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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
Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts	Transport and Communications TRCM	2021-06-29
Study and report on the cumulative positive and negative impacts of resource extraction and development, and their effects on environmental, economic and social considerations	Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources ENEV	2021-06-29
Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	2021-06-28
Bill C-204, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste)	Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources ENEV	2021-06-22
Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age)	Legal and Constitutional Affairs LCJC	2021-06-22
Bill S-227, An Act respecting a National Ribbon Skirt Day	Aboriginal Peoples APPA	2021-06-21
Bill C-237, An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes	Social Affairs, Science and Technology SOCI	2021-06-08
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Friday, June 11, 2021 at 2:02 PM Dr. Monjur Chowdhury, Founding Executive Director (Pro-active Education for All Children's Enrichment) Jocelyn W. Formsma, Executive Director (National Association of Friendship Centres) Kimberley Hanson, Executive Director, Federal Affairs (Diabetes Canada) The Honourable Senator Mobina S. B. Jaffer, sponsor of the bill Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, sponsor of the bill
Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	Aboriginal Peoples APPA	2021-06-03
Monday, June 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Bill S-220, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)	Agriculture and Forestry AGFO	2021-06-03
Study on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic	Social Affairs, Science and Technology SOCI	2021-06-03