Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Fisheries and Oceans
Issue 22 - Ninth Report of the Committee
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has the honour to present its
NINTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Monday, December 9, 2013, to examine and report on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
FABIAN MANNING
Chair
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FISHERIES AND OCEANS
SPECIAL STUDY ON THE REGULATION OF AQUACULTURE,
CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR THE INDUSTRY IN CANADA
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2016
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Monday, December 9, 2013:
The Honourable Senator Manning moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator :
That the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to examine and report on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada; and
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject during the First Session of the Forty-First Parliament be referred to the committee; and
That the committee report from time to time to the Senate but no later than June 30, 2015, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Gary W. O'Brien
Clerk of the Senate
SUMMARY OF BUDGET
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General Expenses |
$24,625 |
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TOTAL |
$24,625 |
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
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Date |
The Honourable Fabian Manning |
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Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans |
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Date |
The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin |
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Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
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Fiscal Year |
Activities |
Locations |
Amount Approved |
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2013-2014 |
Fact-Finding and Public Hearings |
British Columbia |
$172,017 |
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2014-2015 |
Fact-Finding and Public Hearings |
Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia |
$159,044 |
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2014-2015 |
Fact-Finding Mission |
Scotland and Norway |
$162,488 |
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2014-2015 |
Fact-Finding and Public Hearings |
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Québec |
$104,601 |
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2014-2015 |
Fact-Finding Mission |
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador |
$90,325 |
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2014-2015 |
Fact-Finding Mission |
Boston, Massachusetts |
$8,055 |
GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE SPECIAL STUDY
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(2) of the Senate Administrative Rules.
The total estimated cost for the entire study amounts to $718,635.
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
FISHERIES AND OCEANS
SPECIAL STUDY on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2016
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GENERAL EXPENSES |
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PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES |
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CONSULTANTS |
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1. |
Communications consultant: graphic designer (0303) |
23,625 |
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(315 hours, $75/hour) |
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Sub-total |
$23,625 |
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ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES |
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PRINTING |
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1. |
Printing (0321) |
1,000 |
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Sub-total |
$1,000 |
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Total of General Expenses |
$24,625 |
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Grand Total |
$24,625 |
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The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.
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Blair Armitage, Principal Clerk |
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Bonnie Marga, Comptroller Finance and Procurement Directorate |
Date |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
THURSDAY, April 23, 2015
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, for the purpose of its special study on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada, as authorized by the Senate on Monday, December 9, 2013. The said budget is as follows:Fisheries and Oceans (Aquaculture)
| General Expenses | $24,625 |
| Total | $24,625 |
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE J. FUREY
Deputy Chair