Vancouver, June 24, 2009 — On behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, Dr. Alice Wong, Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, will hold a news conference regarding the reintroduction of amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to help protect vulnerable foreign workers such as exotic dancers and live-in caregivers who could be victims of exploitation.
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Place:
MOSAIC
1720 Grant St. (community room, ground floor)
Vancouver, BC
For more information (media only):
Ben Letts
Regional Media Spokesperson
Citizenship and Immigration Canada –
BC Region
(604) 666-8408
Media relations
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – National Headquarters
(613) 952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca