Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Date Referred	note	note
Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures	(2019-06-10)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 6:45 PM Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 9:32 AM Adam Brown, Chair (Canadian Alliance of Student Associations) Shannon Coombs, President (Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association) Sofia Descalzi, Incoming National Chairperson (Canadian Federation of Students) Philippe LeBel, President (Quebec Student Union)
The subject matter of all of Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures	(2019-05-02)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 1:31 PM Stéphane Aubry, Vice President (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada) Chris Boivin, Director General, Green Municipal Fund (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Simon Coakeley, Chief Executive Officer (National Association of Federal Retirees) Carole Saab, Executive Director, Policy and Public Affairs (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM The Honourable Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance (Department of Finance Canada) Brian Ernewein, Assistant Deputy Minister, Legislation, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 1:31 PM Michael Armstrong, Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business, Brock University (As an Individual) David Clement, North American Affairs Manager (Consumer Choice Center) Rebecca Jesseman, Director, Policy (Canadian Centre on Substance Use & Addiction) Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 9:33 AM Bruce Ball, Vice President, Taxation (Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada) Trevin S. Stratton, Chief Economist (The Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 1:31 PM Travis Allan, Chair, National Government Relations Committee (Electric Mobility Canada) Joanna Kyriazis, Senior Policy Advisor (Clean Energy Canada) Mark A. Nantais, President (Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association) Brad Ryder, Chief Executive Officer (Electric Mobility Canada) Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 6:50 PM Dan Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Janet Lane, Director, Human Capital Centre (Canada West Foundation) Cory G. Litzenberger, President and Founder, CGL Strategic Business and Tax Advisors (As an Individual) Jennifer Robson, Associate Professor, Political Management, Kroeger College, Carleton University (As an Individual) Larry Rousseau, Executive Vice-President (Canadian Labour Congress) Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 1:31 PM Richard Eberhardt, Director of Communications and Development (Green Economy Canada) Mary Pickering, Vice President, Programs and Partnerships, The Atmospheric Fund (Low Carbon Cities Canada) Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 1:32 PM Wendy Beauchesne, Executive Vice President, Foundation Ian Lee, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University (As an Individual) Andrea Robertson, President and Chief Executive Officer (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS)) Laura Tamblyn Watts, Chief Public Policy Officer (CARP (Canadian Association for Retired Persons)) Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 9:32 AM Colette Brin, Professor, Director of the Centre d'études sur les médias, Laval University (As an Individual) Guy Crevier, Publisher (La Presse) John Hinds, President and Chief Executive Officer (News Media Canada) Linda Lauzon, Executive Director (Association de la presse francophone) John Miller, Emeritus Professor, Ryerson University (As an Individual) Pascale St-Onge, President (Fédération nationale des communications) Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 1:31 PM Jean-François Charest, Senior Advisor, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Sharmin Choudhury, Policy Analyst, Compliance, Operations, and Program Development Branch, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Carl Cotton, Vice President, Program Development Directorate (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Simon Crabtree, Executive Director, Pensions and Benefits Sector, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Ian Disend, Senior Policy Analyst, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Marianna Giordano, Director, CPP Policy and Legislation, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat, Income Security and Social Development Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Joyce Henry, Director General, Office of Energy Efficiency (Natural Resources Canada) Melanie Hill, Senior Policy Officer, Intergovernmental Affairs (Privy Council Office) Martin Joyal, Senior Director, Policy and Programs Development, Emergency Management and Program Branch (Public Safety Canada) Tim Krawchuk, Manager, Excise Duty Operations - Alcohol (Canada Revenue Agency) Nathalie Lechasseur, Director General, Programs Integration (Infrastructure Canada) Paul Morrison, Manager, Policy Development (Insolvency), Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Atiq Rahman, Director General, Canada Student Loans Program, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Nicole Thomas, Director, Finance (Infrastructure Canada) Kevin Wagdin, Manager, Legislation and Litigation, Old Age Security Policy and Public Pensions Statistics, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Suzanne White, Director, Resources, Energy and Environment, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Tolga Yalkin, Director General, Consumer Product Safety Directorate (Health Canada) Brennen Young, Director, Policy and Strategic Planning Division, Regulatory Affairs Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Gertrude Zagler, Director, Employment Equity, Compliance Operations, and Program Development Branch, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 1:30 PM Phil King, Director General, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Maude Lavoie, Director General, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Trevor McGowan, Director General, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Mercille, Director General, GST Legislation, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 9:32 AM Maude Lavoie, Director General, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Trevor McGowan, Director General, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020	(2019-04-11)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:49 PM Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 7:20 PM The Honourable Joyce Murray, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Julie Charron, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Patrick Finn, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Michael Hammond, Executive Director, Finance, Planning and Administration Directorate (Privy Council Office) Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Lisa Setlakwe, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Matthew Shea, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (Privy Council Office) Philippe Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Sector (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM Nathalie Bertrand, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services (Infrastructure Canada) Nathalie Lechasseur, Director General, Programs Integration, Program Operations (Infrastructure Canada) Paul Pelletier, Director General, Education Branch (Indigenous Services Canada) Evan Siddall, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Paul Thoppil, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer (Indigenous Services Canada) Lisa Williams, Chief Financial Officer (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 9:30 AM Eric Costen, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch (Health Canada) Edward De Sousa, Director General, Resource Management Directorate (Health Canada) Matt Jones, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pan-Canadian Framework Implementation Office (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Alan Kerr, Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency) Randy Larkin, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Health Canada) Christine Loth-Bown, Vice President, Policy Development Sector (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency) John Moffet, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Branch (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Carol Najm, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Finance Branch (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Niall O'Dea, Associate Deputy Minister, Canadian Wildlife Services (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 6:45 PM Shirley Carruthers, Director General, Financial Resource Planning and Management Bureau (Global Affairs Canada) Jason Choueiri, Executive Director (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) Jacques Cloutier, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch (Canada Border Services Agency) Alexis Conrad, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Natasha Kim, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Greg Kipling, Director General, Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs Branch (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) Daniel Mills, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Jonathan Moor, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President, Financial and Corporate Management Branch (Canada Border Services Agency) Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Arun Thangaraj, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Global Affairs Canada) Jason Won, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 9:32 AM Michel Cormier, Executive Director (The Leaders’ Debates Commission) Bradley Eddison, Director, Policy and Management Services (The Leaders’ Debates Commission) Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer (Office of the Chief Electoral Officer) Hughes St-Pierre, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Internal Services (Office of the Chief Electoral Officer)
Government response to the thirty-second report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled "The Phoenix Pay Problem-Working Toward a Solution"	(2019-02-22)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 6:50 PM Steven MacKinnon M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement (As an Individual) The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Les Linklater, Associate Deputy Minister, HR-to-Pay Stabilization (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Jacquie Manchevsky, Corporate Secretary, Next Generation HR and Pay Team, Office of the Chief Information Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Government response to the twenty-fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, entitled "Fair, Simple and Competitive Taxation: The Way Forward for Canada"	(2019-02-21)
Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020	(2019-02-21)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 9:31 AM Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 2:15 PM The Honourable Jane Philpott, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019	(2019-02-21)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 9:31 AM Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 6:45 PM Paul Arvanitidis, Senior Director, Tourism Policy (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Krista Campbell, Director General, Digital Transformation Service Sector, Connected Canada Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Jacques Fauteux, Director, Government and Community Relations (VIA Rail Canada) Patricia Jasmin, Chief Financial Officer (VIA Rail Canada) Andrea Johnston, Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation Canada (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Frances McRae, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Marketplace Services (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Philippe Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Sector (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 2:15 PM The Honourable Jane Philpott, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Glenn Purves, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Marcia Santiago, Executive Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM Leah Anderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Darlene Bess, Chief Financial Officer (Department of Finance Canada) Richard Botham, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Julie Charron, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) and Acting Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Michel Doiron, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery (Veterans Affairs Canada) Patrick Finn, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Major-General Hercule Gosselin, Chief of Programme (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Miodrag Jovanovic, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Analysis), Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Nicholas Leswick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Mike MacDonald, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Faith McIntyre, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Commemoration (Veterans Affairs Canada) Daniel Mills, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Nicolas Moreau, Director General, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Elizabeth Stuart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services (Veterans Affairs Canada) Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 9:30 AM Alexis Conrad, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Jim Fox, Vice President, Integrated Energy Information and Analysis (National Energy Board) Odette Johnston, Director General, Children and Families Branch (Indigenous Services Canada) Alex Lakroni, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Eric Marion, Senior Director Fiscal Policy, Policy Development and Coordination Branch (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Mark Perlman, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Financial Officer Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Mark Power, Vice President, Performance and Results and Chief Financial Officer (National Energy Board) Paul Thoppil, Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer (Indigenous Services Canada) Jason Won, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada )
Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures	(2018-12-04)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Friday, December 7, 2018 at 9:00 AM Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 1:45 PM Helen Berry, Legal Officer (Public Service Alliance of Canada) Derrick Hynes, President and Chief Executive Officer (FETCO) Fiona Keith, Senior Counsel (Canadian Human Rights Commission) Monette Maillet, Deputy Executive Director and Senior General Counsel (Canadian Human Rights Commission) Denise Perron, Member (Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada) Magali Picard, National Executive Vice-President (Public Service Alliance of Canada) Vicky Smallman, National Director, Women's and Human Rights (Canadian Labour Congress) François Trottier, Representative (Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada) Tanya van Biesen, Executive Director (Catalyst Canada Inc.) Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 6:45 PM Sarah Kaplan, Distinguished Professor and Director, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Institute for Gender and the Economy (As an Individual) Kathleen Lahey, Professor and Queen's National Scholar, Faculty of Law, Queen's University (As an Individual) Samantha Michaels, Senior Policy Advisor (Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada) Jacqueline Neapole, Executive Director (Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women) Maya Roy, Chief Executive Officer (YWCA Canada) Diana Sarosi, Senior Policy Advisor (Oxfam Canada) Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 5:03 PM The Honourable Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance (Department of Finance Canada) Andrew Marsland, Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Barbara Moran, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace Information, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Charles Philippe Rochon, Senior Policy Analyst, Labour Standards and Wage Earner Protection Program , Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Lori Straznicky, Executive Director, Pay Equity Task Team, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 2:01 PM Aniket Bhushan, Lead Analyst and Principal Investigator (Canadian International Development Platform) Jocelyn Mackie, Co-Chief Executive Officer (Grand Challenges Canada) Fraser Reilly-King, Research and Policy Manager (Canadian Council for International Co-operation)
Bill S-246, An Act to amend the Borrowing Authority Act	(2018-11-27)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 6:51 PM The Honourable Senator Joseph A. Day, sponsor of the bill Nicolas Moreau, Director General, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) James Wu, Senior Director, Funds Management Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada)
The subject matter of all of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures	(2018-11-07)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 9:31 AM Danielle Bélanger, Director, GBA Plus and Strategic Policy, Policy and External Relations Directorate (Status of Women Canada) Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 6:45 PM Dale Beugin, Executive Director (Canada's Ecofiscal Commission) Mark Blumberg, Partner, Blumberg Segal LLP (As an Individual) Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer (Imagine Canada) Susan Manwaring, Partner and Leader, Social Impact Group, Miller Thomson LLP (As an Individual) Nicholas Rivers, Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 1:47 PM Charles Bernard, Director General, Portfolio Affairs (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Renée Caron, Senior Director, Pay Equity, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Ryan Clark, Director, Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Issues and Development (Global Affairs Canada) Zachary Edwards, Junior Analyst/Economist, International Finance and Development Division, International Trade and Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Marie-Eve Gagné, Policy Analyst, Portfolio Affairs (Public Services and Procurement Canada) Nicole Giles, Director, Assistant Deputy Minister's Office, International Trade and Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Marianna Giordano, Director, CPP Policy and Legislation, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat, Income Security and Social Development Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Mark Hulett, Senior Advisor, Spending Reviews and Expenditure Policy (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Michelle Kaminski, Director, Office of Innovate Finance, Grants and Contributions Management (Global Affairs Canada) Diane Kelloway, Statistical Analyst, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Bruce Kennedy, Manager, Pay Equity Task Team, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Deirdre Kent, Director General, International Assistance Policy (Global Affairs Canada) Chantal Larocque, Deputy Director, Development Finance (Global Affairs Canada) Jérôme Mercier, Director, Expenditure Analysis and Compensation Planning, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Louisa Pang, Director, International Finance and Development Division (Department of Finance Canada) Mhairi Petersen, Director, International Assistance Enveloppe Management (Global Affairs Canada) Lori Straznicky, Executive Director, Pay Equity Task Team, Labour Program (Employment and Social Development Canada ) Scott Winter, Director, Trade and Tariff Policy, International Trade Policy Division (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 1:45 PM Carlos Achadinha, Senior Director, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Gervais Coulombe, Director, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Robert Ives, Senior Advisor, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Sharmila Khare, Director, Policy, Planning and Legislation Division, Charities Directorate (Canada Revenue Agency) Blaine Langdon, Director, Charities, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Antonio Manconi, Director General, Charities Directorate (Canada Revenue Agency) Trevor McGowan, Director General, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Mercille, Director General, Sales Tax Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 9:32 AM Gervais Coulombe, Director, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Trevor McGowan, Director General, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Judy Meltzer, Director General, Carbon Pricing Bureau (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Isabelle Vachon, Senior Legislative Policy Advisor, Legislative Governance (Environment and Climate Change Canada)

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