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Notice Paper

No. 22

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

10:00 a.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills
September 15, 2025 — The Honourable Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)”.
September 15, 2025 — Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey Newton) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (accountability)”.
September 15, 2025 — Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code”.
September 15, 2025 — Blaine Calkins (Ponoka—Didsbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)”.
September 15, 2025 — Mel Arnold (Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)”.
September 15, 2025 — Tony Baldinelli (Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders)”.
September 15, 2025 — The Honourable Terry Beech (Burnaby North—Seymour) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (death of a child)”.
September 15, 2025 — Lisa Hepfner (Hamilton Mountain) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Divorce Act”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)
September 15, 2025 — Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle) — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 15, 2025 — Dan Mazier (Riding Mountain) — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Health, presented on Thursday, June 19, 2025, be concurred in.
September 15, 2025 — Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 15, 2025 — Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 15, 2025 — Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna) — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.

Questions
Q-2982 — September 15, 2025 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — With regard to healthcare services received by individuals incarcerated with Correctional Service Canada: (a) what is, broken down by province and territory, the median and average wait time between (i) receiving a referral from a general practitioner or another medical professional and a consultation with a specialist, (ii) receiving a consultation with a specialist and receiving treatment; and (b) what is the breakdown of temporary absence permits issued for medical purposes, broken down by year, for each of the last five years, and what are the details of these permits, including the (i) number of permits issued at each correctional institution, (ii) number of visits to each medical facility, (iii) the reason, purpose or type of treatment, associated with the visits?
Q-2992 — September 15, 2025 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — With regard to grants or contributions provided by the National Research Council to designated educational institutions, since November 4, 2015: what are the details of each grant and contribution agreement, including, for each, the (i) program name under which the funding was distributed, (ii) recipient, (iii) date, (iv) description, (v) value, (vi) negotiated percentage and dollar-value that was earmarked for indirect costs (i.e. administrated costs) as part of the agreement?
Q-3002 — September 15, 2025 — Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie) — With regard to government involvement with the Heritage Foundation, and its decision to invite president Kevin Roberts to speak at the September 2025 Cabinet Planning Forum in the Greater Toronto Area: (a) who (i) made, (ii) sent, the invitation; (b) when was the invitation sent; (c) did the government incur any expenses related to Mr. Roberts' travel to the forum, including any cancellation charges or charges for unused rooms, and, if so, what is the (i) total amount, (ii) itemized breakdown, of all such charges; (d) did the government agree to, or offer any, financial renumeration or payment to Mr. Roberts in relation to the forum, and, if so, how much was offered and for what services; (e) did the government offer to, or agree to, cover any travel, accommodation or meal expenses related to Mr. Roberts' travel to the forum, and, if so, what are the details of such offers or agreements, including what was covered, and any limits or restrictions (i.e. hotel room maximum, first class flight, etc.); and (f) has the Office of the Prime Minister or the Privy Council Office issued any contracts to Mr. Roberts or the Heritage Foundation, since January 1, 2025, and, if so, what are the details of each contract, including the (i) amount or value, (ii) vendor, (iii) date, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid)?
Q-3012 — September 15, 2025 — Blaine Calkins (Ponoka—Didsbury) — With regard to correctional facilities under the administration of the Correctional Service of Canada: (a) how many inmates in these facilities did not possess Canadian citizenship, broken down by year, from January 1, 2016, to present; (b) what was the (i) annual cost, (ii) cost per inmate, borne by the institutions for housing inmates who are not Canadian citizens; and (c) what is the current breakdown of non-Canadian inmates by (i) institution, (ii) type of criminal offense, (iii) security level, (iv) country of citizenship?
Q-3022 — September 15, 2025 — Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency, broken down by year since January 1, 2018, including the current year to date: (a) how many commercial (i) trains, (ii) train cars, crossed into Canada, in total, and broken down by point of entry for each year; (b) how many of the (i) trains, (ii) train cars, in (a) were physically inspected by the Canada Border Services Agency; (c) how many of the inspected (i) trains, (ii) train cars, contained illegal items; and (d) what is the breakdown of illegal items seized from train cars, including the description and the volume of each item seized?
Q-3032 — September 15, 2025 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — With regard to government financing or financial guarantees for Lion Electric: (a) what are the details of the Strategic Innovation Fund's August 19, 2021 agreement with Lion Electric, for a loan relating to the construction of the Lion Campus, including (i) the total value of the loan provided to Lion, (ii) the interest rate terms, including how much interest has been paid to date on said loan, (iii) if no interest was paid on the loan, as part of the agreement, why did the government deem it necessary to provide a zero-interest loan to Lion, (iv) which circumstances would be grounds for the government to forgive the loan, (v) the total amount of the loan's principle that has been repaid to date, (vi) whether any portion of the loan has been waived, and, if so, what amount, (vii) the current principle amount of the loan that is still currently outstanding, (viii) whether the government is currently trying to recoup any outstanding funds from this loan, and, if so, what actions have been taken, (ix) whether the government conducted any financial feasibility or viability assessment prior to offering this agreement, and, if so, who conducted-the study and when; and (b) what are the details of the guarantees or insurance provided by Export Development Canada to the National Bank of Canada with regard to the bank's financing offer in February 2023 to Lion Electric for a supplier credit facility, including (i) the amount of financing provided to Lion, (ii) the amount of financing insured by Export Development Canada, (iii) the amount collected in fees by Export Development Canada as part of the agreement with the National Bank of Canada, (iv) the amount paid out, to date, by Export Development Canada as part of this insurance, (v) whether the government conducted any financial feasibility or viability assessment of Lion, prior to offering this policy, and, if so, who conducted the study and when?
Q-3042 — September 15, 2025 — Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk) — With regard to the comments on September 8, 2025, by the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions) that "We hit rock bottom. It can't get much worse than it is now.": which ministers and government officials are responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency "hitting rock bottom" in 2025, and what disciplinary action, if any, has each faced for allowing this to happen?
Q-3052 — September 15, 2025 — Shuvaloy Majumdar (Calgary Heritage) — With regard to the temporary public policy announced by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on November 20, 2023, to reunite previously resettled Yazidis and other survivors of Daesh in Canada with their family members in northern Iraq, excluding any applications received before October 31, 2023: (a) how many applications have been received under this specific public policy since November 20, 2023, broken down by month and by the location of the processing office; (b) how many applications have been (i) accepted, (ii) rejected, (iii) withdrawn, (iv) deemed incomplete, (v) are still in process; (c) how many principal applicants and how many dependents are included in each of the categories listed in (b); (d) what is the average and median processing time for complete applications under this public policy, including those that were rejected or withdrawn; (e) what were the five most common grounds for rejection under this public policy; (f) how many times has the department used its discretion to waive documentation or admissibility requirements due to the applicant's circumstances under this public policy, and in what types of cases or contexts were these waivers applied; (g) how many applications under this policy have either been (i) voluntarily withdrawn by the applicant, (ii) closed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, (iii) abandoned by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; (h) for each case in (g)(i) to (g)(iii), what were the reasons or grounds cited by the department; (i) how many of the 400 allocated spots under the policy have been filled to date, and does Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada anticipate filling all 400 before the expiry date of December 31, 2026; and (j) has Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada communicated any eligibility criteria, quotas, internal directives, or guidance to visa officers or Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada staff related to prioritizing, triaging, or refusing certain types of applicants under this public policy, and, if so, what are those instructions?
Q-3062 — September 15, 2025 — John Brassard (Barrie South—Innisfil) — With regard to all public opinion research and surveys conducted or commissioned by government departments or agencies, since January 1, 2024: (a) what are the details of each public opinion research or survey, including, for each, the (i) title or subject, (ii) purpose, (iii) date, (iv) vendor who conducted the research or survey, (v) contract value, (vi) methodology used, (vii) questions asked and the associated results or findings; (b) what were the total expenditures on public opinion research and surveys in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 to date; and (c) of the surveys in (a), are the results publicly available, and, if so, what is the website link where each is located?
Q-3072 — September 15, 2025 — John Brassard (Barrie South—Innisfil) — With regard to all public opinion research and surveys conducted or commissioned by the Privy Council Office since January 1, 2024: (a) what are the details of each public opinion research or survey, including, for each, the (i) title or subject, (ii) purpose, (iii) date, (iv) vendor who conducted the research or survey, (v) contract value, (vi) methodology used, (vii) questions asked and the associated results or findings; (b) what were the total expenditures on public opinion research and surveys in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 to date; and (c) of the surveys in (a), are the results publicly available, and, if so, what is the website link where each is located?
Q-3082 — September 15, 2025 — Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes) — With regard to the government funding for Telesat, which was announced on September 13, 2024: (a) on what date, or approximately what date, did Canadian government officials enter into discussions with (i) Telesat, (ii) the Quebec government, for the funding arrangement that was subsequently announced on September 13, 2024; (b) who was involved in the initial discussions in (a); (c) was a letter of intent for this funding arrangement signed, and, if so, on what date was it executed; and (d) who wrote the first draft of the agreement, and on what date was the first draft shared with (i) the Canadian government, (ii) the Quebec government, (iii) Telesat representatives?
Q-3092 — September 15, 2025 — Adam Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to write-offs, loan forgiveness and waivers, under the Financial Administration Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act, broken down by fiscal year since 2023-24, including the current fiscal year to date: (a) what was the total value of write-offs for corporations; (b) how many cases involved a write-off; and (c) how many corporations had write-offs (i) under $1 million, (ii) between $1 million and $2 million, (iii) between $2 million and $5 million, (iv) between $5 million and $10 million, (v) in excess of $10 million?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions
M-14 — September 15, 2025 — The Honourable Ahmed Hussen (York South—Weston—Etobicoke) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should strengthen the accountability, effectiveness, and mutual benefits of Canada’s international development assistance by:
(a) implementing new policies to ensure that Canadian international assistance programming integrates opportunities for reciprocal economic benefit, including through the participation of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises, innovators, and workers;
(b) establishing a dedicated Economic Partnerships Window to support projects that align poverty reduction abroad with economic security at home, and that utilize Canadian economic strengths such as clean energy, agriculture, digital technology, and education; and
(c) requiring the Minister of International Development to report to Parliament annually on the extent of Canadian participation in international assistance projects, the measurable benefits for partner countries, and the economic opportunities created for Canadians.
2 Response requested within 45 days
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