THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:48 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Claude Carignan, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Forest, Gignac, Kingston, Marshall, Pate, Ross and Smith (9).

In attendance: Shaowei Pu and Sylvain Fleury, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the committee continued its examination of the expenditures set out in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1.

WITNESSES:

Canada Border Services Agency:

Ryan Pilgrim, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management Branch and Chief Financial Officer;

Aaron McCrorie, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch;

Jennifer Lutfallah, Vice-President, Commercial and Trade Branch;

Kelly Belanger, Associate Vice-President, Travellers Branch.

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada:

Hongchao Wang, Head, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer;

Roula Eatrides, Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division;

Paul Mokha, Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:

Nathalie Manseau, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;

Helene Panagakos, Acting Director General, Operational Planning and Performance Planning Branch;

Jason Hollmann, Director General, Asylum Policy and Program Branch.

Ryan Pilgrim, Nathalie Manseau and Hongchao Wang each made a statement and, together with Kelly Belanger, Roula Eatrides, Aaron McCrorie and Helene Panagakos, answered questions.

At 7:24 p.m., the deputy chair, the Honourable Senator Forest, took the chair.

At 8:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee