The creation of the Ombuds Office is a significant undertaking and entails ongoing engagement with [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada] employees in Canada and throughout our global network. In a later public statement, it said the establishment of an Ombudsperson Office to respond to employee concerns is planned by 2024. Two unions representing IRCC employees say they still haven't been consulted directly on the creation of the ombudsperson's office. Pollara led two focus groups with 54 IRCC employees, whose names were left out of the report. The report cited multiple references by IRCC employees in the workplace to certain African nations as the dirty 30.

Source: CBC News May 08, 2024 21:20 UTC