;
• or hand delivered at the reception desk of the Committees Secretariat.

Briefs must include a summary of their contents.

Send a Request to Appear

Individuals wishing to voice their views during public hearings without submitting a brief must file a request to that effect with the committee clerk no later than 18 May 2011. The request must include a short statement summarizing the nature of the presentation to be made.

Public hearings

The Committee decides which individuals and organizations it will hear among :

• individuals and organizations having submitted a brief;
• citizens having requested to voice their opinion without having submitted a brief. A period not exceeding 45 minutes has been set aside to hear all of the opinions selected by the committee.

On-line questionnaire

Organizations and individuals who wish to voice their opinion on this subject may also fill out the on-line questionnaire no later than 31 May 2011. Answers to the questionnaire will be sent to the members of the Committee to guide them in their reflection.

Publication of Briefs

Unless the Committee decides otherwise, briefs will be made public and posted on the Committee’s web page, along with any personal information they contain.
Deadlines for submitting briefs and requests are subject to change, as is the opening date for public hearings. If changes are made, the information will be made public via the National Assembly’s website without further notice being published in the newspapers.

How to Follow Committee Proceedings

Those who wish to follow Committee Proceedings (schedule of hearings, official transcript of Journal des débats, briefs, papers tabled and Committee report) may consult the page devoted to the subject of the consultation.

Documents, correspondence and requests for information must be sent to :

Clerk: Catherine Grétas
Édifice Pamphile-Le May
1035, rue des Parlementaires
3e étage, Bureau 3.15
Québec (Quebec)  G1A 1A3
Telephone: 418 643-2722
Fax: 418 643-0248
crc@assnat.qc.ca