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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
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)
Consideration of an inquiry report of the Senate Ethics Officer	Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators CONF	2020-02-18
Friday, June 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM
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
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 4:45 PM Friday, June 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:14 AM Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 9:41 AM Monday, January 27, 2020 at 10:08 AM
Pursuant to rule 12-7(1), consideration of financial and administrative matters	Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration CIBA	2019-12-10
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:07 AM Joseph Carpinone, Partner and Vice President (RCGT Consulting Inc.) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Shayna Miller, Director (RCGT Consulting Inc.) Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:07 AM Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 10:08 AM Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 10:00 AM Nathalie Laliberté, Vice President, Service to Parliament and Interpretation Sector (Translation Bureau) Catherine Piccinin, Principal Clerk, Chamber Operations and Procedure Office (Senate of Canada) Lucie Séguin, Chief Executive Officer (Translation Bureau) Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 11:02 AM Jennifer Garrett, Director General, Centre Block Rehabilitation Program, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Benoit Morin, Senior Director, Public Education Program (Library of Parliament) Rob Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 8:30 AM Caroline Morency, Director General, Property and Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 3:30 PM Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 8:30 AM Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Andrew Newman, Partner, Audit Leader (KPMG) Charly Thivierge-Lortie, Senior Manager, Audit (KPMG) Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 8:30 AM Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM Vanessa Bastos, Lead, People, Culture and Inclusion (Senate of Canada) Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 9:00 AM Vanessa Bastos, Lead, People, Culture and Inclusion (Senate of Canada) Catherine Beaudoin, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel , Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (Senate of Canada) Nathalie Charpentier, Comptroller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Colette Labrecque-Riel, Clerk Assistant and Director General (International and Interparliamentary Affairs) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Diane McCullagh, Chief Human Resources Officer (Senate of Canada) The Honourable Senator Lucie Moncion (Senate of Canada) Caroline Morency, Director General, Property and Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) David Vatcher, Director, Information Services Directorate (Senate of Canada)
Consideration of matters relating to the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators	Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators CONF	2019-12-05
Friday, June 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM Monday, June 1, 2020 at 2:32 PM
Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020	National Finance NFFN	2019-12-05
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 11:31 AM Monday, December 9, 2019 at 3:41 PM Travis Allan, Chair, National Government Relations Committee (Electric Mobility Canada) Denis Bombardier, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer (Shared Services Canada) Shirley Carruthers, Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Rick Christopher, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery (Veterans Affairs Canada) Éric Doiron, Chief Financial Officer and Director General, Financial Management Branch (Canadian Heritage) Sara Lantz, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch (Veterans Affairs Canada) Dinesh Mohan, Director General, Cloud Services, Chief Technology Officer Branch (Shared Services Canada) General (Ret'd) W. J. Natynczyk, Deputy Minister (Veterans Affairs Canada) Louis-Paul Normand, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Project Management and Delivery (Shared Services Canada) Jean-Stéphen Piché, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs Sector (Canadian Heritage) Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Global Affairs Canada) Monday, December 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM Annie Boudreau, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) 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) Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Anuradha Marisetti, Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs (Transport Canada) Ryan Pilgrim, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services (Transport Canada) Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Martin Reiher, Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Darryl Sprecher, Senior Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)