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  • Most Senate committees require an order of reference before they can undertake such work.
  • An order of reference is a decision of the Senate, authorizing a committee to study a proposed law, government spending or a specific subject related to the mandate of the committee. An order of reference might specify what subjects a study should cover, how long it should take to complete, and other important details. It establishes the scope of the study and may give other powers the committee needs to conduct the study.
  • Certain Senate committees have permanent orders of reference and are empowered by the Rules of the Senate to act on their own initiative without additional authority from the Senate.
  • Below is a list of orders of reference that this committee has been authorized to undertake by the Senate or is empowered to act on their own initiative.
  • You will also find for each order of reference:
    • meeting dates and witness details,
    • publicly available briefs and documents,
    • minutes of proceedings, transcripts and video or audio recordings of public meetings (when applicable).
    • Once the committee has completed its study, a link to its report to the Senate will also be posted here.
Committee Alerts

Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (coercive control of intimate partner)

Order of Reference: 2024-12-05
There are no meetings for this study/bill.

Bill C-78, An Act respecting temporary cost of living relief (affordability)

Committee: National Finance
Report(s):
  • Twentieth Report: Bill C-78, An Act respecting temporary cost of living relief (affordability), without amendment but with observations

Date/Time Committee Witnesses (18) Location Links/Notes
Dec 05, 2024
11:02 AM ET
National Finance
  • Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Director, Agri-Food Analytics Laboratory, Dalhousie University As an Individual
  • David Dodge, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP As an Individual
  • Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
  • Luc Godbout, Full Professor, Chair of Taxation and Public Finance, University of Sherbrooke As an Individual
  • Jason Stanton, Advisor Analyst Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Room W120, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference
Dec 04, 2024
04:21 PM ET
National Finance
Appearing
  • The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Department of Finance Canada
Witnesses
  • Sahil Behal, Director General, GST/HST and Digital Compliance Directorate Canada Revenue Agency
  • Gervais Coulombe, Acting Director General (Legislation), Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch Department of Finance Canada
  • Dominic DiFruscio, Director, GST/HST General Operations and Border Issues, Sales Tax Division Department of Finance Canada
  • Miodrag Jovanovic, Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch Department of Finance Canada
  • Luisa Rizzo, Director General, GST/HST Rulings Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch Canada Revenue Agency
  • David Turner, Senior Advisor, Sales Tax Division Department of Finance Canada
Room W110, 1 Wellington St., with videoconference
Dec 03, 2024
07:06 PM ET
National Finance
  • Jessica Brandon-Jepp, Senior Director, Fiscal and Financial Services Policy Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Dan Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  • Karl Littler, Senior Vice-President, Public Affairs Retail Council of Canada
  • David Macdonald, Senior Economist Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  • Maximilien Roy, Vice-President, Federal and Quebec Restaurants Canada
  • Gary Sands, Senior Vice-President Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

The subject matter of Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)

Order of Reference: 2024-11-28
Report(s):
  • Thirty-first Report: The subject matter of Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)

Date/Time Committee Witnesses (11) Location Links/Notes
Dec 12, 2024
11:30 AM ET
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B45, Senate of Canada Building
Dec 11, 2024
04:17 PM ET
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B45, Senate of Canada Building
Dec 05, 2024
11:34 AM ET
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Appearing
  • The Honourable Marc Miller, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Witnesses
  • Pemi Gill, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Uyen Hoang, Director General, Citizenship Policy and International Experience Canada Branch Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Stephanie Jay-Tosh, Acting Senior Director, Legislation and Program Policy Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Erika Schneidereit, Counsel, Legal Services Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Room B45, Senate of Canada Building
Dec 04, 2024
04:15 PM ET
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
  • Kathryn Burton As an Individual
  • Don Chapman, Founder and Head, Lost Canadians As an Individual
  • J. Randall Emery, Immigration Consultant As an Individual
  • Andrew Griffith As an Individual
  • Amandeep S Hayer, Lawyer, Hayer Law; Vice Chair, Overseas Lawyer Group, Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association – British Columbia As an Individual
  • Carol Sutherland-Brown As an Individual
Room B45, Senate of Canada Building

Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025

Committee: National Finance
Order of Reference: 2024-11-20

Date/Time Committee Witnesses (33) Location Links/Notes
Dec 11, 2024
06:44 PM ET
National Finance
  • Pemi Gill, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Nathalie Manseau, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Soyoung Park, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asylum and Refugee Resettlement Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Pierre Tessier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch Veterans Affairs Canada
  • Michel Tremblay, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Services Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
Dec 10, 2024
09:00 AM ET
National Finance
  • Patrick Amyot, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch and Chief Financial Officer Public Safety Canada
  • Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security Branch Public Safety Canada
  • Michael Hammond, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister Public Services and Procurement Canada
  • Samantha Hazen, Chief Financial Officer Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Greg Kenney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Firearms Program Public Safety Canada
  • Bryan Larkin, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Douglas May, Senior Director, Program Operations, Emergency Management and Programs Branch Public Safety Canada
  • Chris Moran, Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Policing Public Safety Canada
  • Mark Quinlan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services Public Services and Procurement Canada
  • Chad Westmacott, Director General, Community Safety, Corrections and Criminal Justice, Crime Prevention Branch Public Safety Canada
Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
Dec 03, 2024
09:00 AM ET
National Finance
  • Paula Hadden-Jokiel, Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations Sector Indigenous Services Canada
  • Mary-Luisa Kapelus, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Catherine Lappe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Child and Family Services Reform Sector Indigenous Services Canada
  • Jonathan Moor, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Finance Department of National Defence
  • Manon Nadeau-Beaulieu, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Marc Sanderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education and Social Development Programs and Partnerships Indigenous Services Canada
  • Candice St-Aubin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Indigenous Services Canada
  • Philippe Thompson, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer Indigenous Services Canada
  • Steven Thornton, Chief of Programme Department of National Defence
  • Nancy Tremblay, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Materiel Department of National Defence
  • Wayne Walsh, Director General, Northern Affairs Organization Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
Nov 27, 2024
06:45 PM ET
National Finance
  • Antoine Brunelle-Côté, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Stephen Burt, Chief Data Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Performance Sector, Office of the Chief Information Officer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Simon Crabtree, Executive Director, Employee Relations and Total Compensation Sector Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Karine Paré, Executive Director, Expenditure Management Sector Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Room W110, 1 Wellington St.
Nov 26, 2024
09:01 AM ET
National Finance
  • Mark Creighton, Senior Analyst Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
  • Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Room W110, 1 Wellington St.

Bill S-274, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day

Committee: Indigenous Peoples
Order of Reference: 2024-11-07
There are no meetings for this study/bill.

Examine and report on the report on the Statutes Repeal Act for the year 2024

Order of Reference: 2024-11-07
Report(s):

Date/Time Committee Witnesses (32) Location Links/Notes
Dec 04, 2024
04:20 PM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 28, 2024
11:31 AM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Justine Akman, Director General, Sectoral and Supply Chain Policy Directorate Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Runa Angus, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Steven Begg, Acting Director, Competition and Strategic Initiatives, Financial Institutions Division Department of Finance Canada
  • Evelyne Borkowski-Parent, Legal Counsel, Legal Services Division, Programs Branch Department of Justice Canada
  • Matthew Emde, Director General, Funds Management Department of Finance Canada
  • Josée Filion, Deputy Director and Senior Counsel, Legislative Services Sector Department of Justice Canada
  • Janice Freamo, Senior Advisor, Pension Policy and Programs, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Marie-Claude Gervais, Senior Counsel and Deputy Director, Legal Services Division, Programs Branch Department of Justice Canada
  • Philippe Giguère, Deputy Director, Legislative Governance, Environmental Protection Branch Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Alison Grant, Director General, International Security Policy and Strategic Affairs Bureau Global Affairs Canada
  • Jamie Heffernan, Counsel, Legal Services Unit Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Lisa Hitch, Senior Counsel, Family Law and Youth Justice Policy Section, Policy Sector Department of Justice Canada
  • Steve Irwin, Director, Pensions and Social Programs, Military Personnel Command Department of National Defence
  • Jake Kennedy, Director General, Policy and Partnerships Branch Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Julien Landry, Manager, Legislative Governance Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Jonathan Leblanc, Acting Director General, Program Policy, Worker Protections, and Stakeholder Relations, Temporary Foreign Worker Program Branch Employment and Social Development Canada
  • Julie Lemieux, Director, Policy Development and Integration Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
  • Georgina Lloyd, Assistant Deputy Minister Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Colonel Geneviève Lortie, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Military Justice Modernization Department of National Defence
  • François Marier, Director, International Marine Policy Transport Canada
  • Korey McKinnon, Acting Director General, Temporary Workers Branch Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • Carolina Mingarelli, Acting Deputy Assistant Deputy Minister, Legislative Services Branch Department of Justice Canada
  • Mona Nandy, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy Employment and Social Development Canada
  • Eric Nielsen, Senior Counsel, Human Rights Law Section Department of Justice Canada
  • Shawna Noseworthy, Senior Counsel, Agriculture and Food Inspection Legal Services Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Levent Özmutlu, Director General, Strategic Policy Sector Public Services and Procurement Canada
  • Sean Rogers, Executive Director, Legislative, Regulatory and International Affairs Transport Canada
  • Debora Sarmento, Legal Counsel, Transport and Infrastructure Legal Services Transport Canada
  • Sarah Stinson, Director of Operations, Democratic Institutions Privy Council Office
  • Julien Tremblay, Acting Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Disarmament, and Space Division Global Affairs Canada
  • Fabien Vadnais, Legal Counsel, Legislative Services Branch Department of Justice Canada
  • Kevin Wagdin, Director, Old Age Security Policy and Legislation Employment and Social Development Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

Government Response to the thirteenth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, entitled Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada’s Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on June 6, 2024

Order of Reference: 2024-11-06
There are no meetings for this study/bill.

Government response to the twenty-first report of the Standing Senate Committee Social Affairs, Science and Technology entitled “Act Now: Solutions for temporary and migrant labour in Canada”, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on May 21, 2024

Order of Reference: 2024-10-29
There are no meetings for this study/bill.

Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts

Order of Reference: 2024-10-23
Report(s):
  • Twelfth Report: Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendment and observations

Date/Time Committee Witnesses (31) Location Links/Notes
Dec 02, 2024
04:00 PM ET
National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs
  • Andre Arbour, Director General, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Kelly-Anne Gibson, Acting Director, National and Cyber Security Branch Public Safety Canada
  • Colin MacSween, Director General, National and Cyber Security Branch Public Safety Canada
Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 25, 2024
04:00 PM ET
National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

There are no witnesses on this study/bill for this meeting.

Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 18, 2024
04:00 PM ET
National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs
  • Nathalie Blais, Research Representative Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Francis Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer Electricity Canada
  • Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Matthew Hatfield, Executive Director OpenMedia
  • Brian Leclerc, Interim Chairperson, Provincial Council of the Communications Sector Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • The Honourable Simon Noël, K.C., Intelligence Commissioner Office of the Intelligence Commissionner
  • Sharon Polsky, President Privacy and Access Council of Canada
  • David Shipley, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Beauceron Security Inc.
  • Todd Warnell, Chief Information Security Officer Bruce Power
  • Tolga Yalkin, Assistant Superintendent, Regulatory Response Sector Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 04, 2024
04:01 PM ET
National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs
  • Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, Senior Director, Digital Economy, Technology and Innovation Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Byron Holland, President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Internet Registration Authority
  • Matt Malone, Balsillie Scholar, Balsillie School of International Affairs As an Individual
  • Daina Proctor, Executive, Cyber Security Services IBM Canada
  • Jennifer Quaid, Executive Director Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange
  • Kate Robertson, Senior Research Associate Citizen Lab
  • Aaron Shull, Managing Director and General Counsel Centre for International Governance Innovation
  • Eric Smith, Senior Vice-President Canadian Telecommunications Association
  • Tiéoulé Traoré, Executive, Government and Regulatory Affairs IBM Canada
Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 28, 2024
04:01 PM ET
National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs
Appearing
  • The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P., Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Witnesses
  • Andre Arbour, Director General, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Stephen Bolton, Director General, Strategic Policy Communications Security Establishment Canada
  • Patrick Boucher, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security Branch Public Safety Canada
  • Daniel Couillard, Director General, Partnerships and Risk Mitigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Communications Security Establishment Canada
  • David Gibson, Director, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Kelly-Anne Gibson, Acting Director, National and Cyber Security Branch Public Safety Canada
  • Sami Khoury, Senior Official for Cyber Security Communications Security Establishment Canada
  • Wen Kwan, Senior Director, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
  • Colin MacSween, Director General, National and Cyber Security Branch Public Safety Canada
  • Martin Proulx, Director General, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews)

Order of Reference: 2024-10-10
Report(s):
  • Thirtieth Report: Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews), without amendment but with observations

Date/Time Committee Witnesses (35) Location Links/Notes
Nov 21, 2024
11:32 AM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Julie Besner, Senior Counsel, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector Department of Justice Canada
  • Nathalie Cyr, Deputy Chief Legislative Counsel (regulations) and Director, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector Department of Justice Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 20, 2024
04:17 PM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Zachary Al-Khatib, Lawyer Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
  • Zilla Jones, Co-author and Human Rights Lawyer, Black Justice Strategy As an Individual
  • Pamela Palmater, Chair, Indigenous Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University As an Individual
  • Debra Parkes, Professor and Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia As an Individual
  • Tanya Talaga, Investigative Journalist As an Individual
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 07, 2024
11:35 AM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Sarah Crawford, Executive Director Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
  • Benjamin Roebuck, Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime
  • Tom Stamatakis, President Canadian Police Association
  • Lozanne Wamback, Director, Co-Founder Canadian Crime Victim Foundation
  • Rheana Worme, Board Member Indigenous Bar Association
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Nov 06, 2024
04:18 PM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • John Curtis, In-house Counsel Criminal Cases Review Commission (United Kingdom)
  • Laura N. Pierro, Executive Director North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission (United States)
  • Michael Walker, Chief Executive Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 31, 2024
11:35 AM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Catherine Claveau, President of the Quebec Bar Barreau du Québec
  • K. Paul Erskine, Member of Criminal Justice and Police Reform Subcommittee Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
  • Mark Knox, Board member for Nova Scotia Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
  • Nicolas Le Grand Alary, Lawyer, Secretariat of the Order and Legal Affairs Barreau du Québec
  • Myles Frederick McLellan, Chair, Policy Review Committee Canadian Criminal Justice Association
  • Tony Paisana, Executive Member, Criminal Justice Section Canadian Bar Association
  • Jessica Zita, Member Criminal Lawyers’ Association
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 30, 2024
04:15 PM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Emma Cunliffe, Professor of Law, University of British Columbia As an Individual
  • The Honourable Harry Laforme, Senior Counsel, Olthuis Kleer Townshend As an Individual
  • Tamara Levy, Director, Innocence Project, University of British Columbia As an Individual
  • James Lockyer, Director Innocence Canada
  • Kent Roach, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto As an Individual
  • Amy Sock, Board of Directors The Native Women’s Association of Canada
  • Neil Wiberg, Defence Lawyer, Nicola Law Group As an Individual
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference
Oct 24, 2024
11:33 AM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Brian Anderson, wrongfully convicted person As an Individual
  • The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, P.C., Former Prime Minister of Canada As an Individual
  • The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada As an Individual
  • Guy Paul Morin, wrongfully convicted person As an Individual
  • Clarence Woodhouse, wrongfully convicted person As an Individual
Room C128, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference*
Oct 23, 2024
04:15 PM ET
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Appearing
  • The Honourable Arif Virani, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Department of Justice Canada
Witnesses
  • Julie Besner, Senior Counsel, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector Department of Justice Canada
  • Nathalie Cyr, Deputy Chief Legislative Counsel (regulations) and Director, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector Department of Justice Canada
Room B30, Senate of Canada Building, with videoconference

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