Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to funding provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada to Prairie Harm Reduction in the electoral district of Saskatoon West or any entity representing or associated with Prairie Harm Reduction, since April 1, 2025: (a) what are the details of every grant, contribution, and payment, including, for each, the (i) date recorded, (ii) fiscal year, (iii) amount, (iv) program name, (v) agreement number, (vi) recipient of record, (vii) ultimate intended recipient, if different, (viii) status of the payment, including whether it was issued, withheld, suspended, recovered, or cancelled; (b) what agreements or funding commitments has the Public Health Agency of Canada entered into involving Prairie Harm Reduction Incorporated that were active, approved, amended, or suspended during fiscal year 2025-26 or during the period from April 1, 2026 to the date of this question, including, for each, the (i) agreement number, (ii) program, (iii) approved value, (iv) agreement start date, (v) agreement end date, (vi) amount committed for 2025-26, (vii) amount paid in 2025-26, (viii) amount planned or committed from April 1, 2026 to the date of the question, (ix) amount, if any, withheld, (x) current status; (c) did any Public Health Agency of Canada funding intended for Prairie Harm Reduction Incorporated, or for the same underlying project, agreement, or program activity, carry over, lapse, or remain unpaid into the period from April 1, 2026 to the date of this question, and, if so, what are the details, including the (i) amount, (ii) reason, and (iii) whether the amount remained payable; (d) has Public Health Agency of Canada identified, sought to recover or recovered, for any amount related to Prairie Harm Reduction Incorporated in relation to fiscal year 2025-26 or the period from April 1, 2026 to the date of this question and, if so, what are the details of each such amount, including the (i) amount, (ii) reason, (iii) date recovery efforts began, (iv) amount recovered to date, (v) amount still outstanding, (vi) how the amount was recovered, (vii) how it was recorded; (e) following Prairie Harm Reduction Incorporated’s reported financial distress and any related bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and license suspension by Health Canada, what steps, if any, did the Public Health Agency of Canada take, including whether it (i) suspended or withheld payments, (ii) amended or terminated an agreement, (iii) redirected funding to another entity, (iv) sought repayment, (v) filed a claim, (vi) conducted a financial or compliance review, (vii) notified any other department, agency, or minister’s office, (viii) took any other related action, and if so, what; and (f) what total amount was, in relation to Prairie Harm Reduction Incorporated for fiscal year 2025-26, (i) committed, (ii) paid, (iii) paid net of any recoveries, offsets, or adjustments, and what amount, if any, remained outstanding, committed, payable, recoverable, or otherwise active during the period from April 1, 2026 to the date of the question?

With regard to prisoner participation in the Correctional Service of Canada’s penitentiary agriculture program at Collins Bay and Joyceville Institutions, recognizing that a full-time-equivalent farm job position can be filled by multiple prisoners working part-time or short-term, for the period covering fiscal years 2018-19 through to 2025-26: (a) how many prisoners have participated in the penitentiary agriculture program; (b) how many full-time-equivalent prisoner farm job positions have been available at each winter (January) and summer (July) seasonal period, broken down by season, year, and institution; (c) as of March 31, 2026, how many full-time-equivalent prisoner farm job positions were available, broken down by institution; (d) what is the specific nature of each full-time-equivalent prisoner farm job position available as of March 31, 2026 (syrup, beekeeping, forestry, horticulture, crops, milking, other); and (e) as of March 31, 2026, how many prisoners were participating in the penitentiary agriculture program, broken down by institution?

With regard to the reestablishment of the Correction Service Canada’s farms at Collins Bay and Joyceville Institutions, for the period covering fiscal years 2018-19 through to 2025-26: (a) what is the total aggregate amount spent on all aspects of the program’s implementation and operation, including consultants, farm staff salaries and benefits, travel, farm supplies (seed, feed, fertilizer, fuel, etc.), subcontracted services (pesticide application, combining and trucking, etc.), vehicles, equipment, repairs and maintenance, animal purchases, deadstock or rendering and veterinary services, demolitions, renovations, new construction, insurance, and all expenses attributable to the reopened CORCAN Agribusiness business line; (b) of this, what is the total aggregate amount spent to date on the dairy cattle barn at Joyceville Institution, including construction, modifications, procurement fees, consultancy fees, travel and meals, contingencies, project management, contract administration, site security, dairy equipment and technology, taxes paid by Correction Service Canada’s, taxes charged by suppliers to Public Services and Procurement Canada that have been settled through Public Services and Procurement Canada, and legal fees, litigation, and claims; (c) how many claims have been brought by contractors against the cattle barn project, what is the amount claimed and the subject matter of each claim, and how much has been paid out to date in response to the claims; (d) on what date was final completion of the cattle barn achieved and on what date was the barn handed over to Correction Service Canada’s by Public Services and Procurement Canada and the contractor; (e) if not yet achieved, what is the current anticipated date of final completion and project close-out; (f) since 2024, broken down by month, what have been the total revenues from the sale of milk; and (g) is the future goat barn still under consideration, and is it still Correction Service Canada’s position that the goat program will resume as indicated in the March 5, 2021 news release?

With regard to Canada's participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: (a) what are the details of the current legal status of Canada's membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, including (i) the date on which Canada formally notified the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank of its intent to suspend activities with the bank, (ii) the effective date of Canada's suspension, (iii) if Canada intends to withdraw fully from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, (iv) the total financial obligations that remain outstanding following Canada's suspension, including capital liabilities and current total value of Canada's shareholding in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, (v) any continuing legal obligations Canada has to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, (vi) whether any Canadian nationals remain employed at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and, if so, how many, (vii) the total amount of funds transferred from the Government of Canada or its agencies since June 14, 2023, (viii) whether Canada designated alternate representatives following the suspension of activities, and, if so, the nationality of are those representatives; (b) what are the details of any assessments, analyses, briefings, or intelligence reports any government department or agency has received since January 1, 2017, regarding connections between the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Chinese Communist Party including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) title, (iii) author, (iv) recipients, (v) type of document, (v) summary of the contents; (c) have any Canadian ministers or senior officials been informed of any allegations or findings related to undue influence, direction or control exercised by the Chinese Communist Party over the governance, staffing, or operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank since January 1, 2017, and, if so, what are the details,including which ministers and officials were informed and on what dates; (d) has the government conducted or commissioned any internal or external reviews, audits, or investigations into allegations that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank operates as, or in coordination with, a Chinese Communist Party front organization, and, if so, what are the details of each, including (i) the titles and dates, (ii) who conducted them, (iii) whether national security agencies were involved, (iv) the key findings and recommendations, (v) any security, governance, or foreign interference concerns identified, (vi) if the government will table the full findings, and if not, why, (vii) which of the recommendations will be implemented; (e) what due diligence was conducted prior to Canada becoming a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank regarding risks of political influence or financial benefit to the Chinese Communist Party or its members; (f) since January 1, 2017, what information does the government have regarding any funds, contracts, loans, or procurement issued by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that directly or indirectly benefited (i) the Chinese Communist Party, (ii) entities owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, (iii) individuals identified as members of the Chinese Communist Party; (g) what monitoring mechanisms are in place to (i) monitor Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank activities, even through partner countries, (ii) ensure Canadian taxpayer funds associated with Canada's shareholding in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are not used in ways that benefit the Chinese Communist Party or its affiliates, (iii) monitor whether Canadian funding provided through other multilateral institutions has been co-financed with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank projects; (h) what measurable economic benefits, including job creation numbers, contracts awarded to Canadian firms, or investment returns, has Canada received since March 1, 2018, as a result of its participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and (i) what considerations, analyses, or recommendations has the government made regarding maintaining, divesting, or withdrawing from Canada's shareholding in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

With regard to government information about and funding for PrescribeIT: (a) how much federal funding was (i) allocated, (ii) spent, broken down by direct funding and indirect funding provided through the Canada Health Infoway; (b) what were the stated objectives, performance targets, and adoption benchmarks of the program, and to what extent were they met; (c) according to the best information available to the government, how many healthcare providers registered to use PrescribeIT and, of those, how many were actively using the system, broken down by province and territory; (d) what percentage of prescriptions in Canada were transmitted through PrescribeIT (i) at its peak, (ii) at the time of its discontinuation; (e) which specific government ministers and officials (i) proposed, (ii) approved, Prescribe IT broken down by date, type of approval, and which part of the development process each approved; (f) what are the details, including dates, methodology and findings, of all research, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, or pilot evaluations conducted prior to the approval and rollout of the program; (g) what internal audits, evaluations, or third-party reviews have been conducted on PrescribeIT, and will the government make those reports public; and (h) what steps, if any, have been taken to hold individuals or organizations accountable for the outcomes of the program or to recover any of the money lost?

With regard to Public Services and Procurement Canada's Contract Security Program and changes being made to the program: (a) prior to phases 1 and 2 changes, (i) what were the Designated Organization Screening processing times, (ii) what were the processing times for Facility Security Clearance, (iii) how many submissions were in the program's pipeline for construction-related procurement, (iv) what was the processing time for construction- related procurements, (v) what was the Contract Security Program’s security clearance rate for small and medium construction enterprises; (b) after phases 1 and 2 changes, (i) what are the processing times for Designated Organization Screening (ii) what are the processing times for Facility Security Clearance, (iii) how many submissions are in the program's pipeline-construction related procurement and what is the processing time; (c) what is the program's current security clearance rate for small and medium enterprises of (i) one to four employees, (ii) five to 99 employees, (iii) 100 to 499 employees; (d) what is the government's estimate on the value of expenditures or costs associated with processing each provisional security clearance; (e) on average, how long does it take for the program to process one security clearance; (f) what changes were made the subcontracting processes, and what were to outcomes for the construction supply chain; (g) what is the program cost to implement phases 1 and 2 of the program changes; (h) what are the details of any consultation with industry experts held before the phases 1 and 2 reforms; (i) prior to phases 1 and 2 changes, what were the Facility Clearance processing times for (i) employees of general contractors, (ii) employees of information technology contractors, (iii) employees of Calian Group Ltd., (iv) Canadian Armed Forces recruits, (v) Royal Canadian Mounted Police recruits, that require clearance; and (j) after the phases 1 and 2 changes, what are the Facility Clearance processing times for (i) employees of general contractors, (ii) employees of information technology contractors, (iii) employees of Calian Group Ltd., (iv) Canadian Armed Forces recruits, (v) Royal Canadian Mounted Police recruits, that require clearance?

With regard to wait times at Service Canada Centres: what was the average wait time, broken down by each Service Canada Centre location for each of the last 24 months?

With regard to the administration and operation of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, broken down by each of the past five years: (a) what has been the total annual cost to the federal government to administer and enforce the program; (b) what were the annual costs associated with the program, in total and broken down by type (administrative, enforcement, processing, etc.); and (c) how much revenue has been collected from employer application fees and other program-related fees associated with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, in total and broken down by each fee?

With regard to the Regional Tariff Response Initiative: (a) how many applications were (i) received, (ii) awarded costs, (iii) denied, (iv) received but are still awaiting a decision; (b) for successful applications, what is the average wait time between when an application is received and when the costs are awarded; (c) what are the service standards related to the processing and reviewing times of applications and what percentage of the time is each service standard met; and (d) how much funding has been paid out to date through the program, in total and broken down by industry, and by province or territory?

With regard to the electric vehicle charging stations installed at the Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site: (a) when were the stations installed; (b) what were the expenditures related to installing the stations, in total and broken down by type of expense; (c) what are the details of all contracts signed to date in relation to the stations, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) value, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) way in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (d) what are the yearly expenditures to operate and maintain the stations; and (e) how much revenue was received from electric vehicle user or charging fees, broken down by year and by month since the stations were installed?

With regard to bonuses awarded at Crown corporations for the 2025-26 fiscal year, broken down by each Crown corporation: (a) what was the total amount awarded in bonuses; (b) how many and what percentage of officials (i) at or above the executive level or equivalent, (ii) below the executive level or equivalent, received bonuses; and (c) of the amount awarded in bonuses, how much went to officials (i) at or above the executive level or equivalent, (ii) below the executive level or equivalent?

With regard to the “Subsection 56(1) class exemption in relation to urgent public health need sites in the provinces and territories”, since 2023 and broken down by calendar year: how many urgent public health need sites were operational at any point during the calendar year in each province and territory?

With regard to the “Subsection 56(1) class exemption in relation to urgent public health need sites in the provinces and territories” that requires, through condition 11 of the exemption, for the provincial and territorial Ministers of Health to submit quarterly reports to the Office of Controlled Substances by the 15th of the month following the end of each quarter, since 2023: (a) how many quarterly reports have been received by the Office of Controlled Substances since the exemption came into effect, broken down by province or territory and by reporting quarter; (b) on what date was each report received by the Office of Controlled Substances, broken down by province or territory and by reporting quarter; (c) which provinces or territories failed to submit a quarterly report by the deadline and for which reporting quarter; (d) for each instance where a quarterly report was submitted after the deadline, how many days late was the report received, broken down by province or territory and by reporting quarter; and (e) what steps, if any, has the government taken in response to late or missing quarterly reports?

With regard to the National Broadband Map which Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada uses to determine eligibility of federally funded support for Internet Service Provider projects to meet the federal government’s goal of providing high-speed internet (up to 50/10 Mbps) or broadband internet to all Canadians and broken down by fiscal year beginning in 2020-21: (a) how many discrepancies or errors of the National Broadband Map have been reported to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, broken down by (i) overreport of coverage, (ii) underreport of coverage; (b) what actions does Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada take to investigate such reports; (c) how many reports have been corrected or closed with no action taken, broken down by Internet Service Provider; (d) does Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada take any enforcement action when Internet Service Providers overreport service and this overreport results in the area not being considered for future federal funding; (e) what areas were identified as incorrectly receiving broadband coverage listed by street, town and province or territory; (f) how does a member of the public report to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada that the National Broadband Map is incorrect in their area; (g) how many communications has Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada received from the general public or Internet Service Providers regarding National Broadband Map errors, broken down by (i) date of communication, (ii) type (email, phone call, letter, through the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada account feedback tool), (iii) action taken, (iv) origin of the report (member of the public, Internet Service Provider, Parliamentarian's office); (h) how many errors on the National Broadband Map resulted in an area not receiving federal funding for a broadband project; and (j) what actions is the government taking to identify errors on the National Broadband Map and ensure all Canadians including those in areas considered the “last mile” receive reasonable internet options from Internet Service Providers?

With regard to Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Program since 2019-20 and broken down by fiscal year: (a) how many complaints, notifications or consumer product incident reports were received by Health Canada regarding manufactured non-compliant products in the Canadian market; (b) of the products in (a), how many were (i) manufactured in Canada, (ii) imported into Canada from elsewhere, broken down by country of primary manufacturer; (c) of the products in (a), what North American Industry Classification System subsector did these products fall under; (d) how many of the consumer product incident reports in (a) relate to ASTM F2057-23 – Standard Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units; (e) what was the average response timeline to the complainant that submitted a consumer product incident report, broken down by year; (f) how many consumer product incident reports have not received a response; (g) does the complainant receive confirmation that a full investigation was completed, and of the outcome of this investigation; (h) how many investigations are currently open, broken down by the year the consumer product incident report was submitted; (i) how many products have been removed from the Canadian market based on consumer product incident reports, broken down by the year the consumer product incident report was submitted; and (j) what administrative monetary penalties or enforcement actions have been issued through the Consumer Product Safety Program, broken down by (i) the year the complaint was received, (ii) the manufacturer or importer name, (iii) the amount of the fine, (iv) whether a compliance agreement was implemented, (v) whether the fine was paid or unpaid?

With regards to the government firearms confiscation compensation program (known as the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program): (a) how many registered participants had a criminal record; (b) out of the legal, trained, vetted and licenced firearms owners that participated, (i) how many possess a Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence, (ii) how many of the participants were on their initial Possession and Acquisition Licence or Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence, (iii) how many of the participants were on a renewed Possession and Acquisition Licence or Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence; (c) in cross-referencing the program’s information with the government’s database of all Canadian Armed Forces members, Royal Canadian Mounted Police members, veterans, and public servants, how many of the participants in this compensation program are (i) members of the Canadian Armed Forces, (ii) members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (iii) veterans, (iv) federal public employees (listed by department); and (d) how many participants were Indigenous based on their Possession and Acquisition Licence or Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence application being under the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Adaptations Regulations?

With regard to the armoured vehicle program by Global Affairs Canada since January 1, 2022: (a) how many armoured vehicles have been decommissioned or destroyed in total, broken down by year; (b) what are the details of each armoured vehicle that was decommissioned or destroyed, including (i) the vehicle identification number, (ii) the original date of purchase or acquisition, (iii) the purchase price or acquisition cost, (iv) the mission or location where the vehicle was deployed at the time of decommissioning, (v) the date of decommissioning or destruction, (vi) the reason for decommissioning or destruction, (vii) the method of disposal, including whether the vehicle was destroyed, cannibalized for parts, redeployed, or transferred to another Government of Canada department; (c) for each armoured vehicle that was destroyed, (i) who authorized the destruction, (ii) was a witness present at the time of destruction, (iii) was a destruction invoice or certificate retained, and, if not, why not; (d) were any armoured vehicles donated or transferred to any person, government, or organization outside of the government, and, if so, (i) who received the vehicle, (ii) what was the reason or justification for the transfer or donation, (iii) who authorized the transfer or donation, (iv) under what authority was the transfer or donation made; and (e) what is the total value of armoured vehicles decommissioned or destroyed since January 1, 2022, based on original acquisition cost?

With regard to follow-up questions on cyberattacks provided to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates concerning the appearance of Shared Services Canada on March 12, 2026, where it was stated in the follow-up question submission that approximately 7.7 trillion cyber events were blocked in 2025: (a) what proportion of these cyber events were attributed to foreign sources; (b) what are the countries or regions of origin of these foreign-attributed cyber events, broken down by total number and percentage; (c) what methodology is used by Shared Services Canada to determine the origin or attribution of cyber events; and (d) how many of these cyber events were assessed to be state-sponsored or linked to foreign governments, broken down by country or region?

With regard to all reinvestments of sales, royalties, and revenues by the government as noted in the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2025-26: what is the detailed and itemized breakdown of how that money was reinvested, including, for each expenditure, the Treasury Board object code associated with each expenditure and the associated amounts?

With regard to employees and officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Border Services Agency or the Canadian Armed Forces being backdrops in announcements made by the Prime Minister or other ministers, since March 24, 2025: excluding those providing event security or those on active security detail, what are the details of each event with such individuals in attendance as a backdrop including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) number of employees or officers from each organization, (iv) details of which ministers made the announcement, (v) nature of announcement, (vi) costs incurred by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Border Services Agency or the Canadian Armed Forces related to their attendance at the event, in total and broken down by type of expenses (transportation, overtime, etc.)?