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

With regard to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's analysis of the impact of China's tariffs on the canola industry: what are the government's estimates or projections on the economic impact that the 76% tariff on canola seed and the 100% tariff on canola oil, meal, and peas will have (i) overall, (ii) on canola farmers, (iii) on the Prairie provinces, broken down by tariff?

With regard to fines, penalties and interest assessed in connection with the importation of spent fowl, and the testimony by officials from the Canada Border Services Agency before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food that approximately $377 million has been assessed since 2017: (a) what is the (i) total amount collected to date by the Canada Revenue Agency, broken down by fiscal year since 2017, (ii) amount still outstanding, (iii) amount that has been written off, reduced, cancelled or deemed uncollectable; and (b) did the Canada Border Services Agency refer all assessed amounts that were not paid to the Canada Revenue Agency for collection, and, if not, which amounts were not referred, broken down by reason?

With regard to fertilizer, fertilizer precursor and nitrogen imports since March 2, 2022: (a) what has been the effect on the volume, value, timing and origin of such imports of the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff Withdrawal Order (2002-1) (SOR/2022-35) by year; (b) what is the dollar amount of tariff collected as a result of the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff Withdrawal Order (2002-1) (SOR/2022-35) by year; (c) what details with respect to the country of origin are collected for such imports; (d) what requirements are applied to determine whether such imports originate from a country to which the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff Withdrawal Order (2002-1) (SOR/2022-35) applies; (e) have any departments or agencies studied or measured the effects of the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff Withdrawal Order (2002-1) (SOR/2022-35) on Russian producers, Russian exports or the Russian economy, and, if so, which departments or agencies, and what were the findings or figures; and (f) have any briefing, communication or informational materials pertaining to such imports, or to the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff Withdrawal Order (2002-1) (SOR/2022-35), been provided to any minister, deputy minister, assistant or associate deputy minister or agency head, and, if so, for each instance, what was the (i) date on which the material was provided, (ii) recipient or office to which the material was provided, (iii) topic of the material provided?

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 Canada's imposition of countermeasures (e.g., surtaxes, tariffs, etc.) on certain U.S. origin goods pursuant to the United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025), the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) and the United States Surtax Order (2025-1), each as amended: (a) what is the total amount of revenue collected since March 1, 2025, reported by calendar week, according to custom's release date of the imported U.S. origin goods subject to countermeasures; (b) of the revenue reported in (a), what amounts are attributable to each Harmonized System eight-digit tariff item; (c) for each Harmonized System tariff item identified in (b), what is the percentage of the total revenue collected; (d) of the revenue reported in (b), what is the breakdown by Canadian province or territory according to the respective importer's address; (e) of the revenue reported in (b), what is the breakdown by Canada Border Services Agency region (i.e., Atlantic, Northern Ontario, Southern Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area, Pacific, Quebec and Prairie); (f) what is the number and value of claims for remission made pursuant to the United States Surtax Remission Order (Motor Vehicles) and United States Remission Order (2025), and what is the total value remitted; (g) of the claims for remission identified in (f), what is the number and value of remission (i) granted, (ii) denied, both reported according to Harmonized System tariff item of the imported goods; (h) what is the number and value of claims for remission made pursuant to the remission process established to consider requests for exceptional relief from Canadian countermeasures on U.S. origin goods; (i) of the claims for remission identified in (h), what is the number and value of remission (i) granted, (ii) denied, both reported according to Harmonized System tariff item of the imported goods; (j) what is the total number of full-time equivalent positions at the Canada Border Services Agency and Department of Finance Canada dedicated to the administration, audit, compliance and remission of countermeasures; (k) what estimates does the government have regarding the aggregate economic impact of these countermeasures, including distributional effects on Canadian producers, consumers, importers, workers and regional economies, and whether any modelling or analysis exists showing net revenue versus cost impacts by industry and region; (l) for the revenue collected since March 1, 2025, how have revenues been allocated or spent by the government, including whether any revenue collected from countermeasures has been granted, in any manner, to Canadian businesses and, if so, what is the business name, the amount granted and when was the grant made; (m) what are the revised deficit or surplus amounts for the 2025 budget year based on the government's classification of revenue from countermeasures; (n) which outside firms were hired by the government to provide position papers or any written advice on countermeasures; (o) what position did each firm listed in (n) provide to the government; and (p) what are the details of all contracts related to (n), including the (i) name of the firm, (ii) initial contract amount, (iii) final contract amount, (iv) goods or services delivered, (v) start and end dates of the contract, (vi) date the position paper was delivered to the government?

With regard to Canadian counter tariffs and other countermeasures put in place by the government since March 4, 2025: (a) how much money has been collected, in total, and broken down by (i) month, (ii) countermeasure; and (b) how much of the money collected has been allocated to help for workers in total and broken down by program?

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?

With regard to the portion of the Regional Tariff Response Initiative administered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario: (a) what is the total amount of funding allocated to the program since its inception; (b) what are the names of all the companies, organizations or entities that have received funding under the program; (c) for each recipient in (b), what is the amount of funding approved and disbursed, the date of approval, and the project description; (d) what criteria were used to determine eligibility and select recipients; (e) what measures are in place to ensure transparency and accountability in the allocation of funds; (f) were any funds provided as non-repayable contributions, and, if so, which recipients received such funding and in what amounts; and (g) have any recipients been subject to audits, compliance reviews or repayment requirements, and, if so, what were the outcomes?

With regard to Canadian counter tariffs: (a) as of October 1, 2025, how much money was collected through the Canadian counter tariffs that came into effect on March 4, 2025; (b) how much of the money collected came 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?

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?

With regard to Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management): (a) is it the government's position that this bill, upon receiving royal assent, will become a law of Canada; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, is it the government's position that the law would bind His Majesty in right of Canada; (c) if the answer to (b) is negative, (i) why not, (ii) is this position backed by a legal opinion; and (d) if the answer to (c)(ii) is affirmative, what are the particulars of the legal opinion, including the (i) date it was given, (ii) person who approved it, (iii) person who requested it?