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The House of Commons: Report to Canadians 2013

Report To
Canadians 2013

Members’ Activities: In Committees

24

Standing Committees

  • Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
  • Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics*
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Canadian Heritage
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Finance
  • Fisheries and Oceans
  • Foreign Affairs and International Development
  • Government Operations and Estimates*
  • Health
  • Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
  • Industry, Science and Technology
  • International Trade
  • Justice and Human Rights
  • National Defence
  • Natural Resources
  • Official Languages
  • Procedure and House Affairs
  • Public Accounts*
  • Public Safety and National Security
  • Status of Women*
  • Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
  • Veterans Affairs

Learn more about standing committees


2

Standing Joint Committees

  • Library of Parliament

2

Special Committees
  • Special Committee on Co-operatives
  • Special Committee on
    Violence Against Indigenous Women

Learn more about special committees

  • 12
    Members on each standing committee
  • 1,134
    Total committee meetings
  • 1,873
    Total hours of committee meetings
  • 3,475
    Witnesses appeared
  • 148
    Reports presented
Topics addressed by committees

Due to their size, committees provide an excellent opportunity for in-depth discussions on a variety of topics.
In 2012–2013, these included:

  • Privacy and social media
  • Intellectual property
  • Ensuring the security of Canada’s immigration system
  • Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India
  • Urban conservation practices
  • Sexual harassment in the federal workplace
  • Barriers to filling low-skill jobs
  • Invasive species that pose a threat to the Great Lakes ecosystem
  • Innovative transportation technologies
* Committee chaired by a Member of the Official Opposition with a Vice-Chair from the governing party.

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