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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	note	note
Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)	Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration CIBA	2020-09-23
Examine and report on committee budget applications and make recommendations on the allocation and release of funds	Subcommittee on Committee Budgets BUDG	2020-09-23
Examine and report on financial matters, including proposed estimates and Senate policies	Subcommittee on the Senate Estimates SEBS	2020-09-23
Examine and report on issues of diversity in the Senate workforce	Subcommittee on Diversity DVSC	2020-09-23
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 3:01 PM Vanessa Bastos, People, Culture and Inclusion Lead, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) Geneviève Garneau, Senior Advisor, Talent Management, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) Diane McCullagh, Director, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada)
Examine and report on issues related to human resources in the Senate	Subcommittee on Human Resources HRRH	2020-09-23
Friday, October 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM
Examine and report on issues related to Senate communications	Subcommittee on Communications COMS	2020-09-23
Oversee, direct and report on the internal audit function	Audit Subcommittee AUDT	2020-09-23
Pursuant to rule 12-7(1), consideration of financial and administrative matters	Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration CIBA	2020-09-23
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 11:00 AM Shaila Anwar, Deputy Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate (Senate of Canada) Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Suzie Gignac, Engagement Quality Review Partner (Ernst & Young LLP) Niguel Givogue, Manager, Assurance Services (Ernst & Young LLP) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 11:02 AM The Honourable Senator Patricia Bovey, Senator (The Senate of Canada) Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ontario (House of Commons) Jeremy LeBlanc, Acting Clerk Assistant and Director General (International and Interparliamentary Affairs) The Honourable Senator Donald Neil Plett, Senator (The Senate of Canada) Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM Vanessa Bastos, People, Culture and Inclusion Lead, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) Anne Burgess, Senior Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (Senate of Canada) David Groves, Legal Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (Senate of Canada) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Diane McCullagh, Chief Human Resources Officer (Senate of Canada) David Vatcher, Director, Information Services Directorate (Senate of Canada)
Review and report on the formula for determining the allocations of caucus/groups and House Officers Budgets	Subcommittee on the Senate Estimates SEBS	2020-09-23
Study and report on the program of work for the Long-Term Vision and Plan for the parliamentary precinct	Subcommittee on Long Term Vision and Plan LTVP	2020-09-23
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 12:00 PM Jennifer Garrett, Director General, Centre Block Rehabilitation Program, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Duncan Retson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Rob Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 12:07 PM Jennifer Garrett, Director General, Centre Block Rehabilitation Program, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Josée Labelle, Director, LTVP & Accommodation (Senate of Canada) Caroline Morency, Director General, Property and Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) Duncan Retson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Rob Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada)