Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Aboriginal Peoples

Issue1 - First Report of the Committee

Thursday, January 28, 2016

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to table its

FIRST REPORT

Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such matters as were referred to it, tables, pursuant to rule 12-26(2), the following report on expenses incurred for that purpose during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament:

1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:

2013-2014

General Expenses	$       0
Witness Expenses	2,143
SUBTOTAL	$ 2,143

2014-2015

General Expenses	$       0
Witness Expenses	9,417
SUBTOTAL	$ 9,417

2015-2016

General Expenses	$         0
Witness Expenses	$         0
SUBTOTAL	$          0
TOTAL	$ 11,560

2. With respect to its special study on the federal government's constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada authorized by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013:

2013-2014

General Expenses	$       0
Witness Expenses	3,833
SUBTOTAL	$ 3,833

2014-2015

General Expenses	$ 0
Witness Expenses	0
SUBTOTAL	$ 0

2015-2016

General Expenses	$       0
Witness Expenses	$       0
SUBTOTAL	$       0
TOTAL	$ 3,833

3. With respect to its special study on the challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2014:

2013-2014

General Expenses	$       0
Witness Expenses	2,275
SUBTOTAL	$ 2,275

2014-2015

General Expenses	$            0
Activity 1: Vancouver Island-BC interior	57,385
Activity 2: Ontario	82,161
Activity 3: Maniwaki	1,017
Activité 4: Nova Scotia	24,757
Total Activities	165,320
Witness Expenses	38,865
SUBTOTAL	$ 204,186

2015-2016

General Expenses	$     7,838
Witness Expenses	5,728
SUBTOTAL	$   13,565
TOTAL	$ 220,026

In addition to the expenses for its studies as set out above, your committee also incurred general postal charges of $94.

During the session, your committee held 70 meetings (124 hours 49 minutes), heard 213 witnesses and submitted 12 reports in relation to its work. Your committee examined 6 bills (C-9, C-16, C-25, C-34, C-63, C-428) and received a total of 10 orders of reference.

Respectfully submitted,

LILLIAN EVA DYCK

Chair