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ENEV - Standing Committee

Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

Studies & Bills

  • Most Senate committees require an order of reference before they can undertake such work.
  • An order of reference is a decision of the Senate, authorizing a committee to study a proposed law, government spending or a specific subject related to the mandate of the committee. An order of reference might specify what subjects a study should cover, how long it should take to complete, and other important details. It establishes the scope of the study and may give other powers the committee needs to conduct the study.
  • Certain Senate committees have permanent orders of reference and are empowered by the Rules of the Senate to act on their own initiative without additional authority from the Senate.
  • Below is a list of orders of reference that this committee has been authorized to undertake by the Senate or is empowered to act on their own initiative.
  • You will also find for each order of reference:
    • meeting dates and witness details,
    • publicly available briefs and documents,
    • minutes of proceedings, transcripts and video or audio recordings of public meetings (when applicable).
    • Once the committee has completed its study, a link to its report to the Senate will also be posted here.
Committee Alerts

Bill C-76, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act

Report(s):
  • Eleventh Report: Bill C-76, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, without amendment but with observations

Date/Time Witnesses (13) Location Links/Notes
Oct 03, 2024
09:02 AM ET
  • Kayli Avveduti, Executive Director Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations
  • Kerry Buckley, Executive Director, Real Property & Asset Portfolio Management
  • Jewel Cunningham, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Planning Parks Canada
  • Lauren Moberly, Member, Jasper Indigenous Forum Aseniwuche Winewak Nation
  • Chris Rider, National Director, Conservation Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
  • Norman Shields, Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 01, 2024
06:30 PM ET
Appearing
  • The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, P.C., M.P., Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada
Witnesses
  • Paul Butler, Executive Director Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce
  • Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations Parks Canada
  • Jewel Cunningham, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Planning Parks Canada
  • Scott Fash, Chief Executive Officer Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) Alberta
  • Bill Given, Chief Administrative Officer, Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre Municipality of Jasper
  • Richard Ireland, Mayor Municipality of Jasper
  • David Millar, Vice-President, Real Property and Assets Parks Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Order of Reference: 2024-06-06
Report(s):
  • Tenth Report: Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendment and observations

Date/Time Witnesses (30) Location Links/Notes
Sep 24, 2024
05:29 PM ET
  • Christie Chute, Senior Director, Programs Sector, Marine Planning and Conservation Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Lauren Knowles, Deputy Director, Offshore Management Division Natural Resources Canada
  • Abigail Lixfeld, Senior Director, Renewable and Electrical Energy Division Natural Resources Canada
  • Lori Macadams, Director, National Marine Conservation Area Establishment Parks Canada
  • Daniel Morin, Senior Legislative and Policy Advisor Natural Resources Canada
  • Jean-François Roman, Counsel, Natural Resources Canada, Legal Services Natural Resources Canada
  • Annette Tobin, Director, Offshore Management Division Natural Resources Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Sep 19, 2024
09:00 AM ET
  • Jean-Nicolas Bustros, Counsel, Natural Resources Legal Services Department of Justice Canada
  • Christie Chute, Senior Director, Programs Sector, Marine Planning and Conservation Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Lauren Knowles, Deputy Director, Offshore Management Division Natural Resources Canada
  • Abigail Lixfeld, Senior Director, Renewable and Electrical Energy Division Natural Resources Canada
  • Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director, Protected Areas Establishment Parks Canada
  • Cheryl McNeil, Deputy Director, Offshore Management Division, Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada
  • Daniel Morin, Senior Legislative and Policy Advisor Natural Resources Canada
  • Jean-François Roman, Counsel, Natural Resources Canada, Legal Services Natural Resources Canada
  • Annette Tobin, Director, Offshore Management Division Natural Resources Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Sep 17, 2024
06:54 PM ET
  • Patrick Butler, Senior Energy and Mines Advisor Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn
  • Jessica Ginsburg, Barrister and Solicitor Kwilmu'kw Maw-Klusuaqn
  • Sidney Peters, Chief and Co-chair Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Jun 18, 2024
06:30 PM ET
  • Ian McIsaac, President Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia
  • Bill Montevecchi, Professor of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland As an Individual
  • Elisa Obermann, Executive Director Marine Renewables Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Jun 17, 2024
02:30 PM ET
  • Paul Barnes, Director, Atlantic and Northern Canada Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  • Thomas Arnason McNeil, Senior Energy Coordinator Ecology Action Centre
  • Colin Sproul, President Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Jun 13, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Christine Bonnell-Eisnor, Chief Executive Officer, Registrar Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
  • Jennifer Josenhans, National Director SeaBlue Canada
  • Mike Kofahl, Staff Lawyer East Coast Environmental Law Association
  • The Honourable Andrew Parsons, K.C., Minister, Industry, Energy and Technology Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Katie Power, Industry Relations Representative Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor)
  • The Honourable Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables Government of Nova Scotia
  • Steven Schumann, Director, Canadian Government Affairs International Union of Operating Engineers
  • Scott Tessier, Chief Executive Officer Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
  • Kris Vascotto, Manager Nova Scotia Fisheries Alliance for Energy Engagement
Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference*
Jun 11, 2024
06:30 PM ET
Appearing
  • The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada
Witnesses
  • Christie Chute, Senior Director, Programs Sector, Marine Planning and Conservation Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Abigail Lixfeld, Senior Director, Renewable and Electrical Energy Division Natural Resources Canada
  • Lori Macadam, Director, National Marine Conservation Area Establishment Parks Canada
  • Daniel Morin, Senior Legislative and Policy Advisor Natural Resources Canada
  • Annette Tobin, Director, Offshore Management Division Natural Resources Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

The subject matter of Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy

Order of Reference: 2024-05-22
Report(s):
  • Ninth Report: The subject matter of Bill C-50, An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy

Date/Time Witnesses (11) Location Links/Notes
Jun 11, 2024
06:30 PM ET

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Jun 06, 2024
09:15 AM ET
Appearing
  • The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Labour and Seniors Employment and Social Development Canada
Witnesses
  • Cori Anderson, Director, Sustainable Jobs Natural Resources Canada
  • Laura Cameron, Policy Advisor International Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Shannon Joseph, Chair, Energy for a Secure Future Energy for a Secure Future
  • Dr. Christopher Keefer, President Canadians for Nuclear Energy
  • Eva Lazar, Executive Director, Special Projects, Skills and Employment Branch Employment and Social Development Canada
  • Christina Paradiso, Director General, Energy Policy Branch Natural Resources Canada
  • Aliénor Rougeot, Program Manager, Climate and Energy Environmental Defence Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Jun 04, 2024
05:31 PM ET
  • Francis Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer Electricity Canada
  • John Desjarlais, Executive Director Indigenous Resource Network
  • Channa Perera, Vice President, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs Electricity Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 28 of Part 4 of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024

Order of Reference: 2024-05-09
Report(s):
  • Eighth Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 28 of Part 4 of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024

Date/Time Witnesses (13) Location Links/Notes
Jun 04, 2024
05:31 PM ET
  • The Honourable Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Government of Saskatchewan
  • Brad Gilmour, Partner, Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP As an Individual
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 30, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Kluane Adamek, Regional Chief, Yukon Assembly of First Nations
  • Joshua Ginsberg, Lawyer and Director of Legislative Affairs Ecojustice Canada
  • Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer West Coast Environmental Law
  • Andrea Lesperance, Senior Policy Analyst, Environment Sector Assembly of First Nations
  • Alexandria Pike, Past Chair, National Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law Section Canadian Bar Association
  • Graeme Reed, Senior Advisor, Environment, Lands, and Waters Branch Assembly of First Nations
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 28, 2024
06:34 PM ET
  • Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice Government of Alberta
  • Francis Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer Electricity Canada
  • Bryan Detchou, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainability Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Jock Finlayson, Chief Economist Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
  • Pierre Gratton, President and CEO Mining Association of Canada
  • Channa Perera, Vice President, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs Electricity Canada
  • Tara Shea, Vice President, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs Mining Association of Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

Bill C-248, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act (Ojibway National Urban Park of Canada)

Order of Reference: 2024-04-17

Date/Time Witnesses (9) Location Links/Notes
May 28, 2024
06:34 PM ET

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 23, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Drew Dilkens, Mayor City of Windsor
  • Andrew Dowie, MPP (Windsor-Tecumseh), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Mary Duckworth, Chief Caldwell First Nation
  • Mike Fisher, Interim President The Friends of Ojibway Prairie
  • Anneke Smit, Associate Professor National Urban Park Hub, University of Windsor
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 09, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations Parks Canada
  • Ron Hallman, President and Chief Executive Officer Parks Canada
  • Caroline MacIntosh, Executive Director, Protected Areas Establishment Parks Canada
  • Brian Masse, Member of Parliament, Windsor West, sponsor of the bill
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building

Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

Order of Reference: 2023-10-26
Report(s):
  • Seventh Report: Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, without amendment

Date/Time Witnesses (17) Location Links/Notes
May 02, 2024
09:14 AM ET
  • Stephanie Lane, Executive Director, Legislative Governance Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Amanda Monforton, Director, Policy Development, Environmental Justice and Gender-based Analysis Plus Environment and Climate Change Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building
Apr 18, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Leslie W. Dysart, Chief Executive Officer Community Association of South Indian Lake
  • Rueben George, Member, Spokesperson, Sacred Trust Initiative Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
  • Dr. Ojistoh Horn, Physician and Board Member Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
  • Jane McArthur, Toxics Program Director Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
  • Victoria Watson, Staff Lawyer, Law Reform Ecojustice Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Apr 11, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Madeleine Redfern, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Director Arctic360 CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc.
  • Liam Smith, Lawyer Smith Law Droit Inc.
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Mar 21, 2024
09:15 AM ET
  • Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto As an Individual
  • Chris Plain, Chief Aamjiwnaang First Nation
  • Ingrid Waldron, McMaster University As an Individual
  • Sarah Marie Wiebe, Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration and Acting Director, Studies in Social Justice Program, University of Victoria As an Individual
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Mar 19, 2024
07:03 PM ET
  • Susan Martin, Director General, Strategic Policy Directorate Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, Saanich—Gulf Islands, sponsor of the bill
  • The Honourable Senator Mary Jane McCallum, sponsor of the bill
  • Heather McCready, Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Amanda Monforton, Director, Policy Development, Environmental Justice and Gender-based Analysis Plus Environment and Climate Change Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building

Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Rouge National Urban Park Act and the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations

Order of Reference: 2023-10-26
Report(s):
  • Sixth Report: Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Rouge National Urban Park Act and the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations, with amendment

Date/Time Witnesses (15) Location Links/Notes
Dec 07, 2023
09:19 AM ET
  • Natalie Aubin, Acting Director General, Negotiations North and East Branch, Treaties and Aboriginal Government Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations Parks Canada
  • Jewel Cunningham, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Planning Parks Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building
Nov 30, 2023
09:15 AM ET
  • Miles Anderson, Rancher local to Grasslands National Park and member of Canada’s Nature Advisory Committee As an Individual
  • Larry Innes, Legal Counsel Innu Nation
  • Loretta Michelin, Chairperson, Nunatsiavut, Parks Canada Cooperative Management Board for the Akami-Uapishku-Kakkasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve As an Individual
  • The Honourable Peter Penashue, P.C., Negotiator Innu Nation
  • Todd Russell, President NunatuKavut Community Council
  • Sandra Schwartz, National Executive Director Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
  • Derek A. Simon, Legal Counsel NunatuKavut Community Council
  • Alison Woodley, Senior Strategic Advisor Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 23, 2023
09:15 AM ET
Appearing
  • The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, P.C., M.P., Minister of Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change Canada
Witnesses
  • Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations Parks Canada
  • Jewel Cunningham, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Planning Parks Canada
  • Dr. Melissa Lem Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
  • Ryan Norris, Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph As an Individual
  • Adeline Salomonie, Director, Marine and Wildlife Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 09, 2023
09:15 AM ET
  • Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations Parks Canada
  • Jewel Cunningham, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Planning Parks Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building

Bill S-234, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste)

Order of Reference: 2023-06-08

Date/Time Witnesses (12) Location Links/Notes
Oct 19, 2023
09:17 AM ET
  • Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainable Impact HP Canada
  • Jean-Luc Lavergne, CEO and Founder Lavergne
  • Karel Ménard, Director General Front commun québécois pour une gestion écologique des déchets
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 05, 2023
09:15 AM ET
  • Dany Drouin, Director General, Plastics and Waste Management Directorate Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Heather McCready, Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Hannah Rogers, Director General, Environmental Enforcement Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Tonina Simeone, Acting Director General, Lands and Environmental Management Branch, Lands and Economic Development Indigenous Services Canada
  • Tanya Smyth-Monteiro, Manager, Waste Programs Environment and Climate Change Canada
Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 03, 2023
06:30 PM ET
  • Lisa Gue, Manager, National Policy David Suzuki Foundation
  • Matt Keliher, General Manager Solid Waste Management Services City of Toronto
  • Karen Wirsig, Senior Program Manager, Plastics Environmental Defence
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Sep 28, 2023
09:15 AM ET
  • The Honourable Senator Claude Carignan, P.C., sponsor of the bill
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building

The subject matter of Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals)

Order of Reference: 2023-06-08
There are no meetings for this study/bill.

The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 20 and 36 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023

Order of Reference: 2023-04-27
Report(s):
  • Fifth Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 20 and 36 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023

Date/Time Witnesses (9) Location Links/Notes
May 30, 2023
06:30 PM ET

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 18, 2023
10:03 AM ET

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 16, 2023
06:30 PM ET
  • Carolyn Kim, Senior Director, Communities and Decarbonization Group Pembina Institute
  • Bob Larocque, President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Fuels Association
  • Stephen Mead, Assistant Deputy Minister, Mineral Resources and Geoscience Services, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Government of Yukon
  • Don O’Connor Renewable Industries Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
May 09, 2023
06:32 PM ET
  • Laura Farquharson, Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Tom Isaac, Senior Counsel Department of Justice Canada
  • Georgina Lloyd, Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Paola Mellow, Executive Director, Low Carbon Fuels Division Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Alain Therriault, Manager, Policy and Governance Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

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