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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
Pursuant to rules 12-2(1)(a) of the Rules of the Senate (Speaker pro tempore), and 12-2(2) of the Rules of the Senate (committee membership)	Selection Committee SELE	2020-10-27
Supervise and report on the Senate’s internal and external audits and related matters	Audit and Oversight AOVS	2020-10-01
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
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Friday, November 20, 2020 at 12:01 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 9:04 AM The Honourable Senator Jane Cordy, Leader (Progressive Senate Group) The Honourable Senator Marc Gold, P.C., Government Representative in the Senate (Government Representative Office) The Honourable Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, Acting Facilitator (Independent Senators Group) Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 2:06 PM
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, October 22, 2020 at 4:01 PM Vanessa Bastos, People, Culture and Inclusion Lead, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) Tatjana Ilic-Balas, Advisor, Talent Management, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) Diane McCullagh, Director, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) 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
Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 10:00 AM Monday, December 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM Monday, December 7, 2020 at 3:25 PM Monday, November 30, 2020 at 4:34 PM Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:30 AM Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 3:47 PM Friday, October 9, 2020 at 2:01 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
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 2:01 PM Suzie Gignac, Engagement Quality Review Partner (Ernst & Young LLP) Niguel Givogue, Manager, Assurance Services (Ernst & Young LLP)
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, December 10, 2020 at 10:02 AM Mathieu Beauregard, Manager, Applications Development and Systems Integration, Information Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) Anne Burgess, Senior 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) Julie Lacroix, Director, Corporate Security Directorate (Senate of Canada) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Caroline Morency, Director General, Property and Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) Alyson Queen, Chief of Staff , Chief Corporate Services Officer and Clerk of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (Senate of Canada) Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 11:01 AM The Honourable Senator Lynn Beyak (As an Individual) Charles Feldman, Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (Senate of Canada) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) Caroline Morency, Director General, Property and Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) David Vatcher, Director, Information Services Directorate (Senate of Canada) Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 11:00 AM Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Senior Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (Senate of Canada) Gérald Lafrenière, Acting Director, Governance and Strategic Planning (Senate of Canada) Jeremy LeBlanc, Acting Clerk Assistant and Director General (International and Interparliamentary Affairs) Isabelle Leduc, HR Partnership Lead, Human Resources Directorate (Senate of Canada) Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 11:03 AM Vanessa Bastos, People, Culture and Inclusion Lead, Human Resources 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) Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Senior Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel (Senate of Canada) Pierre Lanctôt, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Procurement Directorate (Senate of Canada) 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
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 9:03 AM Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 9:15 AM The Honourable Senator Donald Neil Plett, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Conservative Party of Canada) Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 9:04 AM The Honourable Senator Jane Cordy, Leader (Progressive Senate Group) The Honourable Senator Marc Gold, P.C., Government Representative in the Senate (Government Representative Office) The Honourable Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, Acting Facilitator (Independent Senators Group) Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 9:06 AM The Honourable Senator Percy E. Downe (As an Individual) The Honourable Senator Scott Tannas, Leader (Canadian Senators Group)