Report of the committee
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has the honour to present its
FIFTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, to study the federal government’s current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada’s fisheries and oceans, including maritime safety, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered to:
(a) travel outside Canada.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:05, 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
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS
Study of issues relating to the management of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2024
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, February 10, 2022:
The Honourable Senator Manning moved, for the Honourable Senator Busson, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to examine and report on issues relating to the federal government’s current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada’s fisheries and oceans, including maritime safety; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than June 30, 2025.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Gérald Lafrenière
Interim Clerk of the Senate
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SUMMARY OF BUDGET
| Activity 1: Trondheim, Norway (August 21-25, 2023) | $ | 11,003 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 11,003 | ||
The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.
| Date | Président du Comité sénatorial permanent des pêches et des océans FABIAN MANNING Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans | |
| Date | Présidente du Comité permanent de la régie interne, des budgets et de l’administration LUCIE MONCION Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration |
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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS
Study of issues relating to the management of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2024
| ACTIVITY 1: Trondheim, Norway (August 21-25, 2023) | ||||||
| CONFERENCE | ||||||
| 1 participant: 1 senator | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Conference fees (0406) | 98 | ||||
| (1 participant x $98) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $98 | |||||
| TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||
| 1. | Transportation - air | 7,370 | ||||
| 1 senator x $7,370 (0224) | ||||||
| 2. | Hotel accommodation | 1,140 | ||||
| 1 senator, $285/night, 4 nights (0222) | ||||||
| 3. | Per diem | 1,095 | ||||
| 1 senator, $219/day, 5 days (0221) | ||||||
| 4. | Taxis | 300 | ||||
| 1 senator (0223) | ||||||
| Sub-total | $9,905 | |||||
| ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES | ||||||
| OTHER | ||||||
| 1. | Miscellaneous costs associated with travel (0229) | 1,000 | ||||
| Sub-total | $1,000 | |||||
| Total of Activity 1 | $11,003 | |||||
| Grand Total | $ 11,003 | |||||
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The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.| Date | Shaila Anwar, Clerk Assistant, Committees Directorate | |
| Date | Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate |
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, May 11, 2023
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, 2024, for its special study on issues relating to the management of Canada’s fisheries and oceans, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022. The approved budget is as follows:
| Activity 1: Trondheim, Norway (August 21-25, 2023) | $ | 11,003 | ||
| TOTAL | $ | 11,003 | ||
(includes funds for a conference and for one senator to travel)
The budgets approved by the Senate for each travel activity are the maximum amount that can be spent for that activity. Budgets normally include funds for the full membership of the committee to travel. In general, a reduced delegation actually travels and efforts are made to find additional savings. Therefore, actual expenditures are expected to be considerably below the approved budget, and they will be proactively disclosed. Any funds remaining at the conclusion of a travel activity will be clawed-back and can be made available for allocation to committees for other activities.
Respectfully submitted,
LUCIE MONCION
Chair