THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:47 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Claude Carignan, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cardozo, Carignan, P.C., Dalphond, Gignac, Hébert, Loffreda, MacAdam and Ross (8).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Pupatello (1).
Participating in the meeting: André Léonard and Michaël Lambert-Racine, Analysts, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Monday, March 9, 2026, the committee continued its examination of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1.
WITNESSES:
Canada Border Services Agency:
Ryan Pilgrim, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer;
Aaron McCrorie, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:
Annie Rémillard, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;
Catherine Scott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Programs.
Indigenous Services Canada:
Richard Goodyear, Chief Financial Officer;
Candice St-Aubin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Partnerships;
Keith Conn, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development;
Kirsten Mattison, Director General, Children, Families and Learning.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada:
Manon Nadeau-Beaulieu, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer;
Mary-Luisa Kapelus, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction.
Ryan Pilgrim and Annie Rémillard each made a statement and, together with Aaron McCrorie and Catherine Scott, answered questions.
At 7:50 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:53 p.m., the committee resumed.
Richard Goodyear and Manon Nadeau-Beaulieu each made a statement and, together with Keith Conn, Candice St-Aubin, Mary-Luisa Kapelus and Kirsten Mattison, answered questions.
At 8:40 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 8:43 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to consider a draft agenda (future business).
It was agreed that the committee allow the audio recording and/or transcription of the in camera portion of today’s meeting, that one copy be kept with the clerk of the committee for consultation by committee members or staff, and that the audio recording and/or transcript be destroyed by the clerk of the committee when authorized to do so by the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, but no later than at the end of this parliamentary session.
At 8:52 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Sara Gajic
Clerk of the Committee