THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, COMMERCE AND THE ECONOMY
ORDER OF REFERENCE
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, November 20, 2025:
The Honourable Senator Fridhandler moved, for the Honourable Senator Gignac, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cardozo:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy be authorized to examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises as the basis for growth and improved productivity in the Canadian economy;
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2026, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Shaila Anwar
Clerk of the Senate
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, June 9, 2026:
The Honourable Senator Gignac moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Aucoin:
That, notwithstanding the order of the Senate adopted on Thursday, November 20, 2025, the date for the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy in relation to its study on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises as the basis for growth and improved productivity in the Canadian economy be extended from June 30, 2026, to October 31, 2026.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Shaila Anwar
Clerk of the Senate