E UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/2001/83/Add.1 21 December 2000 ENGLISH Original: SPANISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-seventh session Item 14 (a) of the provisional agenda SPECIFIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS: MIGRANT WORKERS Report prepared by Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, submitted pursuant to resolution 1999/44 of the Commission on Human Rights Addendum Visit to Canada CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... Page 1-4 2 I. PROGRAMME OF THE VISIT ................................................... 5 - 16 2 II. GENERAL CONTEXT OF IMMIGRATION IN CANADA ....... 17 - 46 6 III. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CASES ..... 47 - 70 13 A. Migrants and refugee claimants in detention ....................... 48 - 64 13 B. Domestic workers and members of their families ................ 65 - 68 17 C. Temporary workers .............................................................. 69 - 70 19 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................ 71 - 96 19 A. Conclusions .......................................................................... 71 - 81 19 B. Recommendations ................................................................ 82 - 96 21 IV. GE.01-10061 (E)