Order Paper and Notice Paper
The Order Paper and Notice Paper is a document that guides the deliberations of the Senate and lists items of business currently before it. These items are listed in several different categories and in a priority according to an arrangement adopted by the Senate as stipulated in the rules. The majority of these items constitute the Orders of the Day which are called following Routine Proceedings. These items are themselves divided into two principal categories - government business and other business. Within each of these two categories are items for bills, motions, inquiries and reports of committees.
The Notice Paper contains the text of motions and inquiries not yet called for debate.
The Order Paper and Notice Paper is prepared every day in advance of the actual sitting.
Order of Business
(The following is an outline of a typical sitting day in the Senate. Variations are possible subject to the Rules and to the decisions of the Senate.)
Senators' Statements (18 minutes)
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS (30 minutes)
1. Tabling of Documents
2. Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
3. Government Notices of Motions
4. Government Notices of Inquiries
5. Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills
6. Introduction and First Reading of Senate Public Bills
7. First Reading of Commons Public Bills
8. Reading of Petitions for Private Bills
9. Introduction and First Reading of Private Bills
10. Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations
11. Notices of Motions
12. Notices of Inquiries
13. Tabling of Petitions
Question Period (30 minutes)
Delayed Answers
ORDERS OF THE DAY
Government Business
• Bills — Messages from the House of Commons
• Bills — Third Reading
• Bills — Reports of Committees
• Bills — Second Reading
• Reports of Committees — Other
• Motions
• Inquiries
• Other
Other Business
• Bills — Messages from the House of Commons
• Senate Public Bills — Third Reading
• Commons Public Bills — Third Reading
• Private Bills — Third Reading
• Senate Public Bills — Reports of Committees
• Commons Public Bills — Reports of Committees
• Private Bills — Reports of Committees
• Senate Public Bills — Second Reading
• Commons Public Bills — Second Reading
• Private Bills — Second Reading
• Reports of Committees — Other
• Motions
• Inquiries
• Other
NOTICE PAPER
• Notices of Motions
• Notices of Inquiries
Orders Of The Day
Government Business
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Nil
Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Bills – Second Reading
No. 1.
November 26, 2025—Second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act.
Reports of Committees – Other
No. 1.
June 26, 2025—Consideration of the first report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, tabled in the Senate on June 26, 2025.
No. 2.
June 26, 2025—Consideration of the second report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, tabled in the Senate on June 26, 2025.
No. 3.
November 27, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Francis for the adoption of the first report of the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, entitled Amendments to the Rules - Question Period with a Minister, presented in the Senate on November 25, 2025.
Motions
No. 1.
May 28, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
That the following Address be presented to His Majesty the King:
To His Most Excellent Majesty Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY:
We, Your Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects, the Senate of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both houses of Parliament.
No. 33.
December 4, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Duncan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Petten:
That, pursuant to section 3 of the Statutes Repeal Act, S.C. 2008, c. 20, the Senate resolve that the Act and the provisions of the other Acts listed below, which have not come into force in the period since their adoption, not be repealed:
1.Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp):
-Part II;
2.Contraventions Act, S.C. 1992, c. 47:
-paragraph 8(1)(d), sections 9, 10 and 12 to 16, subsections 17(1) to (3), sections 18 and 19, subsection 21(1) and sections 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 to 38, 40, 41, 44 to 47, 50 to 53, 56, 57, 60 to 62, 84 (in respect of the following sections of the schedule: 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7.1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 16) and 85;
3.Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act, S.C. 1998, c. 32;
4.Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act, S.C. 1999, c. 34:
-sections 155, 157, 158 and 160, subsections 161(1) and (4) and section 168;
5.Yukon Act, S.C. 2002, c. 7:
-sections 70 to 75 and 77, subsection 117(2), sections 167, 168, 210, 211, 221, 227, 233 and 283;
6.An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, S.C. 2003, c. 26:
-sections 4 and 5, subsection 13(3), section 21, subsections 26(1) to (3) and sections 30, 32, 34, 36 (with respect to section 81 of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act), 42 and 43;
7.Budget Implementation Act, 2009, S.C. 2009, c. 2:
-section 394;
-sections 401 to 404;
8.Payment Card Networks Act, S.C. 2010, c. 12, s. 1834:
-sections 6 and 7;
9.Financial System Review Act, S.C. 2012, c. 5:
-sections 54 and 56 to 59;
10.Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, S.C. 2012, c. 17:
-sections 70 to 77;
11.Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, S.C. 2012, c. 19:
-sections 459, 460, 462 and 463;
12.Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act, S.C. 2013, c. 24:
-sections 12, 13 and 46;
13.Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1, S.C. 2013, c. 33:
-subsection 228(2);
14.Northwest Territories Devolution Act, S.C. 2014, c. 2:
-section 47;
15.Safeguarding Canada’s Seas and Skies Act, S.C. 2014, c. 29:
-section 28, subsection 29(1), sections 31, 33, 35, 37 to 39, subsection 40(1), sections 41 to 49, subsections 50(2) and (5), sections 52, 53, 55 and 56;
16.Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2, S.C. 2014, c. 39:
-sections 306, 308, subsection 309(1), section 311, subsection 313(2);
-sections 387 to 400;
17.Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act, S.C. 2015, c. 23:
-section 32;
18.Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act, S.C. 2015, c. 27:
-sections 10, 15 and 35;
19.Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, S.C. 2015, c. 29:
-section 2; and
20.Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Act, S.C. 2015, c. 38:
-section 4.
Inquiries
No. 1.
November 20, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson, calling the attention of the Senate to the budget entitled Canada Strong, tabled in the House of Commons on November 4, 2025, by the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P., and in the Senate on November 5, 2025.
Other
Nil
Other Business
Rule 4-14(2) states:
Except as otherwise ordered by the Senate, any item of Other Business on the Order Paper and any motion or inquiry on the Notice Paper that have not been proceeded with during 15 sitting days shall be dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.
Consequently, the number appearing in parentheses indicates the number of sittings since the item was last proceeded with.
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Third Reading
No. 1. (four)
November 20, 2025—Third reading of Bill S-202, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages).—(Honourable Senator Brazeau)
Commons Public Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Private Bills – Third Reading
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Commons Public Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Private Bills – Reports of Committees
Nil
Senate Public Bills – Second Reading
No. 1. (fourteen)
June 3, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Brazeau, seconded by the Honourable Senator Sorensen, for the second reading of Bill S-203, An Act to prohibit the promotion of alcoholic beverages.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 2.
November 18, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Martin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, for the second reading of Bill S-204, An Act to establish a national framework on heart failure.
No. 3.
October 2, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pate, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, for the second reading of Bill S-207, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 4. (fourteen)
October 8, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Pate, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, for the second reading of Bill S-208, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (independence of the judiciary).—(Honourable Senator Pate)
No. 5. (eight)
October 7, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dasko, seconded by the Honourable Senator Forest, for the second reading of Bill S-213, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (demographic information).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 6. (fifteen)
October 7, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dasko, seconded by the Honourable Senator Simons, for the second reading of Bill S-214, An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets).—(Honourable Senator Dasko)
No. 7. (one)
June 18, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Quinn, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler, for the second reading of Bill S-216, An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 8. (five)
June 4, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Downe, seconded by the Honourable Senator Prosper, for the second reading of Bill S-217, An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax).—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 9.
June 3, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Wilson, for the second reading of Bill S-218, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause).—(Honourable Senator Batters)
No. 10. (seven)
June 10, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Moreau, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Dalphond, for the second reading of Bill S-219, An Act to establish Judicial Independence Day.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 11. (five)
October 2, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, seconded by the Honourable Senator Sorensen, for the second reading of Bill S-222, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum.—(Honourable Senator Black)
No. 12. (six)
June 18, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the second reading of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act.—(Honourable Senator Prosper)
No. 13. (six)
June 19, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the second reading of Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act.—(Honourable Senator Prosper)
No. 14. (four)
June 19, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the second reading of Bill S-225, An Act to establish National Thanadelthur Day.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 15. (thirteen)
October 21, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Moncion, seconded by the Honourable Senator McNair, for the second reading of Bill S-226, An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 16. (thirteen)
June 12, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Galvez, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pate, for the second reading of Bill S-229, An Act to amend the National Capital Act (Gatineau Park).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 17. (nine)
June 16, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Wallin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Quinn, for the second reading of Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 18. (two)
November 25, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McPhedran, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pate, for the second reading of Bill S-232, An Act respecting non-disclosure agreements.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 19. (one)
November 26, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin, for the second reading of Bill S-235, An Act respecting the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking.—(Honourable Senator Ataullahjan)
No. 20.
October 1, 2025—Second reading of Bill S-236, An Act to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to establish a framework for implementing the rights of victims of crime.—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 21. (ten)
October 7, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Forest, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dasko, for the second reading of Bill S-237, An Act respecting a Cities and Municipalities Day.—(Honourable Senator Tannas)
No. 22. (eight)
October 29, 2025—Second reading of Bill S-238, An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.—(Honourable Senator Galvez)
No. 23. (two)
November 25, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Klyne, seconded by the Honourable Senator Audette, for the second reading of Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Competition Act.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 24. (five)
November 5, 2025—Second reading of Bill S-240, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (declaration of exception pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Charter for mandatory minimum sentences for child sexual abuse and exploitation material offences).—(Honourable Senator Housakos)
No. 25.
December 2, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Tannas, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler, for the second reading of Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Indian Act.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 26.
December 2, 2025—Second reading of Bill S-242, An Act respecting national action for the prevention of intimate partner violence.—(Honourable Senator Manning)
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
Nil
Private Bills – Second Reading
Nil
Reports of Committees – Other
No. 4.
December 2, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kingston, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pate for the adoption of the fourth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, entitled Hydrogen: A Viable Option for a Net-Zero Canada in 2050?, presented in the Senate on May 9, 2023, during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament, and placed on the Orders of the Day in the current session pursuant to the order of October 8, 2025, which contains, pursuant to rule 12-23(1)(a), a request for a complete and detailed response from the government, with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada being identified as minister responsible for responding to the report, in consultation with the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Minister of Indigenous Services and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 6. (five)
November 6, 2025—Consideration of the second report (interim) of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight, entitled Annual Report of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight: Activities and Observations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, tabled in the Senate on November 6, 2025.—(Honourable Senator Klyne)
No. 8.
December 2, 2025—Consideration of the third report of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight, entitled Senate Audit and Oversight Charter, presented in the Senate on December 2, 2025.—(Honourable Senator Klyne)
No. 9.
December 4, 2025—Consideration of the second report of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, entitled Amendments to the Senate Administrative Rules, presented in the Senate on December 4, 2025.—(Honourable Senator Moncion)
Motions
No. 3. (three)
May 29, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Deacon (Nova Scotia), seconded by the Honourable Senator Downe:
That, for the remainder of the current session, all committees consider the influences and impacts of technology in any study, including the consideration of bills, the subject matter of bills, estimates and special studies, authorized by the Senate, including any such work already authorized but not yet completed.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 4. (eleven)
October 23, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Woo, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boyer:
That the Senate call on the Government of Canada to create a national strategy to engage Canadians abroad.—(Honourable Senator Woo)
No. 5. (fifteen)
September 24, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Simons, seconded by the Honourable Senator Woo:
That the Senate call on the Government of Canada to investigate the creation of a sovereign, domestic Verified Travellers Program for Canadians.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 6. (ten)
October 28, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples and the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on:
(a)the need for the federal government to fulfill their legal obligation in their fiduciary duty to consult and accommodate First Nations, Inuit and Métis rights holders regarding legislation that impacts their treaty rights, inherent rights and traditional lands; and
(b)the need for the federal government to fulfill their legal obligation in their fiduciary duty to consult and accommodate at all stages of the legislative process, from conceptualization to drafting to implementation and review; and
That the committees submit their final reports no later than December 31, 2025.—(Honourable Senator McCallum)
No. 7. (ten)
October 28, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable Senator Martin:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be authorized to examine and report on how the historical and ongoing forcible removal of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children from their families and cultures, including but not limited to:
(a)removals through the Indian residential school system;
(b)Indian day schools;
(c)the Sixties Scoop;
(d)the epidemic of Indigenous children in care; and
(e)the resultant intergenerational effects of this child apprehension, such as missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and the over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples;
constitutes a crime against humanity and a genocide, pursuant to the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, S.C. 2000, c. 24, and Articles 6 and 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and in accordance with Article II of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2025.—(Honourable Senator McCallum)
No. 13. (seven)
October 7, 2025—Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Woo, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dean:
That, in light of findings and orders from the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court on the situation in Gaza, the Senate call on the Government to examine the risk to Canada and Canadians of complicity in violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and to report on its findings within three months of the adoption of this motion.—(Honourable Senator Wallin)
Inquiries
No. 1. (eight)
June 11, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Moodie, calling the attention of the Senate to the need for the safe and productive development and use of artificial intelligence in Canada.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 2. (ten)
October 28, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Simons, calling the attention of the Senate to the emerging problem of satellite debris falls in Canada and to the challenges of satellite congestion, pollution and liability.—(Honourable Senator Simons)
No. 3.
October 2, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Cardozo, calling the attention of the Senate to the future of Canadian news media and its long-term funding model, including that of CBC/Radio Canada.—(Honourable Senator White)
No. 4. (four)
November 18, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Martin, calling the attention of the Senate to the career of the Honourable Judith Seidman.—(Honourable Senator Martin)
No. 5. (fifteen)
October 7, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Klyne, calling the attention of the Senate to the life and legacy of Jane Goodall.—(Honourable Senator White)
No. 8.
November 18, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Sorensen, calling the attention of the Senate to the nation-building value of tourism in Canada.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
No. 9. (four)
November 18, 2025—Resuming debate on the inquiry of the Honourable Senator Saint-Germain, calling the attention of the Senate to the career of former senator the Honourable Paul Massicotte.—(Honourable Senator Clement)
Other
Nil
Notice Paper
Motions
No. 59. (twelve)
By the Honourable Senator Francis:
October 22, 2025—That the Senate recognize May 10 of each and every year as Bear Witness Day to honour Jordan River Anderson and his family and to raise awareness of Jordan’s Principle and the ongoing challenges that First Nations children and their families face to access products, services and supports due to inequities and jurisdictional disputes within and across governments.
No. 69. (one)
By the Honourable Senator Senior:
November 27, 2025—That the eighth report (interim) of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, entitled Ripped from Home: The Global Crisis of Forced Displacement, deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on December 3, 2024, during the First Session of the Forty-fourth Parliament, be placed on the Orders of the Day under the rubric Other Business, Reports of Committees — Other, for consideration at the next sitting.
No. 73.
By the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C.:
December 3, 2025—That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to meet on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, for the purpose of examining the subject matter of all of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, even though the Senate may then be sitting, and that rule 12-18(1) be suspended in relation thereto.
No. 74.
By the Honourable Senator Arnot:
December 4, 2025—That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the need to modernize and clarify the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, including an assessment of current structural deficiencies in the legislation and options for moving toward a comprehensive review;
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2028, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
No. 75.
By the Honourable Senator Arnot:
December 4, 2025—That the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to examine and report on the current state of court delays in Canada’s criminal justice system following its final report tabled in June 2017, entitled Delaying Justice is Denying Justice: An Urgent Need to Address Lengthy Court Delays in Canada, including an examination of what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made in that report;
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject during the First Session of the Forty-second Parliament be referred to the committee;
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit its reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2028, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
No. 76.
By the Honourable Senator Senior:
December 4, 2025—That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights and economic security in Canada, especially in relation to vulnerable groups and the international human right to work;
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit its reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2026, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
No. 77.
By the Honourable Senator Audette:
December 4, 2025—That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, in accordance with rule 12-7(15), be authorized to examine and report on any matters related to the duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples, which flows from the honour of the Crown derived from section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, focusing on:
(a)the needs of Indigenous Nations, specifically First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples who seek to make the duty to consult more responsive to their community needs;
(b) the identification of promising practices and ways to develop positive working relationships; and
(c) the exploration of standards to improve federal policies and practices;
That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 15, 2027, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report; and
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.
Inquiries
No. 10.
By the Honourable Senator Deacon (Ontario):
December 4, 2025—That she will call the attention of the Senate to the vital role that physical activity and sport play in enhancing our well-being, strengthening our communities and shaping the fabric of the Canadian experience.
Written Questions
Pursuant to rule 4-9(3), all unanswered written questions appear in the printed edition of the Order Paper and Notice Paper (OPNP) of the first sitting day of each week and in the electronic version of the OPNP of each sitting day, until the earlier of the following:
(a)an answer is tabled;
(b)a written explanation why an answer has not been provided is tabled;
(c)the question is withdrawn; or
(d)the expiration of the 60-day period provided for in this rule for an answer or explanation.
The 60-day period begins with the date indicated beside a question in the list below, which marks the date it first appeared in the OPNP. Since the OPNP is prepared immediately after a sitting, the list of questions reflects the situation at the end of the sitting preceding the date appearing on the front cover.
No. 19.
By the Honourable Senator Housakos:
November 4, 2025—Regarding foreign and humanitarian aid spending at Global Affairs Canada:
1.What is the total amount of foreign and humanitarian aid that Canada has contributed to Palestine since October 7, 2023?
2.What is the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) hours that Global Affairs Canada has dedicated to Palestine since October 7, 2023?
3.What is the total amount of foreign and humanitarian aid that Canada has contributed to Sudan since April 15, 2023?
4.What is the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) hours that Global Affairs Canada has dedicated to Sudan since April 15, 2023?
No. 20.
By the Honourable Senator Quinn:
November 18, 2025—Regarding the Marine Protection Areas (MPAs) being proposed by the federal government for Southwest New Brunswick, in and around the Bay of Fundy, including the MPAs around Campobello Island, Deer Island, and Grand Manan area. Please provide a response to each alphabetized bullet below.
(a)What species at risk research has been conducted in and around the proposed MPAs;
(b)What is the rationale that lead to the creation of the boundaries of the proposed MPAs, including- but not limited to- species at risk research;
(c)What are the potential displacement effects of MPAs on existing mobile gear fisheries (e.g., scallop drag) and smaller inshore vessels that rely on sheltered grounds, including the expected socio-economic and stock impacts;
(d)What consultation has been done with relevant stakeholders who would be directly impacted by these MPAs;
(e)What assessments or guarantees have been made to ensure that traditional fixed-gear fisheries including lobster, weir, longline, gillnet, and dive fisheries will not face restrictions, altered regulations, or increased monitoring burdens as a result of the proposed MPAs; and
(f)Are these MPAs tied to timeframe targeted goals, like the “30 by 30” goal of protecting 30% of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 to combat climate change and biodiversity loss?
No. 21.
By the Honourable Senator Prosper:
November 19, 2025—With respect to the Departmental Reference Level Units (DRLUs) that form the financial authorities of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, for each of the fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26:
1.What are the titles, codes, and descriptions of each Departmental Reference Level Unit;
2.For each DRLU, what are the corresponding A-base and B-base funding allocations, expressed in dollars;
3.Under which Vote or Statutory Authority is each DRLU funded; and
4.For each DRLU, indicate the program or sub-program under the Departmental Results Framework (or former Program Alignment Architecture) to which it corresponds.
No. 22.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
November 25, 2025—With respect to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), the recommendation by the Special Needs Advisory Group (SNAG) in 2006 that Veterans Affairs Canada employ veterans, and the response of the government to an October 19, 2010, Inquiry of Ministry on this subject:
1.What has been the impact of the recruitment plan developed by VAC in response to SNAG’s recommendation?
2.What, if any, further action has been taken to implement the recommendation since the response of the government to the Inquiry of Ministry in February 2011?
3.How many identified veterans, by year, have been hired by VAC since 2006?
No. 23.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
November 25, 2025—With respect to the Military Spouse Employment Initiative:
Established in 2018, as reported in an article entitled DND making sure military spouses and partners have more job opportunities, published in The Petawawa Post on October 1, 2020, the Department of National Defence (DND)’s Military Spouse Employment Initiative aims to provide military spouses and common-law partners employment opportunities within the federal public service and connect them with employment tools and resources.
Since its establishment in 2018:
1.How many spouses/partners have applied for positions in the federal public service under the Military Spouse Employment Initiative?
2.How many spouses/partners have been hired by the federal public service under the Military Spouse Employment Initiative?
3.By organization, how many spouses/partners have been hired by the federal public service under the Military Spouse Employment Initiative?
No. 24.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
November 25, 2025—Regarding the beneficial ownership registry administered by Corporations Canada:
Since the institution of a beneficial ownership registry for federally-regulated corporations in Canada:
1.What is the compliance rate of federally incorporated companies for entering their beneficial ownership data? What targets over what timeline is Corporations Canada expecting?
2.What hurdles has Corporations Canada faced with getting companies to comply? Do most companies know how to comply? What public outreach has been done?
3.How would Corporations Canada assess their capacity to review data entered? Do they have enough staff?
4.Can Corporations Canada give any indication on how well the beneficial ownership registry is being used towards its goals of:
(a)fighting financial crime;
(b)making it easier for companies to conduct due diligence work?
5.How is Corporations Canada working towards interoperability with other jurisdictions, namely Quebec?
No. 25.
By the Honourable Senator Downe:
November 25, 2025—With respect to the employees of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) who have been posted outside Canada for ten or more consecutive years for the period 2000-25:
1.Would the government provide for each of these employees the:
(a)name;
(b)title;
(c)location or locations; and
(d)length of time outside Canada.
2.GAC has stated that “employees assigned abroad are part of the career rotational foreign service and are expected to spend more than half of their entire careers outside Canada.” What percentage of the careers of each of these employees has been spent outside Canada?
3.Which employee has had the longest continuous posting outside Canada, and where has this employee been posted?
4.Which employee has had the most consecutive postings outside Canada, and where has this employee been posted?
No. 26.
By the Honourable Senator Quinn:
December 3, 2025—With regard to the Department of the Environment — Canadian Wildlife Service and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans:
Why does the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, as the land administrator, issue a permit to the Bold Coast Charter Company to visit the Machias Seal Island Migratory Biard Sanctuary? The company is a U.S.-based tour operator that actively describes Machias Seal Island as part of the state of Maine.
Further, why does the Department of the Environment — Canadian Wildlife Service list the Bold Coast Charter Company on its website about the Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary?
The Bold Coast Charter Company describes Machias Seal Island as follows:
“Puffin Tours — Machias Seal Island — Largest Puffin Colony on the Maine Coast”
How does the Government of Canada reconcile the decision to issue a permit to an American company, and display its name on the Department of the Environment — Canadian Wildlife Service website given Canada’s sovereignty over the New Brunswick Island?