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.
Examine and report on ocean carbon sequestration and its use in Canada
Date/Time | Witnesses (23) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Dec 12, 2024
09:03 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Dec 05, 2024
09:09 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 28, 2024
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 21, 2024
09:01 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 07, 2024
09:07 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 31, 2024
09:03 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Examine and report on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and its work
Date/Time | Witnesses (18) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Oct 24, 2024
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 22, 2024
06:33 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 10, 2024
09:03 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 03, 2024
09:05 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 01, 2024
06:35 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Sep 26, 2024
09:17 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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The subject matter of those elements contained in Subdivisions A, B and C of Division 21 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023
- Seventh Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Subdivisions A, B and C of Division 21 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 (7) | Location | Links/Notes |
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May 16, 2023
07:01 PM ET |
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Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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May 09, 2023
06:37 PM ET |
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Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Government Response to the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, tabled with the Clerk of the Senate on July 12, 2022
Date/Time | Witnesses (18) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Jun 01, 2023
09:05 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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May 18, 2023
09:10 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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May 04, 2023
09:05 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Apr 27, 2023
09:06 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Apr 20, 2023
09:03 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Mar 30, 2023
09:08 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Examine and report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada's fisheries
- Eighth Report: Sealing the Future: A Call to Action
- Sixth Report: Special Study Budget 2023-24 (Seal populations)
Date/Time | Witnesses (58) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Apr 18, 2024
09:03 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Apr 11, 2024
09:06 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Apr 09, 2024
06:37 PM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Mar 21, 2024
09:06 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 15, 2024
09:08 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Feb 13, 2024
06:39 PM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Feb 08, 2024
09:01 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Dec 14, 2023
10:01 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Dec 07, 2023
09:09 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 30, 2023
09:47 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 23, 2023
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 09, 2023
09:00 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 02, 2023
09:04 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 19, 2023
09:01 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Sep 13, 2023
12:50 PM ET |
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Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland Salon A, 115 Cavendish Square, St. John's NL |
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Sep 13, 2023
09:19 AM ET |
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Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland Salon A, 115 Cavendish Square, St. John's NL |
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May 11, 2023
09:07 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Apr 27, 2023
09:06 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 02, 2023
09:05 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Dec 01, 2022
09:00 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 29, 2022
06:43 PM ET |
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Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Nov 24, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 17, 2022
09:05 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 03, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 27, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 20, 2022
09:04 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 06, 2022
09:03 AM ET |
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Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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The subject matter of those elements contained in Part 7 of Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization
- Second Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Part 7 of Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization
Date/Time | Witnesses (2) | Location | Links/Notes |
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May 10, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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May 03, 2022
09:00 AM ET |
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Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Study the federal government's current and evolving policy framework for managing Canada’s fisheries and oceans including maritime safety
- Fifth Report: Special Study Budget 2023-2024 (management of Canada’s fisheries and oceans)
Date/Time | Witnesses (35) | Location | Links/Notes |
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May 30, 2024
10:07 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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May 09, 2024
09:14 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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May 02, 2024
09:04 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Mar 21, 2024
09:06 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 29, 2024
09:02 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Feb 08, 2024
09:01 AM ET |
Appearing
Witness
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Apr 27, 2023
09:06 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Mar 23, 2023
09:06 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Mar 09, 2023
09:03 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 16, 2023
09:04 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 14, 2023
06:33 PM ET |
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Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Feb 09, 2023
09:04 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 07, 2023
06:39 PM ET |
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Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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May 03, 2022
09:00 AM ET |
Appearing
Witnesses
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Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Study the implementation of Indigenous rights-based fisheries across Canada
- Fourth Report: Peace on the Water (Advancing the Full Implementation of Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati Rights-Based Fisheries)
- Third Report: Special Study Budget 2022-2023 (Indigenous Rights-Based Fisheries)
Date/Time | Witnesses (17) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Jun 10, 2022
10:30 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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May 17, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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May 10, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Apr 26, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Apr 05, 2022
09:00 AM ET |
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Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Mar 29, 2022
09:02 AM ET |
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Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Mar 22, 2022
09:00 AM ET |
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Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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Mar 01, 2022
09:00 AM ET |
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Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference |
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