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Orders of Reference

An order of reference is a decision of the Senate authorizing a committee to undertake the study of an issue, bill or other matter. Most committees require an order of reference before they can undertake such work. However, three committees are empowered by the Rules of the Senate to act on their own initiative without a prior order of reference from the Senate. These are the Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament; the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration; and the Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators.

Studies & Bills	Committee	Order of Reference	Session	note	note
Bill C-37, An Act to implement an agreement between Canada and the Russian Federation, a convention between Canada and the Republic of South Africa, an agreement between Canada and the united Republic of Tanzania, an agrrement between Canada and the Republic of India and a convention between Canada and Ukraine, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income	Banking, Trade and Commerce BANC	1997-04-24	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 6:05 PM
Bill C-39, An Act respecting the York Factory First Nation and settlement of matters arising from an agreement relating to the flooding of land	Aboriginal Peoples APPA	1997-04-24	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 7:24 PM
Bill C-40, An Acr respecting the Nelson House First Nation and the settlement of matters arising from an agreement relating to the flooding of land	Aboriginal Peoples APPA	1997-04-24	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 7:24 PM
Bill C-93, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 1997	Banking, Trade and Commerce BANC	1997-04-24	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 6:05 PM
Bill C-92, An Act to amend the Income Tax, Act, the Income Tax Application rules and another Act related to the Income Tax Act	Banking, Trade and Commerce BANC	1997-04-23	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 11:05 AM
Bill C-95, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal organizations) and to amend other Acts in consequence	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	1997-04-23	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 10:32 AM
Bill C-205, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Copyright Act (profit from authorship respecting crime)	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	1997-04-22	35-2
Bill C-34, An Act to establish programs for the marketing of Agricultural produicts, to repeal the Agricultural Products Board Act, the Agricultural Products Cooperative marketing Act, the Advance Payments for Crops Act and the Prairie Advance Payments Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts	Agriculture and Forestry AGFO	1997-04-22	35-2
Bill C-44, An Act for making the system of Canadian ports competitive, efficient and commercially oriented, providing for the establishment of port authorities and the divesting of certain harbours and ports, for the commercialization of the St. Lawrence Seaway and ferry services and other matters related to maritime trade and transport and amending the Pilotage Act and amending and repealing other Acts as a consequence	Transport and Communications TRCM	1997-04-22	35-2
Wednesday, April 23, 1997 at 3:27 PM Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 3:39 PM
Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (production of records in sexual offence proceedings	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	1997-04-22	35-2
Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 10:32 AM Wednesday, April 23, 1997 at 4:40 PM