Committees
Committees examine, in small groups, selected matters in greater depth than is possible in the House of Commons. They report conclusions of those examinations, and recommendations, to the House. Committees undertake studies on departmental spending, legislation and issues related to their mandate.
List of Committees
of the House of Commons
ACVA
Veterans Affairs
AFGH
Afghanistan
AGRI
Agriculture and Agri-Food
CACN
Canada-China Relations
CHPC
Canadian Heritage
CIIT
International Trade
CIMM
Citizenship and Immigration
ENVI
Environment and Sustainable Development
ETHI
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
FAAE
Foreign Affairs and International Development
FEWO
Status of Women
FINA
Finance
FOPO
Fisheries and Oceans
HESA
Health
HUMA
Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
INAN
Indigenous and Northern Affairs
INDU
Industry and Technology
JUST
Justice and Human Rights
LANG
Official Languages
LIAI
Liaison
NDDN
National Defence
OGGO
Government Operations and Estimates
PACP
Public Accounts
PROC
Procedure and House Affairs
RNNR
Natural Resources
SECU
Public Safety and National Security
SRSR
Science and Research
TRAN
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Joint Committees
AMAD Medical Assistance in Dying BILI Library of Parliament DEDC Declaration of Emergency REGS Scrutiny of RegulationsAbout committees
A committee is a body made up of members of Parliament, or members and senators in the case of joint committees, selected to consider any issue referred to them by the House or related to their mandate. There are different types of committees: standing, legislative, special and joint. Most are standing committees.
Learn moreCommittee Weekly Schedule
Committees follow a system of meeting room priority access based on rotating blocks of time approved by the whips of the recognized parties.