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 Canada’s monetary policy framework
- Seventeenth Report: Study on Canada’s Monetary Policy — Interim Findings
Date/Time | Witnesses (14) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Dec 12, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 28, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 27, 2024
04:16 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 21, 2024
11:39 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 20, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Nov 07, 2024
11:32 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 30, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 24, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)
- Fourteenth Report: Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), without amendment
Date/Time | Witnesses (11) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Oct 10, 2024
11:31 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 09, 2024
04:18 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 02, 2024
04:28 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Bill C-280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust — perishable fruits and vegetables)
- Sixteenth Report: Bill C-280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust — perishable fruits and vegetables), with amendment
Date/Time | Witnesses (17) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Oct 31, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 23, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Sep 26, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Sep 25, 2024
04:17 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability)
- Fifteenth Report: Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability), without amendment
Date/Time | Witnesses (5) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Oct 10, 2024
11:31 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 09, 2024
04:18 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Oct 03, 2024
11:30 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 Divisions 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 33, 41 and 42 of Part 4, and in Subdivision A of Division 34 of Part 4 of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024
- Thirteenth Report: The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 33, 41 and 42 of Part 4, and in Subdivision A of Division 34 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 (39) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Jun 05, 2024
04:13 PM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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May 30, 2024
11:29 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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May 29, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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May 23, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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May 22, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act
- Twelfth Report: Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act, without amendment but with observations
Date/Time | Witnesses (10) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Mar 21, 2024
11:29 AM ET |
There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting. |
Room W120, 1 Wellington St.* |
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Mar 20, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
Appearing
Witnesses
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 29, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 28, 2024
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 15, 2024
11:29 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Feb 08, 2024
11:30 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Government response to the eighth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on on Banking, Commerce and the Economy, entitled Needed: An Innovation Strategy for the Data-Driven Economy, tabled in the Senate on June 15, 2023
Date/Time | Witnesses (2) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Feb 07, 2024
04:14 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Bill S-1001, An Act to amalgamate The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa and The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, in Ontario, Canada
- Tenth Report: Bill S-1001, An Act to amalgamate The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa and The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, in Ontario, Canada, with amendment
Date/Time | Witnesses (2) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Nov 30, 2023
11:29 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
- Ninth Report: Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, without amendment
Date/Time | Witnesses (5) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Oct 19, 2023
11:32 AM ET |
Appearing
Witness
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Oct 18, 2023
04:15 PM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference |
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Government Response to the fifth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy entitled: "The State of the Canadian Economy and Inflation", deposited in the Senate on February 15, 2023
Date/Time | Witnesses (1) | Location | Links/Notes |
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Oct 05, 2023
11:29 AM ET |
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Room W110, 1 Wellington St. |
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Contact information
Sara Gajic, Clerk
(343) 550-0954
Osvaldo Lopes Da Silva Jr., Administrative Assistant
(343) 597-6372
Library of Parliament Analyst(s)
- Brett Howard
- Adriane Yong
Mailing Address
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy
The Senate of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1A 0A4