The media is reporting today that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC“) is unsure over whether individuals who received Temporary Resident Permits (“TRPs”) which were issued at the requests of Members of Parliament (“MPs”) ever left Canada. I have received a copy of the results of an Access to Information and Privacy Act request which shows the breakdown of TRPs issued by MP. (I am not publishing this document on my blog, however, if you want a copy feel free to e-mail me.) The table below shows which MPs, presumably through their respective constituency offices, successfully requested TRPs since around January 2009. I have included only current sitting MPs. That I have done so means that any conclusions reached about partisanship in the granting of TRPs would be based on incomplete information. The reason that I am posting this is that it does show that MP requests for TRPs are frequently granted, and that constituents should not feel shy about approaching their MPs. The list is: Member of Parliament Riding Party Number Bob Deschert Mississauga—Erindale Conservative 22 Wayne Martson Hamilton East—Stoney Creek NDP 12 John Baird Ottawa West – Nepean Conservative 10 Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast Conservative 8 Nina Grewal Fleetwood – Port … Read More