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Q-1347
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Monday, June 15, 2026 |
With regard to the elimination in 2018 of the requirement that employers seeking to hire temporary foreign workers in skilled trades occupations consult with relevant labour organizations: (a) what was the rationale for eliminating the requirement; (b) what are the details of all briefing materials and reports prepared in relation to the decision, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) author, (iii) recipients, (iv) title, (v) type of document, (vi) summary of its contents; (c) what consultations were undertaken with labour organizations, unions, building trades councils, apprenticeship organizations, employers, and provincial governments prior to eliminating the requirement; (d) what concerns, objections, or recommendations were raised by labour organizations, unions, building trades councils, and apprenticeship organizations regarding the elimination of the requirement; (e) how many Labour Market Impact Assessments and temporary foreign worker positions in skilled trades occupations were approved in each year from 2014 to 2018, broken down by occupation and province or territory; (f) how many Labour Market Impact Assessments and temporary foreign worker positions in skilled trades occupations were approved in each year from 2019 to the present, broken down by occupation and province or territory; (g) what are the details, including findings of any analysis conducted regarding the impact of eliminating the requirement on (i) the number of approved Labour Market Impact Assessments, (ii) the number of temporary foreign workers employed in skilled trades occupations, (iii) wages in skilled trades occupations, (iv) apprenticeship opportunities for Canadians; (h) has the government received requests from labour organizations, unions, building trades councils, or apprenticeship organizations to reinstate the requirement, and, if so, from whom and on what dates; and (i) has the government analyzed reinstating the requirement, and, if so, what are the details of the analysis including (i) the date, (ii) who did the analysis, (iii) the findings? |
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
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Q-1346
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Monday, June 15, 2026 |
With regard to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the trucking sector since January 1, 2020: (a) how many Labour Market Impact Assessments have been approved for trucking-related occupations, including transport truck drivers and long-haul truck drivers, broken down by (i) year, (ii) province or territory, (iii) occupation; (b) how many work permits have been issued pursuant to the Labour Market Impact Assessments in (a), broken down by year; (c) what is the breakdown of (b) by province or territory and by occupation; (d) what employers have received approval for 50 or more temporary foreign worker positions in trucking-related occupations, and how many positions were approved for each employer; (e) how many inspections, audits, compliance reviews or investigations of trucking-sector employers participating in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program have been conducted, broken down by year and province or territory; (f) how many trucking-sector employers were found to be non-compliant with Temporary Foreign Worker Program requirements, and for each instance, what was the (i) date, (ii) nature of the violation, (iii) penalty imposed; (g) what analysis has been conducted regarding the impact of Temporary Foreign Worker Program approvals in the trucking sector on wages, employment levels and labour shortages for Canadian workers and what were the findings of the analysis; (h) what data has the government collected regarding unemployment, underemployment or labour force participation among Canadian truck drivers while approving temporary foreign worker positions in the trucking sector; and (i) what assessments have been conducted to determine whether employers receiving approvals under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program made sufficient efforts to recruit, hire and retain Canadian workers before seeking foreign labour, and what were the results of each assessment? |
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
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Q-1345
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Monday, June 15, 2026 |
With regard to federally funded construction, infrastructure, housing, and public works projects since January 1, 2020: (a) what measures are in place to verify that workers employed on federally funded projects are legally authorized to work in Canada; (b) what are the requirements for (i) departments, agencies, and Crown corporations, (ii) funding recipients, (iii) contractors, (iv) subcontractors, in relation to the verification of the immigration or work authorization status of workers on federally funded projects; (c) how many audits, inspections, or compliance assessments have been conducted to determine whether unauthorized workers were employed on federally funded projects; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) broken down by year and department, agency, or Crown corporation; (e) in how many instances was an unauthorized worker identified on a federally funded project, broken down by year, province or territory, project, employer, contractor, and subcontractor; (f) for each instance in (e) what penalties, sanctions, funding clawbacks, contract terminations, suspensions, or other enforcement actions were imposed as a result of findings referred to in (d), broken down by date and by entity the enforcement action was levied against; (g) what analysis has been conducted regarding the impact of unauthorized labour on employment opportunities, wages, apprenticeship opportunities, and labour market outcomes for Canadian workers in the skilled trades; (h) what information does the government possess regarding the number of unauthorized workers employed in the construction sector generally and on federally funded projects specifically; (i) what are the details of all briefing materials and reports prepared regarding unauthorized labour on federally funded projects, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) author, (iii) recipients, (iv) title, (v) type of document, (vi) summary of contents; and (j) what discussions has the government had with provinces or territories, employers, unions, industry associations, immigration authorities, or law enforcement agencies regarding the presence of unauthorized workers on federally funded projects? |
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
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Q-1130
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Monday, April 27, 2026 |
With regard to the statement made by Mark Wiseman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States, at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on April 23, 2026, that the government conducts detailed economic analysis of U.S. 232 tariffs on Canadian businesses: (a) what specific analyses or modelling has been conducted, by which departments or agencies, and on what dates; (b) are these analyses conducted on a monthly basis, and, if so, on what dates have they been completed since January 2024; and (c) what are the key findings, including the impacts on gross domestic product, employment, exports and sectoral output? |
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Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Q-1075
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Friday, April 17, 2026 |
With regard to government measures to stop the importation of goods made using forced Uyghur labour in China, since 2022: (a) how many times have such goods been intercepted or seized at points of entry by the Canada Border Services Agency; and (b) what are the details of each instance in (a), including (i) the date, (ii) the description of the goods, including the quantity, (iii) the estimated value of the goods, (iv) the point of entry or location, (v) what happened to the intercepted or seized goods, (vi) the charges laid in consequence of the interception or seizure? |
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
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Q-845
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Friday, February 6, 2026 |
With regard to the rebates and financial incentives announced by the government on February 5, 2026, for battery electric and fuel-cell electric vehicles, as well as plug-in hybrid vehicles: (a) what makes and models of vehicles currently produced in Canada qualify for the rebates and financial incentives; (b) how many units of each model are currently being produced; and (c) what makes and models of vehicles that will qualify for the rebate does the government anticipate will start production in 2026, and how many units of each does the government expect to be produced, broken down by year for (i) 2026, (ii) 2027? |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
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Q-841
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Thursday, February 5, 2026 |
With regard to government statistics on vehicle sales in Canada, broken down by year for 2023, 2024 and 2025: (a) how many foreign-made electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold in Canada with a final transaction value of under $50,000; (b) how many Canadian-made electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold in Canada; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by each make, model and country of manufacturing? |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
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Q-815
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026 |
With regard to submissions received by the Minister of Jobs and Families, the minister's office, or departmental officials, from Justice for Truck Drivers or Labour Community Services of Peel: (a) have the Minister of Jobs and Families, the minister's office, or departmental officials received submissions, correspondence, or recommendations since 2023 from Justice for Truck Drivers or Labour Community Services of Peel, including from Navneet Aujla, Service Director, and, if so, broken down by sender, on what date was each (i) received, (ii) reviewed, (iii) acknowledged, (iv) answered; (b) who received and reviewed each submission; (c) what specific recommendations were made in each submission; (d) what is the government's response to each recommendation; (e) which recommendations, including which changes to the Canada Labour Code or other regulations, does the government plan on implementing, and what is the timeline associated with each such implementation; and (f) for each recommended change received that the government will not be implementing, what is the reason for not implementing the change? |
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Monday, March 23, 2026 |
