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Notice PaperNo. 4 Thursday, May 29, 2025 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| May 28, 2025 — Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-462 — May 28, 2025 — Brad Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan and the statement in the backgrounder that “the plan will reduce the housing supply gap by approximately 670,000 units by the end of 2027”: (a) how was that number arrived at; (b) were any empirical studies done to corroborate this figure, and, if so, (i) what were the names of these studies, (ii) what specific conclusion did these studies reach with respect to that figure; (c) does the government have an algorithm to determine the appropriate number of temporary immigrants per year, per category, in relation to housing demands, and, if so, does the formula vary province by province; (d) if there is an algorithm, (i) what is the formula, (ii) when was it last adjusted, (iii) when were the two previous adjustments, if any, (iv) when is the next anticipated adjustment; (e) does the development of the formula require approval by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; and (f) given that, prior to the release of the plan, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities said that he “would urge caution to anyone who believes the answer to our housing challenges is to close the door on newcomers,” does this plan take into account this statement, and, if so, what specific accommodations were made in the plan with regard to this statement? |
| Q-472 — May 28, 2025 — Brad Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the various changes made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to the international student program: (a) how does the government plan to measure the effectiveness of these changes in reducing fraud and improving student experiences; (b) how does the government plan to monitor the implementation of the letter of acceptance verification process to prevent fraud; (c) what type of oversight or quality checks on Designated Learning Institutions participating in the “recognized institution” framework currently exists or will exist in the near future; (d) what specific measures are in place to prevent Designated Learning Institutions from over-enrolling beyond their support capacity; (e) what criteria will be used to assess the adequacy of housing and support services provided by Designated Learning Institutions; (f) does the government have plans to make new funding available to the provinces for affordable student housing in response to the intake cap; (g) how will the intake cap for study permits ensure fairness across provinces with varying demand for international students; and (h) how was the new cost-of-living requirement calculated, and does it account for regional differences in living expenses across Canada? |
| Q-482 — May 28, 2025 — Brad Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the electoral district of Saskatoon West: what are the details of all the grants, contributions, loans and any other payments from Government of Canada departments, agencies, and Crown corporations, but excluding the Canada Revenue Agency, to all other levels of government within and outside of Canada, First Nations, corporations, non-governmental organizations, and charities from April 1, 2024, to March 22, 2025, inclusively? |
| Q-492 — May 28, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to Canadian funding for education in developing countries: (a) how much was spent annually for each of the last five fiscal years; (b) what was the breakdown by country and by education level (primary, secondary, post-secondary); and (c) how many girls and women were direct beneficiaries of these education programs in total and broken down by country and education level? |
| Q-502 — May 28, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to projects funded under Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy, since its inception in 2017, and broken down by year: (a) what are the details of all projects funded, including the (i) project name, (ii) implementing partner, (iii) country, (iv) total funding amount, (v) project description, (vi) date of the funding; (b) for each project, what was the proportion of funding allocated toward activities related to gender-based ideology versus measurable humanitarian outcomes such as clean water, food, health care and education; (c) which projects were flagged for ideological risk, redundancy with multilateral efforts or weak accountability measures in internal departmental risk assessments, and what specific actions were taken in response to each flag; (d) what indicators does the government use to measure its effectiveness; (e) what performance metrics have been met since 2017; and (f) what are the total expenditures under the Feminist International Assistance Policy, broken down by year and region? |
| Q-512 — May 28, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to all international development projects funded by the government that include language related to "climate justice", "intersectionality", "anti-racism" or "decolonization" since January 1, 2018: (a) what are the details of each such project, including the (i) project name, (ii) recipient organization, (iii) country or region, (iv) funding amount, (v) project description, (vi) date of the funding; (b) what were the measurable humanitarian outcomes produced by each project, as assessed by (i) Global Affairs Canada, (ii) third-party evaluations, broken down by evaluator; and (c) which projects underwent formal audits for cost-effectiveness or ideological bias, and what were the details, including the results of each audit? |
| Q-522 — May 28, 2025 — Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière) — With regard to government spending related to the Lac-Mégantic Rail Bypass project: (a) how much has been spent to date by the government on the project, in total and broken down by type of expense; (b) how much is expected to be spent in the future, from the present until the completion of the project, in total and broken down by type of expense; (c) what are the complete expected expenditures of the government, from the beginning of the project through to its completion, in total and broken down by type of expense; and (d) what are the details of all contracts over $1000 signed by the government related to the project, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid)? |
| Q-532 — May 28, 2025 — Michael Kram (Regina—Wascana) — With regard to the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Investment Tax Credit and the requirement to submit a project plan to Natural Resources Canada and be issued an initial project evaluation for each qualified Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage project: (a) how many project plans have been submitted to Natural Resources Canada to date regarding the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Investment Tax Credit qualification process; (b) how many initial project evaluations have been issued by Natural Resources Canada regarding Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage projects; (c) for each project plan submitted to date, how long did the process take between the submission of the project plan and the issuance of the evaluation; (d) for each plan which has been submitted that has yet to receive an evaluation from Natural Resources Canada, on what dates were the plans received by Natural Resources Canada; (e) of project plans which have (i) received an evaluation, (ii) not yet received an evaluation, how many required additional information or revisions beyond what was included in the original submission; (f) how many project plans have been rejected or otherwise denied an initial project evaluation; and (g) what is the projected dollar value of the Investment Tax Credits claimable against projects which have already received an initial evaluation? |
| Q-542 — May 28, 2025 — Michael Kram (Regina—Wascana) — With regard to processing times for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: what is the current average processing time for (i) temporary residence - Seasonal Agricultural Worker, (ii) temporary residence - International Experience Canada, (iii) economic immigration (all subcategories), (iv) family sponsorship (all sub-categories), (v) refugees - dependents of Protected Persons, (vi) humanitarian and compassionate case, (vii) citizenship, (viii) permanent resident card applications, broken down by the applicant's country of origin? |
| Q-552 — May 28, 2025 — Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna) — With regard to the $5 billion in funding through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements to British Columbia, committed in the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, in response to extreme weather events: (a) how much of this commitment has been delivered to British Columbia to date, in total, and broken down by specific project funded; (b) when will the outstanding amount be delivered; and (c) what is required before the outstanding amount is provided to British Columbia? |
| Q-562 — May 28, 2025 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — With regard to government departments' and agencies' use of in service flame-resistant garments produced using meta and para-aramid fibres that include fibres such as Nomex, Conex, Kermel, Kevlar and modacrylic fibres: (a) what type of flame-resistant garments are being used by the respective departments, and what is their fibre content; (b) what is the quantity or volume of flame-resistant garments used for each respective garment type each year; (c) how many flame-resistant garments or non-flame-resistant garments, used by government agencies, have been treated with water repellency coatings, like durable water repellent, that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and (d) where are used flame-resistant and non-flame-resistant garments contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including fire-fighting turnout gear, broken down by location across Canada, including the (i) location of the entity responsible for storage, (ii) total number of garments stored at the location? |
| Q-572 — May 28, 2025 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — With regard to homes constructed under the Housing Accelerator Fund, since the program's introduction in March 2023: what are the details of each finished home completed by the fund, including, for each, the (i) address, (ii) date on which construction began, (iii) date on which construction was completed, (iv) description of the home (three-bedroom house, studio apartment, etc.)? |
| Q-582 — May 28, 2025 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: how many provincial attestation letters or territorial attestation letters has Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada permitted designated educational institutions to allocate for international students, for each province and territory since 2024, broken down by Classification of Instructional Programs tied to the allocation, including (i) Classification of Instructional Programs code, (ii) Classification of Instructional Programs series, (iii) Classification of Instructional Programs subseries? |
| Q-592 — May 28, 2025 — Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford) — With regard to Canadian counter tariffs: (a) how much money has been collected through the Canadian counter tariffs that came into effect on March 4, 2025; (b) how much of the money collected has come from small businesses; and (c) how much of the money collected through these counter tariffs has been allocated to small business programs in total and broken down by program? |
| Q-602 — May 28, 2025 — Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga) — With regard to government statistics on violence against women, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many criminal acts of violence against women were reported, in total and broken down by province or territory and by major metropolitan area; (b) of the acts of violence in (a), how many were homicides or deadly assaults; (c) how many individuals were charged in relation to the crimes in (a); (d) how many individuals were charged in relation to the crimes in (b); and (e) what is the breakdown of (c) and (d) by whether the individuals charged were (i) already wanted for other crimes, (ii) out on bail, (iii) on parole at the time of being charged? |
| Q-612 — May 28, 2025 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — With regard to the Department of National Defence and North American Aerospace Defense Command modernization: (a) how much of the $38.6 billion announced for the modernization has been spent to date, in total, and broken down by project; (b) of the 20 project timelines announced in June 2022, which ones are (i) on track for the completion of the definition phase or to be finished within the stated time, (ii) delayed; and (c) for each project which is delayed, (i) what is the new projected completion date, (ii) what is the reason for the delay? |
| Q-622 — May 28, 2025 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — With regard to Public Services and Procurement Canada, acting as the contracting agent for the Giant Mine remediation project: (a) what are the details of all contracts related to the Giant Mine overseen by Public Services and Procurement Canada, in this capacity, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (b) how much of the $800 million received by Public Services and Procurement Canada related to this role has been spent on the contracts in (a); and (c) for any of the $800 million that was spent in a manner other than on the contracts in (a), how was the money spent, broken down by expenditure? |
| Q-632 — May 28, 2025 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — With regard to the Project Finance for Permanence initiatives and the $800 million announced by the Prime Minister in December 2022 to support up to four Indigenous-led conservation initiatives: (a) how much of the $800 million announced for the projects has been spent to date, in total and broken down by project; and (b) what are the details of all funding provided to date resulting from the $800 million announcement, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient organization, (iii) type of funding (grant, loan, etc.), (iv) location and amount, in square kilometers, of related protected area, broken down by land area versus water area? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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