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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	note	note
Study on a) certain elements of Bill C-13, An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19; b) the provisions and operations of Bill C-14, A second Act respecting measures in response to COVID-19; and, c) the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences	National Finance NFFN	2020-04-11
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 2:30 PM The Honourable Perrin Beatty, P.C., President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Keith Currie, First Vice-President (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) Yves-Thomas Dorval, President and Chief Executive Officer (Quebec Employers Council) Martha Durdin, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Credit Union Association) Marcel Groleau, President General (Union des producteurs agricoles) Darren Hannah, Vice-President, Finance, Risk, and Prudential Policy (Canadian Bankers Association) Michael Hatch, Vice-President, Government Relations (Canadian Credit Union Association) Daniel Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Norma Kozhaya, Research Vice-President and Chief Economist (Quebec Employers Council) Paul Lansbergen, President (Fisheries Council of Canada) Stephen Laskowski, President (Canadian Trucking Alliance) Mike McNaney, President and Chief Executive Officer (National Airlines Council of Canada) Neil Parmenter, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Bankers Association) Scott Ross, Assistant Executive Director (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) Joseph Sparling, Member of the Board of Directors (Northern Air Transport Association) Dr. Trevin Stratton, Chief Economist and Vice-President, Policy and Advocacy (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) David Tougas, Economy and Trade Coordinator, Agricultural Research and Policy Branch (Union des producteurs agricoles) Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 2:36 PM Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Sloane Mask, Director, Parliamentary Relations and Planning (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Stephen S. Poloz, Governor (Bank of Canada) Carolyn A. Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor (Bank of Canada) Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 2:43 PM Ted Gallivan, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Programs Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Geoff Trueman, Assistant Commissioner, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Frank Vermaeten, Assistant Commissioner, Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 3:05 PM Alexis Conrad, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Evelyn Dancey, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Catherine Demers, Director General, Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Cliff Groen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Soren Halverson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Andrew Marsland, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Alison McDermott, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Suzy McDonald, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Elisha Ram, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Patricia Wilson, Director General, Program Operations Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada )
Study on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic	Social Affairs, Science and Technology SOCI	2020-04-11
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11:30 AM Sara L. Austin, Founder and CEO (Children First Canada) Emily Gruenwoldt, President and CEO (Children's Healthcare Canada) Katherine Hay, President and CEO (Kids Help Phone) Kiah Heneke-Flindall, Youth Advisor Kamil Kanji, Youth Advisor Dr. Patrick McGrath, Chair of the Board (Strongest Families Institute) Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos, Physician-in-Chief (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) Dr. Georgina Zahirney, President (Canadian Psychiatric Association) Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 11:30 AM Daniel Boyer, President (Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec) Jerry Dias, National President (Unifor) Miranda Ferrier, President, Canadian Support Workers Association, Ontario Personal Support Workers Association (Canadian Support Workers Association) Syed Hussan, Executive Director (Migrant Workers Alliance for Change) Deena Ladd, Executive Director (Workers' Action Centre) Jeff Wilkins, National President (Union of Canadian Correctional Officers) Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 11:32 AM Dr. Claire Betker, President (Canadian Nurses Association) Dr. Sandy Buchman, President (Canadian Medical Association) Dr. Shelita Dattani, Director, Practice Development and Knowledge Translation (Canadian Pharmacists Association) Pierre Poirier, Executive Director (Paramedic Association of Canada) Dr. Barry Power, Senior Director, Digital Content (Canadian Pharmacists Association) Dr. Margaret Tromp, President (Society of Rural Physicians of Canada) Dr. Cornelia Wieman, President (Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada) Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 11:32 AM Colleen Barnes, Vice-President, Policy & Programs Branch (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Josée Bégin, Director General, Labour Market, Education and Socio-Economic Well-Being Nathalie Durand, Executive Director, Sector Development and Analysis Directorate, Market and Industry Services Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Cindy Evans, Acting Vice-President, Emergency Management (Public Health Agency of Canada) Ron Gravel, Director, Centre for Population Health Data Lorenzo Ieraci, Director General, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Theresa Iuliano, Vice-President, Operations Branch (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Karen Mihorean, Director General, Census Subject Matter, Social Insights, Integration and Innovation (Statistics Canada) Michael Mills, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer (Public Health Agency of Canada) Pierre Sabourin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (Health Canada) Carla St. Croix, Executive Director, Strategic Integration and Competitiveness Policy, Strategic Policy Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Kendal Weber, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch (Health Canada)
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021	National Finance NFFN	2020-03-11
Pursuant to 4:03 2(2) of the Senate Administrative Rules, Allocation of Office Accommodations	Selection Committee SELE	2020-03-11
Pursuant to rule 12-2(1)(a) of the Rules of the Senate (Speaker pro tempore)	Selection Committee SELE	2020-03-11
Pursuant to rule 12-2(2) of the Rules of the Senate (committee membership)	Selection Committee SELE	2020-03-11
Pursuant to rule 12-2(4)(b) of the Rules of the Senate (changes to committee membership)	Selection Committee SELE	2020-03-11
Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020	National Finance NFFN	2020-02-25
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 2:30 PM Chris Boivin, Managing Director of the Green Municipal Fund (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Genevieve Charest, Translator and Communications Coordinator (Canadian Federation of Students) Sofia Descalzi, National Chairperson (Canadian Federation of Students) Glenn Hargrove, Assistant Deputy Minister, Major Projects Management Office (Natural Resources Canada) Joyce Henry, Director General, Office of Energy Efficiency (Natural Resources Canada) Linda Hurdle, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management and Services Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Carole Saab, Executive Director, Policy and Public Affairs (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 11:30 AM Carlo Beaudoin, Chief Financial Officer (Public Health Agency of Canada) Linda Cousineau, Acting Vice President, Business Innovation and Community Development Branch (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) Bill Grandy, Director General, Programs (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Jean-Frédéric Lafaille, Vice President, Policy and Communications (Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions) Frances McRae, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Marketplace Services (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Barbara Motzney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction (Western Economic Diversification Canada) Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer (Public Health Agency of Canada) Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Atiq Rahman, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Elisha Ram, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Anna Romano, Vice President, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Jason Won, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 2:02 PM Annie Boudreau, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Brian Brennan, Deputy Commissioner, Contract and Indigenous Policing (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Keith Conn, Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (Indigenous Services Canada) Cheri Crosby, Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Troy Crosby, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Marc Fortin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Operations Branch (Infrastructure Canada) Greg Hall, Director General Finance and Administration (Infrastructure Canada) Mary-Luisa Kapelus, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Kevin Stringer, RCMP Chief Administrative Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Philippe Thompson, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer (Indigenous Services Canada) Wayne Walsh, Director General, Northern Strategic Policy Branch (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Dennis Watters, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Joanne Wilkinson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Child and Family Services Reform Sector (Indigenous Services Canada) Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 8:31 AM Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jason Jacques, Director General, Costing and Budgetary Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
The subject matter of Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States	Foreign Affairs and International Trade AEFA	2020-02-20
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:31 AM Claire Citeau, Executive Director (Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance) Erin Gowriluk, Executive Director, Grain Growers of Canada (Member of CAFTA) (Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance) Fawn Jackson, Senior Manager, Government and International Relations (Canadian Cattlemen's Association) Doug Sawyer, Vice Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee (Canadian Cattlemen's Association) Jennifer Steeves, Director, Industry and Consumer Affairs (Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association) Flavio Volpe, President (Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association) Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 4:15 PM Pierre Bouchard, Director, Bilateral and Regional Labour Affairs (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Robert Brookfield, Director General and Deputy Legal Advisor, Trade Law (Global Affairs Canada) Stephanie Chandler, Senior Advisor, Trade Policy and Negotiations (Global Affairs Canada) Aaron Fowler, Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Loris Mirella, Director, Intellectual Property Trade (Global Affairs Canada) Marie-France Paquet, Chief Economist (Global Affairs Canada) Martin Thornell, Senior Advisor, Tariff and Goods Market Access (Global Affairs Canada) Steve Verheul, Chief Negotiator and Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy and Negotiations (Global Affairs Canada) Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 3:31 PM Mark Agnew, Senior Director, International Policy (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Dan Ciuriak, Director, Ciuriak Consulting; Fellow in Residence, C.D. Howe Institute; and Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation (As an Individual) Sujata Dey, Trade Campaigner (Council of Canadians) Lawrence L. Herman, Counsel, Herman & Associates (As an Individual) Colin Robertson, Vice-President and Fellow (Canadian Global Affairs Institute) Chad Swance, Member of the Board of Directors (Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters)
Examine and report on developments and actions in relation to the committee’s fifth report from the first session of the Forty-second Parliament	Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators CONF	2019-12-10
Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:14 AM Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 9:41 AM Monday, January 27, 2020 at 10:08 AM