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Q-647
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Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
With regard to the International Convention Attraction Fund: (a) what is the government's rationale for not renewing the funding in the 2025 budget; (b) what is the government's reaction to studies showing that the program injected hundreds of millions into the Canadian economy and had an exponential return on investment; (c) does the government have any plan to make up for the loss in convention tourism as a result of not renewing this fund, and, if so, what is it; (d) did Destination Canada or the government study the economic impact and return on investment that this fund had on Canada's (i) tourism industry, (ii) overall economy, and, if so, what was the result of the study; and (e) does the government have any estimates on the projected future loss of revenue to the tourism and convention sectors as a result of not renewing this fund, and, if so, what are the estimates? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-481
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Monday, October 20, 2025 |
With regard to deportation letters sent out by the government, broken down by year since January 1, 2016: (a) how many individuals were sent deportation letters by the government; and (b) of the individuals in (a), how many (i) self-deported or left the country voluntarily, (ii) were deported by officers or enforcement agents, (iii) currently remain in Canada? |
Answered |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Q-314
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
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? |
Answered |
Monday, November 3, 2025 |
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Q-87
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Monday, June 2, 2025 |
With regard to asylum claimants who qualified under the over-14-day exemption to the Safe Third Country Agreement, from 2019 to 2025: (a) how many claimants qualified under the over-14-day exemption, in each of the past five calendar years, broken down by year; (b) how many claims from (a), were processed in each province or territory, broken down by year; (c) how many claims from (a), were from each country of origin, broken down by year; (d) how many claims under the over-14-day exemption (i) were approved, (ii) were denied, (iii) are still under review, (iv) were withdrawn or abandoned, broken down by year; (e) what was the average processing time for claims under the over-14-day exemption, broken down by year; and (f) What measures or processes are in place to verify that claimants meet the requirements of the over-14-day exemption? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-86
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Monday, June 2, 2025 |
With regard to asylum claimants who qualified under the four exception categories to the Safe Third Country Agreement, from 2019 to 2025: (a) how many claimants qualified under each of the following exception categories, broken down by year, including 2025 to date, (i) family member exceptions, (ii) unaccompanied minors, (iii) document holders (valid visa, work permit, study permit, etc.), (iv) public interest exceptions; (b) broken down by each of the exception categories in (a), how many claims (i) were approved, (ii) were denied, (iii) are still under review, (iv) were withdrawn or abandoned; (c) what was the average processing time for claims under each of the exception categories in (a), broken down by year; (d) how many claimants in (a) were from each country of origin, broken down by year; (e) how many claimants in (a) were processed in each province or territory, broken down by exception category and year; and (f) what measures are currently in place to ensure the timely processing of claims under each of the exception categories in (a)? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-85
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Monday, June 2, 2025 |
With regard to the federal Tourism Growth Fund that was announced by the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec on November 20, 2023: (a) how much of the $108 million from the Tourism Growth Fund has been spent as of June 1, 2025; (b) what is the spending breakdown for each of the seven regional development agencies, including the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Prairies Economic Development Canada and Pacific Economic Development Canada; and (c) within each of the seven regional development agencies, (i) what is the spending breakdown between for-profit and non-profit tourism projects, (ii) what is the name of each tourism project that received money from the Tourism Growth Fund, (iii) what is the date of each project funding announcement, (iv) how much money did each tourism project receive from the Tourism Growth Fund, (v) in what federal riding is each tourism project located, (vi) what is the description of each project that received funds from the Tourism Growth Fund? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-84
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Monday, June 2, 2025 |
With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada transferring refugees to Niagara Falls, Ontario, between January 1, 2024 and June 1, 2025: (a) how many have been transferred to Niagara Falls in total; (b) what is the monthly breakdown of the number of refugees transferred to Niagara Falls; (c) which hotels is the government using to lodge refugees in Niagara Falls; (d) how many hotel rooms are currently being occupied by refugees in Niagara Falls; (e) what is the capacity of each hotel room that is being occupied by refugees in Niagara Falls; (f) how many refugees are staying in each hotel room in Niagara Falls; (g) what is the average length of time Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada expects (i) an individual refugee, (ii) a refugee family, to be lodged in a Niagara Falls hotel room; (h) for all refugees being lodged in government-funded Niagara Falls hotel rooms, without identifying names or other personal information, how many days has each refugee stayed; (i) what is the average cost per night that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada pays per refugee staying in a Niagara Falls hotel room; (j) for the night of June 1, 2025, what was the total cost Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada paid hoteliers to house refugees located in Niagara Falls; (k) what is the average cost that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada pays per refugee who lives in a Niagara Falls hotel room for daily meals and refreshments; (I) for the month of May 2025, what was the total cost Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada paid hoteliers to feed refugees located in Niagara Falls; (m) what are the countries of origin for refugees who have been accommodated in Niagara Falls; (n) what is the breakdown of refugees transferred to, or accommodated in, Niagara Falls, by each country of origin; (o) how much funding was transferred by the federal government to the municipality of Niagara Falls to deal with the influx of refugees in the city; (p) how much funding has been transferred by the federal government to the Region of Niagara to deal with the influx of refugees in the region; (q) how much funding was transferred by the federal government to local not-for-profit, charitable and non-governmental organizations in Niagara Falls to deal with the influx of refugees in the city; (r) what are the names of the specific not-for-profit, charitable and non-governmental organizations in (q) who have received federal government funding; (s) what is the breakdown of funding for each organization to date; (t) how many more refugees does Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada currently plan to transfer to, or accommodate in, Niagara Falls; (u) how many refugees have moved out of government-funded hotel rooms in Niagara Falls and into personal accommodations; (v) when does the federal government plan to stop paying for refugee hotel rooms in Niagara Falls; and (w) what are the terms and conditions of the financial agreement that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has with each hotelier located in Niagara Falls that houses refugees and receives federal monies to provide this service? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
