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Notice Paper

No. 23

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills
September 16, 2025 — Dane Lloyd (Parkland) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act”.
September 16, 2025 — Braedon Clark (Sackville—Bedford—Preston) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish a national strategy on housing for young Canadians”.
September 16, 2025 — Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences)”.
September 16, 2025 — Jeff Kibble (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)”.
September 16, 2025 — Mario Simard (Jonquière) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)
September 16, 2025 — Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères) — That the second report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères) — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Clarke) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Clarke) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Clarke) — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — That the second report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — That the second report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Blake Richards (Airdrie—Cochrane) — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.
September 16, 2025 — Blake Richards (Airdrie—Cochrane) — That the second report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Friday, June 20, 2025, be concurred in.

Questions
Q-3102 — September 16, 2025 — Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to the government's estimation of the impact of its emissions cap on the economy: are the government's estimates the same as the results of the Impact Assessment of the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, notably the estimate that (i) by 2032 the cap will reduce nominal Gross Domestic Product by $20.5 billion, (ii) achieving the legal upper bound will reduce economy-wide employment in Canada by 40,300 jobs and full-time equivalents by 54,400 in 2032, and, if not, what are the government's estimates?
Q-3112 — September 16, 2025 — Michael Guglielmin (Vaughan—Woodbridge) — With regard to temporary foreign workers hired by government departments, agencies, Crown corporations, or other government entities to work in Canada, broken down by year since 2021, including 2025 to date: (a) how many temporary foreign workers have been hired, in total and broken down by type of job and job title; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by each department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity?
Q-3122 — September 16, 2025 — Michael Guglielmin (Vaughan—Woodbridge) — With regard to the government's Major Projects Office: (a) how many government officials are employed by the office, as of September 16, 2025, in total, and broken down by job title and Treasury Board classification; (b) where is the office located; (c) what is the square footage of the office; (d) what is the office's budget for the current fiscal year, in total and broken down by line item; and (e) what are the details of all contracts signed by the office to date, including, for each, (i) the date, (ii) the amount or value, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the description of the goods or services, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or competitively bid?
Q-3132 — September 16, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to the government’s provision of goods and services to irregular border crossers seeking asylum: (a) what items are provided to entrants at the time of their crossing; (b) what items are provided to entrants once they are relocated to accommodations; and (c) what is the cost of provisions to entrants, broken down by each item, with its associated per-unit cost?
Q-3142 — September 16, 2025 — Tony Baldinelli (Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake) — With regard to the $1.3 billion to bolster security at the border and strengthen the immigration system, announced by the government in December 2024: (a) how much of the $1.3 billion has been distributed to date; and (b) what is the itemized breakdown of how it has been distributed, including the dates of all distributions?
Q-3152 — September 16, 2025 — John Barlow (Foothills) — With regard to reports or allegations of illegal activity in government workplaces or by government employees in connection to their work, broken down by department or agency, and by year since 2022: (a) how many reports or allegations is the government aware of, in total, and broken down by type or allegation (i.e. theft, assault, violation of the Privacy Act, etc.); (b) of the incidents in (a), which were reported to the police; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by status (i.e. founded, unfounded, etc.) and by type of disciplinary action, if applicable?
Q-3162 — September 16, 2025 — Michael Kram (Regina—Wascana) — With regard to the Canada Summer Jobs program and artificial intelligence: (a) does the government use artificial intelligence in any way in relation to the program, including the application process; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, (i) when did it begin using artificial intelligence, (ii) what artificial intelligence programs are used, (iii) for what purpose is each program used; (c) how many government officials' positions related to the summer jobs program have been made redundant or unnecessary as a result of the use of artificial intelligence, in total, and broken down by position; (d) how much money does the government estimate it saves each year by using artificial intelligence in relation to the summer jobs program; and (e) what safeguards are in place to ensure that applicants are not wrongly denied program acceptance or eligibility due to mistakes made by artificial intelligence programs?
Q-3172 — September 16, 2025 — Helena Konanz (Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to carbon offsets purchased by Canda Post, since 2022, and broken down by year: (a) what was the total value of carbon offsets purchased by Canada Post; and (b) what are the details of each purchase, including the (i) date, (ii) cost, (iii) amount of carbon offsets purchased, (iv) vendor who provided the offsets?
Q-3182 — September 16, 2025 — Helena Konanz (Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to the government's announcement on October 20, 2022 that it would provide $55 million to maintain, enhance, and expand the Trans Canada Trail: (a) how much of the $55 million has been spent to date, in total, and broken down by project and by geographic location; and (b) did the government give any conditions to the Trans Canada Trail for how the $55 million was to be spent, such as a certain amount in certain provinces or for certain types of projects, and, if so, what conditions did the government provide to the Trans Canada Trail?
Q-3192 — September 16, 2025 — Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the blocking or restricting of media or entertainment websites and applications for government employees, since August 1, 2020, and broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: what directives have been issued or actions have been taken by the government to block or restrict access to media or entertainment websites and applications, including, for each directive or action, the (i) date, (ii) specific websites or applications blocked or restricted on each date, (iii) reason for blocking or restricting the website or application, (iv) summary and results (i.e. website blocked from computers, application deleted from government devices, etc.)?
Q-3202 — September 16, 2025 — Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to expenditures related to the Minister of Foreign Affairs' and the Minister of Finance's trip to Mexico, in August 2025, and the accompanying delegation: (a) what are the costs incurred by the government to date, in total and broken down by type of expense (i.e. accommodation, per diems, hospitality, etc.); (b) what are the details of all accommodation expenses incurred by the government, including, for each, the (i) name of the hotel, (ii) room rate, (iii) number of rooms booked at each rate, (iv) dates and number of nights each room was booked for, (v) total accommodation expense incurred at each property; (c) were there any hospitality expenditures incurred, and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date, (ii) event description, (iii) location, (iv) cost, in total and broken down by item, (v) number of attendees; (d) are there any costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the government that are not included in the response to (a), and, if so, what are those costs or expected costs, broken down by item and type of expense; and (e) what were both ministers' detailed itineraries on the trip, including the names and titles of all meeting attendees?
Q-3212 — September 16, 2025 — Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to expenditures related to the Minister of Foreign Affairs' trip to Japan and Malaysia, in July 2025, and the accompanying delegation: (a) what are the total costs incurred by the government to date, in total, and broken down by type of expense (i.e. accommodation, per diems, hospitality, etc.); (b) what are the details of all accommodation expenses incurred by the government, including, for each, the (i) name of the hotel, (ii) room rate, (iii) number of rooms booked at each rate, (iv) dates and the number of nights each room was booked for, (v) total accommodation expense incurred at each property; (c) were there any hospitality expenditures incurred, and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date, (ii) event description, (iii) location, (iv) cost, in total, and broken down by item, (v) number of attendees; (d) are there any costs incurred or expected to be incurred by the government that are not included in the response to (a), and, if so, what are those costs or expected costs, broken down by item and type of expense; and (e) what was the minister's detailed itinerary on the trip, including the names and titles of all meeting attendees?
Q-3222 — September 16, 2025 — Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) — With regard to letters or official communications sent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada to the International Criminal Court, between November 4, 2015, and September 16, 2025, concerning the Court’s jurisdiction over the situation in Palestine or the Palestinian Territories: (a) what were the details of each letter, statement, or formal submission sent by or on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the International Criminal Court or the Office of the Prosecutor, including any positions taken with respect to the Court’s jurisdiction or admissibility over the situation in Palestine; (b) will the government table in the House of Commons complete and unredacted copies of these communications, and, if not, what specific statutory, regulatory or diplomatic grounds are being invoked to justify withholding them; (c) has the government sought, or does it intend to seek, the consent of the International Criminal Court or the Office of the Prosecutor to publicly release these letters, and, if not, why not; (d) what are the dates of each letter in (a), the names and titles of the signatories, and any reference numbers or subject lines used; (e) will the government table in the House of Commons any responses received from the International Criminal Court or its officials in relation to these letters, and, if not, why not; (f) do any of the communications in (a) make mention of Canada’s financial contributions to the International Criminal Court, directly or indirectly, and, if so, what was stated, and what was the context; and (g) are any Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff seconded to the International Criminal Court to work on (i) the investigation into Palestine, (ii) other investigations?
Q-3232 — September 16, 2025 — Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) — With regard to the government’s involvement in the CANSEC conference: (a) which department or agency of the government invites foreign delegations to attend CANSEC; (b) what delegations, from which countries, have been invited by the government to attend CANSEC; (c) how does the government assess the human rights records of foreign delegations invited to CANSEC; (d) has the government ever instructed the Canadian Commercial Corporation or any other department or agency not to invite specific delegations to CANSEC; (e) what type of visas are issued to foreign delegations attending CANSEC, and what is the application process for these visas; (f) have any foreign delegations ever been refused visas to attend CANSEC; (g) what is the total amount of funding provided by the government, through all departments, agencies, and Crown corporations, broken down by fiscal year, since 2015, to (i) CANSEC, (ii) the City of Ottawa for the purposes of CANSEC, (iii) the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries for the purposes of CANSEC; (h) are any conditions placed on the funding in (g)(i) to (g)(iii) in order to comply with international conventions such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; (i) what is the Canadian Commercial Corporation’s relationship with the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries in preparation for the annual CANSEC conference; (j) what role does the Canadian Commercial Corporation play in promoting Canadian exports or services to foreign delegations at CANSEC and what are the details of these exports or services; (k) what role does the Department of National Defence play in promoting Canadian exports or services to foreign delegations at CANSEC, and what are the details of these exports or services; (l) what role does Global Affairs Canada play in promoting Canadian exports or services to foreign delegations at CANSEC and what are the details of these exports or services; (m) what goods, technology and services were exhibited by the government at CANSEC, broken down by year, for each year since 2015; (n) what government employees participated in CANSEC, each year since 2015, and what are the details, including, for each, their (i) name, (ii) position, (iii) department, agency or Crown corporation; and (o) of the participants in (n), which were listed as speakers on the official agenda?
Q-3242 — September 16, 2025 — Pat Kelly (Calgary Crowfoot) — With regard to the government's plan to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets in total, its current financial commitment for the initial tranche of 16 F-35s, and the Government-ordered review of F-35 procurement launched in March 2025, as of September 1, 2025: (a) what stage of construction did the new hangars at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake and Canadian Forces Base Bagotville respectively reach; (b) how many aircraft will the hangars in (a) accommodate once complete; (c) what, if any, cancellation penalties does the contract with Defence Construction Canada for the hangars include, in the event that the government aborts the procurement project after receiving the initial tranche of 16 aircraft; (d) what, if any, cancellation penalties does the contract with Lockheed Martin include in the event that the government aborts the procurement project after receiving the initial tranche of 16 aircraft; (e) at the current rate of construction of the hangars in (a), when will enough hangars be complete to accommodate the initial tranche of 16 aircraft; (f) at the current rate of construction of the hangars in (a), when will enough hangars be complete to accommodate all 88 aircraft; (g) what stage have infrastructure and security upgrades, other than new hangars, for the operation of F-35s at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake and Canadian Forces Base Bagotville reached; (h) what is the estimated completion date for upgrades in (g); what stage have infrastructure and security upgrades, including hangars, reached at locations other than Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake and Canadian Forces Base Bagotville where the F-35s are expected to operate; (i) what is the estimated completion date for upgrades in (h); (j) what is the delivery date for the initial tranche of 16 aircraft in the contract with Lockheed Martin; and (k) on what date will the initial tranche of 16 aircraft enter service for training and operations within Canada?
Q-3252 — September 16, 2025 — Pat Kelly (Calgary Crowfoot) — With regard to military aid that Canada has provided to Ukraine following Russia's invasion thereof and further to the response to Order Paper question Q-1747 of the first session of the 44th Parliament, which the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence tabled on September 25, 2023, between September 2023 and September 2025 inclusive: (a) how many 155mm artillery shells were produced in Canada each month; (b) how many 155mm artillery shells did Canada provided to Ukraine; (c) what proportion of Ukraine's average monthly consumption of 155mm artillery shells did the figure in (b) represent; (d) how many facilities in Canada currently manufactured 155mm artillery shells for purchase by Canada; (e) what was the dollar value of Canada's donations of 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine; (f) what was the dollar value of Canada's donations to Ukraine of (i) fixed wing drones, (ii) rotary wing drones, (iii) parts or components for fixed or rotary wing drones; and (g) what was the dollar value of Canada's donations to Ukraine of other forms of aid consisting of goods and services other than the figures in (e) and (f)?
Q-3262 — September 16, 2025 — Pat Kelly (Calgary Crowfoot) — With regard to the decision of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to no longer publish raw datasets, between January 1, 2025, and September 15, 2025: (a) how many temporary residents were present; (b) how many temporary resident visas were in effect or current; (c) how many temporary resident visas expired; (d) how many temporary residents whose visas expired are estimated to have departed; (e) how many temporary residents whose visas expired filed asylum claims; (f) how many cases of asylum claims by temporary residents were granted; (g) how many cases of asylum claims by temporary residents were rejected; and (h) how many temporary residents whose asylum claims were rejected are estimated to have departed?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply
Opposition Motions
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, given that the Liberal government has changed the law to allow for house arrest for serious offenders and lets repeat criminals go free within hours of their arrest, which has resulted in a 50% increase in violent crime, the House call on the Liberal government to replace these changes with a "Three-Strikes-And-You're-Out" law that will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest and keep violent criminals in jail for at least 10 years.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola) and Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, given that Liberal Bill C-5, from the 44th Parliament, allows for house arrest for serious offenders, and Bill C- 75, from the 42nd Parliament, created the catch and release bail system in which repeat criminals go free within hours of their arrest, which caused violent crime to rise by 50%, the House call on the Liberal government to replace these laws with a "Three-Strikes-And-You're-Out" law that will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest and keep violent criminals in jail for at least 10 years.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola) and Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, in the opinion of the House, in order for Canada to be an energy superpower and to break our reliance on the United States, Canada needs to increase its production and export of and oil and gas.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland) and Ellis Ross (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, given that soft on crime, catch and release Liberal law Bill C-5, from the 44th Parliament, which allows house arrest for serious offenders, and C-75, from the 42nd Parliament, have led to a 50% increase in violent crime, the House call on the Liberal government to replace these laws with a "Three-Strikes-And-You're-Out" law that will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest and keep violent criminals in jail for at least 10 years.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola) and Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, in order to export more Canadian oil and gas that will reduce our reliance on the United States and create good paying jobs for Canadians, the House call on the Liberal government to immediately cancel the oil and gas production cap.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland) and Ellis Ross (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, given that Liberal Bill C-5 from the 44th Parliament allows house arrest for serious offenders and, Liberal Bill C-75 from the 42nd Parliament created the catch and release bail system which lets repeat criminals go free within hours of their arrest, and as a result, violent crime is up 50%, the House call on the Liberal government to replace these laws with a "Three-Strikes-And-You're-Out" law that will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest and keep violent criminals in jail for at least 10 years.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola) and Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, given that,
(a) according to Statistics Canada, grocery inflation is 3.5%, 70% above the inflation target;
(b) Food Banks Canada says that over 25% of Canadian households are struggling to afford food; and
(c) Liberal deficits have caused the worst inflation crisis in a generation and that the Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by prices at the grocery store;
in order to lower the cost of food for Canadians, the House call on the Prime Minister to keep his election promise and ensure the deficit is not larger than $62 billion.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), Jasraj Hallan (Calgary East) and Raquel Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) — September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025 — The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That, given that this Liberal Prime Minister promised to:
(a) cap government spending at 2%, but has increased spending by 8%;
(b) cut the use of high-priced consultants, but has increased spending on consultants by 37%;
(c) cap the deficit of $62 billion, and that,
(d) Liberal deficits have caused the worst inflation crisis in a generation; and
(e) the Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by prices at the grocery store,
the House call on the Prime Minister to keep his election promise and ensure the deficit is not larger than $62 billion.
Notice also received from:
Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill), the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie), the Honourable Rob Moore (Fundy Royal), Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière) and Jasraj Hallan (Calgary East) — September 16, 2025

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions
M-15 — September 16, 2025 — Louis Villeneuve (Brome—Missisquoi) — That:
(a) the House recognize that,
(i) the Government of Canada has committed to conserving 30% of territory by 2030 in order to address biodiversity loss and strengthen the resilience of our ecosystems,
(ii) in the Eastern Townships, approximately 91% of the territory consists of private land, 63% is covered by forests, wetlands and waterways, and more than 130 endangered species have been identified,
(iii) the voluntary conservation of private land is a key lever for achieving this national objective,
(iv) the Ecological Gifts Program (EGP) has enabled many landowners to contribute to the protection of invaluable natural environments,
(v) recognized conservation organizations must finance their day-to-day operations and long-term stewardship costs that are generally not eligible for government programs (e.g., due diligence, legal and transaction costs, monitoring, restoration, reports, governance),
(vi) the increase in the number of projects multiplies these operating costs and creates a structural funding deficit, making philanthropic monetary donations essential to maintain and accelerate the pace of conservation,
(vii) tax parity between in-kind donations (land, easements) and monetary donations to recognized conservation organizations would ensure fairness among donors, secure operational funding, and stimulate large-scale protection of natural environments; and
(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should,
(i) recognize the importance of increasing the federal tax credit granted to financial landlords who make an ecological donation through the EGP,
(ii) recognize the importance of granting a tax credit equivalent to the monetary donations made to recognized conservation organizations to support the operating and stewardship costs of protected land,
(iii) consider amending the Income Tax Act to ensure tax fairness among the different types of conservation donations, with a view to reaching the biodiversity protection targets the government has already set.
2 Response requested within 45 days
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