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The subject matter of Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)

Order of Reference: 2024-11-28
Report(s):
  • Thirty-first Report: The subject matter of Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (12)
As an Individual Ed Weinberger Dec 11, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Jacqueline Scott Dec 10, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Don Chapman, Founder and Head, Lost Canadians Dec 10, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Carol Sutherland-Brown Dec 10, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Christina Matula-Hakli Dec 10, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Majda Dabaghi Dec 10, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Don Chapman, Founder and Head, Lost Canadians Dec 06, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Randi Winter Dec 06, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Andrew Griffith Dec 05, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Christina Matula-Hakli Dec 05, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Katherine Lanteigne Dec 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Bar Association Organization Only Dec 02, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare

Order of Reference: 2024-06-18
Report(s):
  • Twenty-fifth Report: Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, without amendment but with observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (45)
Innovative Medicines Canada Organization Only Oct 11, 2024
12:00 AM
Diabetes Canada Organization Only Oct 10, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association Organization Only Oct 07, 2024
12:00 AM
National Indigenous Diabetes Association Organization Only Oct 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Organization Only Oct 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Life Sciences Ontario Organization Only Oct 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Mission MS Canada Organization Only Oct 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Onion Lake Cree Nation Organization Only Oct 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM) Organization Only Oct 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Forum for Rare Disease Innovators (RAREi) Organization Only Oct 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Organization Only Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders Organization Only Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
AbbVie corporation Organization Only Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Pharmacists Association Organization Only Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Labour Congress Organization Only Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Marc-André Gagnon, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Doctors for Medicare Organization Only Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Matthew Herder, Professor of Law and Medicine; Director, Dalhousie Health Justice Institute, Dalhousie University Oct 02, 2024
12:00 AM
B.C. Retired Teachers' Association Organization Only Oct 01, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Health Coalition Organization Only Oct 01, 2024
12:00 AM
Arthritis Society Canada Organization Only Sep 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Smart Health Benefits Coalition Organization Only Sep 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Innovative Medicines Canada Organization Only Sep 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Health Canada The Honourable Mark Holland, P.C., M.P Sep 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Doctors for Medicare Organization Only Sep 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires Organization Only Sep 25, 2024
12:00 AM
National Indigenous Diabetes Association Céleste Thériault Sep 25, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Organization Only Sep 24, 2024
12:00 AM
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada Organization Only Sep 24, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Steven G. Morgan Sep 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Council of Canadians Organization Only Sep 19, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Matthew Herder, Professor of Law and Medicine; Director, Dalhousie Health Justice Institute, Dalhousie University Sep 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Diabetes Canada Organization Only Sep 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Organization Only Sep 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Organization Only Sep 18, 2024
12:00 AM
Smart Health Benefits Coalition Organization Only Sep 18, 2024
12:00 AM
National Pensioners Federation Organization Only Sep 17, 2024
12:00 AM
Sun Life Assurance Company Canada Organization Only Sep 17, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Union of Public Employees Organization Only Sep 12, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association Organization Only Sep 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Food Allergy Canada Organization Only Sep 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management (CAPDM) Organization Only Sep 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Best Medicines Coalition Organization Only Sep 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Organization Only Sep 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Heart and Stroke Foundation Organization Only Aug 13, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012

Order of Reference: 2024-06-06
Report(s):
  • Twenty-fourth Report: Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012, without amendment but with observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (3)
Federally Regulated Employers Transportation and Communications Organization Only Jun 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Provincial Council of the Communications Sector of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Organization Only Jun 13, 2024
12:00 AM
TELUS Communications Organization Only Jun 11, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)

Order of Reference: 2024-05-30
Report(s):
  • Thirtieth Report: Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children), without amendment but with observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (15)
Advertising Standards Canada Organization Only Nov 28, 2024
12:00 AM
Association of Canadian Advertisers Organization Only Nov 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Food, Health and Consumer Products of Canada Pierre Savoie Nov 27, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Association of Broadcasters Organization Only Nov 26, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Cancer Society Organization Only Nov 22, 2024
12:00 AM
Advertising Standards Canada Organization Only Nov 21, 2024
12:00 AM
Centre for Health Science and Law Bill Jeffery Nov 21, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Dental Association Organization Only Nov 21, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Beverage Association Organization Only Nov 20, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Association of Broadcasters Organization Only Nov 20, 2024
12:00 AM
Health Canada Organization Only Nov 19, 2024
12:00 AM
UNICEF Canada Organization Only Nov 06, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Organization Only Nov 05, 2024
12:00 AM
Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition Organization Only Oct 30, 2024
12:00 AM
Heart and Stroke Foundation Organization Only Oct 30, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-284, An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care

Order of Reference: 2024-05-29
Report(s):
  • Twenty-eighth Report: Bill C-284, An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care, without amendment but with observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (5)
Indigenous Children Eye Examination Organization Only Oct 30, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Ophthalmological Society Organization Only Oct 24, 2024
12:00 AM
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Organization Only Oct 23, 2024
12:00 AM
Indigenous Services Canada Organization Only Oct 23, 2024
12:00 AM
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians Organization Only Oct 23, 2024
12:00 AM

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: 2024-05-23
Report(s):
  • Twenty-third Report: 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, without amendment but with observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (20)
Employment and Social Development Canada Organization Only Jul 30, 2024
12:00 AM
Natural Resources Canada Organization Only Jul 30, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Labour Congress Organization Only Jun 19, 2024
12:00 AM
Pembina Institute Organization Only Jun 19, 2024
12:00 AM
National Union of Public and General Employees Organization Only Jun 11, 2024
12:00 AM
Natural Resources Canada The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, P.C., M.P. Jun 11, 2024
12:00 AM
Natural Resources Canada Organization Only Jun 11, 2024
12:00 AM
Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals Organization Only Jun 10, 2024
12:00 AM
Palette Skills Organization Only Jun 10, 2024
12:00 AM
David Suzuki Foundation Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
National Association of Women and the Law Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Oxfam Canada Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Blue Green Canada Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Ecojustice Canada Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Environmental Defence Canada Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Équiterre Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
International Institute for Sustainable Development Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Pembina Institute Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
International Union of Operating Engineers Organization Only Jun 05, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Renewable Energy Association Fernando Melo, Policy and Government Affairs section Jun 05, 2024
12:00 AM

The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 3, 4, 5, 14, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32 and 38 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):
  • Twenty-second Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 3, 4, 5, 14, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32 and 38 of Part 4 of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (8)
Canadian Chiropractic Association Organization Only Jun 18, 2024
12:00 AM
Conseil du patronat du Québec Organization Only Jun 18, 2024
12:00 AM
Imperial Tobacco Canada (ITCAN) Organization Only Jun 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers Organization Only Jun 04, 2024
12:00 AM
As an Individual Vincent Calderhead Jun 04, 2024
12:00 AM
Association pour la santé publique du Québec Organization Only Jun 03, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers Organization Only May 30, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Council for Refugees Organization Only May 30, 2024
12:00 AM

Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada

Order of Reference: 2023-09-28
Report(s):
  • Seventeenth Report: Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, without amendment but with observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (29)
DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada Organization Only Dec 08, 2023
12:00 AM
Fédération des conseils d'éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick Organization Only Nov 07, 2023
12:00 AM
Cardus Peter Jon Mitchell Nov 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Child Care Providers Resource Network Julie Bisnath Nov 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Quebec Community Groups Network Organization Only Nov 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Child Care Now Alberta Organization Only Nov 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Advancement of Women Halton Organization Only Nov 06, 2023
12:00 AM
Kids First Parent Association of Canada Organization Only Nov 03, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Federation of University Women Organization Only Nov 03, 2023
12:00 AM
College of Early Childhood Educators Beth Deazeley Nov 02, 2023
12:00 AM
National Union of Public and General Employees Sandra Mullen Nov 02, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Gordon Cleveland, Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Management Nov 02, 2023
12:00 AM
The Canadian Bar Association Organization Only Nov 01, 2023
12:00 AM
Manitoba Child Care Association Jodie Kehl Oct 30, 2023
12:00 AM
Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Jenna Sudds, P.C., M.P. Oct 30, 2023
12:00 AM
Canadian Child Care Federation Taya Whitehead Oct 27, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual Leah Gazan, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre Oct 27, 2023
12:00 AM
University of Manitoba Dr. Susan Prentice Oct 27, 2023
12:00 AM
Inclusion Canada Organization Only Oct 27, 2023
12:00 AM
Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario Organization Only Oct 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Early Childhood Development Association of Prince Edward Island Jennifer Nangreaves Oct 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Manitoba Child Care Association Jodie Kehl Oct 26, 2023
12:00 AM
As an Individual François Larocque, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa; Counsel, Power Law Oct 26, 2023
12:00 AM
Child-Bright Policy Hub Organization Only Oct 24, 2023
12:00 AM
Child Care Now Morna Ballantyne Oct 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Childcare Resource and Research Unit Martha Friendly Oct 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Dollywood Foundation of Canada Organization Only Oct 19, 2023
12:00 AM
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge Oct 12, 2023
12:00 AM
Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development Organization Only Oct 05, 2023
12:00 AM

Bill S-244, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council)

Order of Reference: 2023-06-12
Report(s):
  • Eighteenth Report: Bill S-244, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council), with amendment
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (1)
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Organization Only Oct 26, 2023
12:00 AM

Bill S-235, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Order of Reference: 2023-06-01
Report(s):
  • Twentieth Report: Bill S-235, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, with amendment and observations
Organization Submitter Appearance Received Date Documents (7)
Our Children, Our System, Our Responsibility Organization Only Feb 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Justice for Children and Youth Organization Only Feb 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Border(ing) Practices Organization Only Feb 07, 2024
12:00 AM
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association Tamara Mosher-Kuczer Feb 07, 2024
12:00 AM
The Canadian Bar Association Organization Only Jan 10, 2024
12:00 AM
Peel Children’s Aid Society Organization Only Dec 12, 2023
12:00 AM
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario Organization Only Dec 06, 2023
12:00 AM

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