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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 (No. 233)

Questions

The complete list of questions on the Order Paper is available for consultation at the Table in the Chamber and on the Internet. Those questions not appearing in the list have been answered, withdrawn or made into orders for return.

Q-1074 — February 23, 2015 — — With regard to Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and their grant category entitled “Clean Technology/Clean Energy”: (a) how does WD define the grant category “Clean Technology/Clean Energy” for the purposes of a successful project application; (b) which energy sectors does WD deem to be included or excluded in this category; (c) how many applicants for the program were deemed to qualify for the category “Clean Technology/Clean Energy”; and (d) which applicants have received grants or loans under the “Clean Technology/Clean Energy” category?

Q-1147 — April 1, 2015 — — With regard to questions on the Order Paper numbers Q-654 through Q-1145, what is the estimated cost of the production of the government's response for each question?

Q-1259² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to Veterans Affairs Canada: (a) how many veterans have been hired at Veterans Affairs Canada since 2009; (b) how many of these were medically released members of the Canadian Forces hired in priority through the Public Service Commission; (c) what percentage of all hires at Veterans Affairs Canada since 2009 have been veterans (including medically released veterans); and (d) what specific efforts are being made by the Department to increase the number and percentage of veterans working within Veterans Affairs Canada?

Q-1260² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1262² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to International Experience Canada, for the year 2014: (a) with which countries did Canada have an agreement; (b) what were the reciprocal quotas; (c) how many Canadians travelled to each country under the auspices of the agreement; (d) how many youths from each country travelled to Canada under the auspices of the agreement, broken down by (i) working holiday, (ii) young professionals, (iii) international cooperative work placements; (e) how many Canadian employers employed foreign youth in the young professionals stream; (f) how many Canadian employers employed foreign youth in the international cooperative work placements stream; (g) when will the government be finished its detailed labour market assessment of the program and will the assessment be made public; (h) how many Canadian employers have been subject to investigations for compliance; (i) how many Canadian employers have been found to be in non-compliance as a result of an investigation, broken down by type of issue; (j) how many Canadian employers have had to take remedial actions in order to be considered compliant as a result of an investigation; (k) how many Canadian employers have been subject to penalties as a result of an investigation; (l) how does Citizenship and Immigration Canada define reciprocal with respect to its goal to make the program more reciprocal; and (m) what is the Department’s target for reciprocity?

Q-1263² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to the International Mobility Program: (a) how many applications were received for work permits in 2014 and in 2015 year-to-date, (i) in total, (ii) broken down by month; (b) how many applications for work permits were approved in 2014 and 2015 year-to-date, (i) in total, (ii) broken down by month; (c) how many employers using the International Mobility Program have been subject to an investigation for compliance in 2014 and 2015, broken down by (i) month, (ii) province; (d) how many investigations have revealed non-compliance by employers, broken down by (i) month, (ii) issues identified, (iii) industry of the employer; (e) how many employers have had to take steps to be considered compliant following an investigation, broken down by (i) month, (ii) type of action required, (iii) industry of the employer; (f) how many employers have received penalties for non-compliance as a result of an investigation, broken down by (i) month, (ii) type of penalty, (iii) industry of the employer; (g) how many investigations have involved an on-site visit, broken down by month; and (h) how many Citizenship and Immigration staff are currently assigned to conduct investigations for compliance?

Q-1264² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to Employment and Social Development Canada and the Social Security Tribunal: (a) how many appeals are currently waiting to be heard at the Income Security Section (ISS), in total and broken down by (i) Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) Canada Pension Plan Disability benefits (CPPD), (iii) Old Age Security (OAS); (b) how many appeals have been heard by the ISS in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (c) how many appeals heard by the ISS were allowed in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (d) how many appeals heard by the ISS were dismissed in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (e) how many appeals to the ISS were summarily dismissed in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (f) how many appeals at the ISS have been heard in person in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (g) how many appeals at the ISS have been heard by teleconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (h) how many appeals at the ISS have been heard by videoconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (i) how many appeals at the ISS have been heard in writing in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (j) how many members hired in the Employment Insurance Section (EIS) are currently assigned to the ISS; (k) how many income security appeals are currently waiting to be heard by the Appeal Division (AD), in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (l) how many income security appeals have been heard by the AD in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (m) how many income security appeals heard by the AD were allowed in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (n) how many income security appeals heard by the AD were dismissed in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (o) how many income security appeals to the AD were summarily dismissed in 2015, in total and broken down by (i) CPP retirement pensions and survivors benefits, (ii) CPPD benefits, (iii) OAS; (p) how many income security appeals at the AD have been heard in person in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (q) how many income security appeals at the AD have been heard in by videoconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (r) how many income security appeals at the AD have been heard by teleconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (s) how many income security appeals at the AD have been heard in writing in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (t) how many appeals are currently waiting to be heard at the Employment Insurance Section (EIS); (u) how many appeals have been heard by the EIS in 2015, in total and broken down by month; (v) how many appeals heard by the EIS were allowed in 2015; (w) how many appeals heard by the EIS were dismissed in 2015; (x) how many appeals to the EIS were summarily dismissed in 2015; (y) how many appeals at the EIS have been heard in person 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (z) how many appeals at the EIS have been heard by videoconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (aa) how many appeals at the EIS have been heard by teleconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (bb) how many appeals at the EIS have been heard in writing in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (cc) how many EI appeals are currently waiting to be heard by the AD; (dd) how many EI appeals have been heard by the AD in 2015; (ee) how many EI appeals heard by the AD were allowed in 2015; (ff) how many EI appeals heard by the AD were dismissed in 2015; (gg) how many EI appeals to the AD were summarily dismissed in 2015; (hh) how many EI appeals at the AD have been heard in person in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (ii) how many EI appeals at the AD have been heard by videoconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (jj) how many EI appeals at the AD have been heard by teleconference in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (kk) how many EI appeals at the AD have been heard in writing in 2015, broken down by (i) appeals allowed, (ii) appeals dismissed; (ll) how many legacy appeals are currently waiting to be heard at the ISS; (mm) how many legacy appeals are currently waiting to be heard at the EIS; (nn) how many legacy income security appeals are currently waiting to be heard at the AD; (oo) how many legacy EI appeals are currently waiting to be heard at the AD; (pp) how many requests has the Tribunal received for an expedited hearing due to terminal illness in 2015, broken down by (i) month, (ii) requests granted, (iii) requests not granted; (qq) how many requests has the Tribunal received for an expedited hearing due to financial hardship in 2015, broken down by (i) month, (ii) section, (iii) requests granted, (iv) requests not granted; (rr) when will performance standards for the Tribunal be put in place; (ss) how many casefiles have been reviewed by the special unit created within the department to review backlogged social security appeals; (tt) how many settlements have been offered; (uu) how many settlements have been accepted; (vv) for 2014 and 2015, what is the average amount of time for the Department to reach a decision on an application for Canada Pension Plan Disability benefits, broken down by month; and (ww) for 2014 and 2015, what is the average amount of time for the Department to reach a decision on a reconsideration of an application for Canada Pension Plan Disability benefits, broken down by month?

Q-1267² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current ministers or their staff from January 28, 2015, to present: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is the (i) date, (ii) title or subject matter, (iii) department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1268² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for Deputy Heads or their staff from January 30, 2015, to the present: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is (i) the date, (ii) the title or the subject matter of the document, (iii) the department's internal tracking number?

Q-1269² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario since January 28, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1270² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government procurement: what are the details of all contracts for the provision of research or speechwriting services to Ministers since December 4, 2014, (a) providing for each such contract (i) the start and end dates, (ii) contracting parties, (iii) file number, (iv) nature or description of the work; and (b) providing, in the case of a contract for speechwriting, the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) audience or event at which the speech was, or was intended to be, delivered?

Q-1271² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government spending in the constituency of Drummond, in the past four fiscal years, what was government spending, broken down by (i) year, (ii) program?

Q-1272² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to the government’s commitment to address child, early, and forced marriages, and sexual violence: (a) what programming approaches is the government supporting; (b) what percentage of funding will be or has been directed towards (i) reproductive health care, (ii) family planning; (c) how much funding has the government committed to provide in order to address sexual violence; (d) which organizations and other partners will the government take on when establishing this programming; and (e) will any of the partners identified in (d) be former co-sponsors of the 2014 Human Rights Council resolution on violence against women, if not, why not?

Q-1273² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to the government’s role in promoting consensual, healthy sexual relationships, as well as sound reproductive health: (a) what steps is the government undertaking in this regard; (b) what budget allocations has the government made in this regard; (c) what steps is the government taking to ensure that quality sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion services, are accessible and available for all; (d) will the government impose penalties on provinces failing to ensure the availability of individuals’ right to access safe abortion services without discrimination; (e) what steps is the government taking to ensure that all individuals are able to access sexual and reproductive health services and information, free from all barriers, including timely and systematic referral in the event of conscientious objection on moral or religious grounds; (f) what steps is the government taking to ensure that conscientious objection exemptions are well-defined in scope and well-regulated in use; and (g) how is the government working with provinces to improve the accessibility and availability of abortion services in Canadian hospitals and in rural or remote areas?

Q-1274² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government funding for the constituency of Scarborough—Rouge River for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any organization, body or group, broken down by (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) the date on which funding was received, (iv) the amount received, (v) the department or agency providing the funding, (vi) the program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) the nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1275² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government funding for the constituency of Abitibi—Témiscamingue for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any organization, body or group, broken down by (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) the date on which funding was received, (iv) the amount received, (v) the department or agency providing the funding, (vi) the program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) the nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1277² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current ministers or their staff from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2011: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is the (i) date, (ii) title or subject matter, (iii) department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1278² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current ministers or their staff from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2009: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is the (i) date, (ii) title or subject matter, (iii) department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1280² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada since February 2, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1281² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Aboriginal Affairs: what are the file numbers, dates, and titles of all briefing notes, dockets, dossiers, reports, or other documents of any kind which were used to compile or inform the statistics concerning missing and murdered indigenous women which were referred to, referenced, or cited by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs during his meeting with First Nation leaders in Calgary, Alberta, on or about Friday, March 20, 2015?

Q-1282² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current parliamentary secretaries or their staff from January 28, 2015, to present: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is the (i) date, (ii) title or subject matter, (iii) department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1285² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current assistant deputy ministers or their staff from January 30, 2015, to the present: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is (i) the date, (ii) the title or the subject matter, (iii) the department's internal tracking number?

Q-1287² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current assistant deputy ministers or their staff from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2011: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is (i) the date, (ii) the title or the subject matter, (iii) the department's internal tracking number?

Q-1289² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Industry Canada since January 28, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1293² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to the federal executive vehicle fleet, broken down by year since 2012: (a) what was the total number of vehicles in the fleet; (b) what was the (i) total cost of procuring vehicles for the fleet, (ii) total cost of the fleet as a whole; (c) what was the total cost of salaries for drivers, including ministerial exempt staff and federal public servants whose primary responsibility consists of driving vehicles in the fleet; (d) what are the models, years and manufacturers of each vehicle in the fleet; and (e) what are the names and positions of each authorized user of a vehicle in the fleet?

Q-1295² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to federal financial investments since 2011, how much was provided by (a) Canada Economic Development and, in particular, by (i) the Building Canada Fund, (ii) the gas tax fund, (iii) the Small Communities Fund; (b) Employment and Social Development; (c) Canadian Heritage; and (d) Industry Canada?

Q-1299² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government funding for the constituency of St. John's South—Mount Pearl for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any organization, body or group, broken down by (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) the date on which funding was received, (iv) the amount received, (v) the department or agency providing the funding, (vi) the program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) the nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1301² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to federal support for provincial-territorial-municipal infrastructure, for each of fiscal year 2014-2015 and the current fiscal year to date: for each of the Community Improvement Fund, the New Building Canada Fund’s (NBCF) National Infrastructure Component, the NBCF’s Provincial Territorial Infrastructure Component, the P3 Canada Fund, the Building Canada Fund (BCF) Major Infrastructure Component, and the BCF Communities Component, (a) how much has been spent; (b) how many projects were under construction in each province and territory; (c) how many projects received funding in each province and territory; and (d) how much of each province and territory’s allocation remained unspent?

Q-1302² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Agroforestry Development Centre in Indian Head, Saskatchewan: (a) since 2012, what steps have been taken by the government to dispose of the facility; (b) what is the current status of the facility; (c) is there any ongoing relationship between the government and Help International or Rodney Sidloski; (d) what is the status of negotiations for transfer of the facility; (e) are there any negotiations underway with any First Nations for the transfer of the facility, including with Carry-the-Kettle First Nation, (f) will any research be undertaken at the facility this year; (g) will any trees from the facility be distributed this year; and (h) and are the seedlings growing in its fields being maintained, and if so, by whom?

Q-1305² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of since fiscal year 2011-2012 inclusively, what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose?

Q-1307² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government grants and contributions in the federal riding of Hull—Aylmer from fiscal year 2011-2012 to the current fiscal year: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any eligible organization, body or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) date on which the funding was received (iii) amount received (iv) federal department or agency providing the funding (v) program under which the funding was provided (vi) detailed rationale for the funding; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline, (iii) file number of the press release?

Q-1309² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to Government of Canada expenditures in the riding of Alfred-Pellan: (a) what were the expenditures over the last ten years with respect to (i) the environment, (ii) transit, (iii) public safety, (iv) seniors, (v) youth, (vi) citizenship and immigration, (vii) status of women, (viii) health, (ix) culture, (x) public works, (xi) social development, (xii) housing, (xiii) national defence, (xiv) assistance for workers such as employment insurance, (xv) pensions; and (b) which businesses in the riding of Alfred-Pellan were awarded procurement contracts from the federal government, (ii) what was the value of these contracts, (iii) what was the length of these contracts, (iv) which department or agency issued these contracts?

Q-1310² — April 30, 2015 — — With respect to government grants and contributions allocated within the riding of Alfred-Pellan from fiscal year 2011-2012 to the present: what is the total amount allocated, broken down by (i) amount, (ii) individual recipient?

Q-1313² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of , for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1314² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to the employees of the government and all federal public agencies: (a) in the National Capital Region, (i) what was the total number of jobs since fiscal year 2011-2012, broken down by year, (ii) what was the number of temporary jobs since fiscal year 2011-2012, broken down by year, (iii) what was the number of jobs filled by employment agencies since fiscal year 2011-2012, broken down by year; and (b) at the national level, (i) what was the total number of jobs since fiscal year 2011-2012, broken down by year, (ii) what was the number of temporary jobs since fiscal year 2011-2012, broken down by year, (iii) what was the number of jobs filled by employment agencies since fiscal year 2011-2012, broken down by year?

Q-1316² — April 30, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans since February 5, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1320² — May 1, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current parliamentary secretaries or their staff from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2011: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is the (i) date, (ii) title or subject matter, (iii) department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1321² — May 1, 2015 — — With regard to government funding for the constituency of Churchill for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any organization, body or group, broken down by (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) the date on which funding was received, (iv) the amount received, (v) the department or agency providing the funding, (vi) the program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) the nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1322² — May 1, 2015 — — With regard to the government's Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS): (a) by what percentage of 2005 levels are federal departments and agencies currently committed to reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020; (b) as of the most recent year on record, by what percentage have federal departments and agencies reduced their emissions compared to 2005 levels; (c) what were the total, government-wide greenhouse gas emissions for the federal government in the most recent year on record; (d) how much of the government's overall GHG emissions are actually subject to the targets set under the FSDS' Green Government Operations Initiative; (e) why has the federal government not released a FSDS progress report since 2013; and (f) when will the government release its next FSDS progress report?

Q-1323² — May 1, 2015 — — With regard to lapsed spending by Environment Canada, Parks Canada and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency: (a) how much has each department and agency lapsed in each of fiscal years 2006-2007 to 2014-2015 inclusive, broken down on a program-by-program basis; and (b) what are the answers to (a), provided in digital CSV format?

Q-1324² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to government funding for the constituency of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) the date on which funding was received, (iv) the amount received, (v) the department or agency providing the funding, (vi) the program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) the nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline, (iii) file number of the press release?

Q-1325² — May 4, 2015 — — With respect to the Action Plan for Women Entrepreneurs, identified in the 2015 Budget: (a) what consultations were undertaken for the development of the action plan; (b) for each consultation in (a), (i) what was the date, (ii) what was the location, (iii) what organizations and individuals were consulted, (iv) which briefings or submissions were included as part of the consultation process; (c) what are the specific components of the action plan; (d) for each specific component of the action plan, how much funding was allocated; (e) what is the development cost of the online platform to foster networking; (f) what is the advertising cost for the “Just One Pledge” campaign to encourage mentorship and championing, and what forms of advertising are being considered; (g) what is the process for identifying women who are looking for mentors, and for linking these women with mentors who have taken the “Just One Pledge”; (h) what follow-up and tracking will be undertaken to measure the success of the program, and when will the reporting of results take place; (i) what is the government's definition of an “enhanced” trade mission, and what funding will be provided for such a missions; (j) what is the selection process for companies led by women entrepreneurs for enhanced trade missions; (k) how many enhanced trade missions is the government planning to undertake, and, for each mission planned, (i) to what countries, (ii) what are the goals; (l) what will be the specific criteria required to access the Business Development Bank of Canada’s financing for women-owned businesses; (m) what consultations were undertaken to develop the criteria for financing, and for each consultation, what were the (i) dates, (ii) locations, (iii) organizations and individuals consulted; and (n) what is the timing for the national forum, (i) how many women are expected to participate, (ii) will financing be provided for travel and accommodation, (iii) what funding is being allocated for the forum?

Q-1326² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to government funding for the constituency of Sault Ste. Marie for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions and loans to any organization, body or group, broken down by (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) the date on which funding was received, (iv) the amount received, (v) the department or agency providing the funding, (vi) the program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) the nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1327² — May 4, 2015 — — With respect to the monument The Valiants Memorial, located in Ottawa: (a) what process was used to determine the figures depicted in the monument; (b) what criteria were used to select the individuals depicted in the monument; (c) what criteria were used to determine whether to depict a figure with a bust or a full-body statue; (d) were other figures that are not depicted in the monument considered for inclusion in the monument and, if so, for which figures was this the case; (e) were other figures that are not depicted in the monument selected or otherwise endorsed for inclusion but ultimately not included and, if so, for which figures was this the case; (f) if the response to (e) is affirmative, for each figure what were the reasons provided to prioritize the figures that are depicted in the monument over the figures that were excluded; (g) for each figure depicted in the monument, provide the reasons used to select that figure, including any reasons used to select that figure rather than another figure that was considered for inclusion but that does not appear; (h) for each figure considered but not depicted in the monument, provide the reasons used to justify the rejection of that figure; (i) what criteria were used to determine the citations that accompany each figure depicted in the monument; (j) what sources or materials were used to inform the citations that accompany each figure depicted in the monument; (k) for each figure depicted in the monument, were other citations, in whole or in part, considered; (l) what were the reasons for selecting the site on which the monument is located; (m) were other sites considered for the location of the monument and, if so, what other sites were considered; and (n) if the response to (m) is affirmative, what were the reasons for not selecting each rejected site that was considered for the monument?

Q-1328² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada since February 2, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1329² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current deputy heads of departments, crown corporations and agencies or their staff from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2009: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is (i) the date, (ii) the title or subject matter, (iii) the department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1330² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada since February 4, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1331² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Public Safety Canada since February 5, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1332² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current assistant deputy ministers or their staff from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2009: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is (i) the date, (ii) the title or the subject matter, (iii) the department's internal tracking number?

Q-1333² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to materials prepared for past or current deputy heads of departments, crown corporations and agencies or their staff from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2011: for every briefing document or docket prepared, what is (i) the date, (ii) the title or subject matter, (iii) the department’s internal tracking number?

Q-1334² — May 4, 2015 — — With regard to the Interprovincial Transit Strategy in the National Capital Region, developed and released in 2013 by the National Capital Commission, the City of Ottawa, the City of Gatineau and the Société de transport de l’Outaouais: what measures have been taken by government departments and other government agencies, since the release of the strategy, to promote or fulfill each of the strategy’s five pillars?

Q-1335² — May 4, 2015 — — With respect to the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa: (a) was an environmental assessment of the selected site performed and, if so, what was the timeframe to carry out the assessment; (b) what are the names of the external firms or consultants that were consulted for this environmental assessment; and (c) how much was paid to each firm or consultant?

Q-1336² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to questions Q-1165 and Q-269: (a) what is the state of repayment and outstanding debt at PurGenesis to the Economic Development Agency of Canada regarding the loans of $500 000 on September 29, 2008, and $87 000 on April 14, 2011; (b) what is the state of repayment and outstanding debt for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada loan of $2 948 715 between 2009 and 2013; and (c) were other contributions, repayable or not, made to PurGenesis by the government and, if so, what is the state of repayment and outstanding debt?

Q-1337² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to the Skills Link program for the province of Quebec and, more specifically, the Quebec City area, the riding of Beauport—Limoilou, and the riding of Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord: (a) in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, (i) what was the total number of projects submitted and the total number approved, (ii) what was the total number and breakdown of applications submitted for all projects, (iii) what was the total number and breakdown of funding contributions for approved projects; (b) for each rejected project, why was it rejected; (c) for the answers in (a) that pertain to the riding of Beauport—Limoilou, what are the answers broken down by borough; (d) for the answers in (a) that pertain to the riding of Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, what are the answers broken down by (i) regional county municipality (RCM) of Île d'Orléans, (ii) RCM of Côte-de-Beaupré, (iii) RCM of Charlevoix-Ouest, (iv) RCM of Charlevoix-Est, (v) RCM of Haute-Côte-Nord; and (e) for the answers in (a) that pertain to the Quebec City area, what are the answers broken down by borough?

Q-1338² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to the ports and wharves divestiture program: (a) how many ports and wharves have been divested since the creation of the program for the Province of Quebec; (b) how many ports and wharves are currently being divested; (c) what ports or wharves have been divested or are currently being divested, broken down by regional county municipality; and (d) among the divested ports and wharves, (i) how many were upgraded as identified by the government, (ii) what were the amounts allocated to do so?

Q-1339² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to government investments in the constituency of Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord for regional economic development: what investments have been made since 2006, broken down by (i) regional county municipality, (ii) details of each project?

Q-1340² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Shared Services Canada since February 5, 2015: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

Q-1341² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of Portage—Lisgar, for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline, (iii) file number of the press release?

Q-1342² — May 5, 2015 — — With regard to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder from sexual assaults during their service, as well as Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) disability awards and pensions administered since 1998: (a) how many applications for veterans disability awards have been made by veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from sexual assaults during their service; (b) what are the reporting requirements for members of the CAF filing claims to receive VAC disability awards or pension due to post-traumatic-stress disorder resulting from sexual assaults during their service; (c) how many veterans have been granted VAC disability awards or pensions due to post-traumatic stress disorder from sexual assaults during their service; and (d) how many CAF members have been medically released or discharged due to post-traumatic stress disorder from sexual assaults during their service?

Q-1343² — May 6, 2015 — — With regard to the protection of Lancaster Sound: (a) when does the government plan to complete the first phase of the feasibility study which was announced six years ago; (b) what is the timeframe in which the government expects the feasibility study to be completed; (c) will the government respect the Nunavut Planning Commission’s ruling to stop additional shipping through the Lancaster Sound region until the Interim Management Plan for the Lancaster Sound Marine Conservation Area is in place; and (d) who has lobbied the government against the development of the Lancaster Sound National Marine Conservation Area?

Q-1344² — May 6, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of , for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1345² — May 6, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of , for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1346² — May 6, 2015 — — With regard to government spending in the constituency of : what was the total amount of government funding, from fiscal year 2011-2012 up to and including the current fiscal year, broken down by (i) the date the funds were received in the riding, (ii) the dollar amount of the expenditure, (iii) the program through which the funding was allocated, (iv) the department responsible, (v) the designated recipient?

Q-1347² — May 6, 2015 — — With regard to government spending in the municipality of Burnaby, British Columbia: what was the total amount of government funding, from fiscal year 2011-2012 up to and including the current fiscal year, broken down by (i) the date the funds were received in the riding, (ii) the dollar amount of the expenditure, (iii) the program through which the funding was allocated, (iv) the department responsible, (v) the designated recipient?

Q-1348² — May 7, 2015 — — With regard to housing provided by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA): (a) for each location where housing is provided, how many units were assessed by the CFHA to be in (i) good condition, (ii) fair condition, (iii) poor condition; (b) for each location where housing is provided, (i) was there a wait list for housing, (ii) how long was the wait list, (iii) what types of housing were waitlisted, (iv) what was the average age of the housing units in the CFHA's portfolio; (c) for each location where housing is provided, how many complaints were made regarding housing quality and what were the issues raised; (d) how many housing units have warning labels or seals because of the potential presence of asbestos in vermiculite insulation; (e) how many units have warning labels for ungrounded electrical outlets; and (f) how many units have water lines that must be kept running from November to April to prevent freezing?

Q-1349² — May 7, 2015 — — With regard to Transport Canada: what are the tracking, reference or file numbers, and titles of all reports, documents, evaluations, and studies (i) produced for Transport Canada by Fleetway Incorporated or Oceanic Consulting Corporation, (ii) produced for Transport Canada by outside consultants pertaining to comparisons of regional, national or international ferry operations, (iii) produced by or held by Transport Canada pertaining to the 1977 Canada—British Columbia bilateral agreement on ferry services, (iv) produced by or held by Transport Canada pertaining to the 1986 Master Agreement between Transport Canada and Marine Atlantic?

Q-1350² — May 7, 2015 — — With regard to benefits and allowances provided by Veterans Affairs Canada since 2012-2013 inclusively: (a) what percentage of favourable disability-benefit decisions were provided without requiring a level of review or appeal; (b) what percentage of disability-pension decisions were rendered within 16 weeks; (c) what percentage of payments were processed within a week of a favourable decision being rendered on a disability-pension first application; (d) what percentage of Exceptional Incapacity Allowance decisions were rendered within 12 weeks; (e) how many veterans received a Treatment Allowance during the fiscal year; (f) what percentage of Attendance Allowance and Clothing Allowance decisions were rendered within six weeks; (g) what percentage of disability-award decisions were rendered within 16 weeks; (h) what percentage of disability-award first application payments were processed within a week of receiving the client's decision on their method of payment; (i) how many eligible dependent children of deceased veterans or members attended higher education through the Educational Assistance Program; (j) what percentage of eligible veterans had individual income above or within five percent of the Low Income Measure; (k) what was the percentage of Earnings Loss recipients whose individual income was above or within five percent of the Low Income Measure; (l) what was the percentage of Earning Loss decisions rendered within four weeks; (m) what was the percentage of Canadian Forces Income Support decisions rendered within four weeks; (n) what was the percentage of Supplementary Retirement Benefit decisions rendered within four weeks; (o) what was the percentage of Permanent Impairment Allowance decisions rendered within 12 weeks; (p) what was the percentage of War Veterans Allowance decisions rendered within four weeks; (q) what was the percentage of Rehabilitation Program eligibility decisions rendered within two weeks; (r) what was the percentage of Career Transition eligibility decisions rendered within four weeks; (s) what was the percentage of Health Care Benefit review decisions rendered within 12 weeks; (t) what was the percentage of Health Care Identification cards sent within three weeks; (u) what was the percentage of Veterans Affairs Canada Public Service Health Care Plan eligibility decisions rendered within four weeks; (v) what was the percentage of Long-Term Care decisions completed within ten weeks; (w) what was the percentage of payments processed within eight weeks after a veteran is approved for Long-Term Care support; and (x) what percentage of decisions made and payments processed for means-tested funeral and burial benefits occurred within the published standard of 30 calendar days?

Q-1351² — May 7, 2015 — — With regard to funding for public safety in British Columbia: (a) how much of the $292.6 million allocated by the 2015 Budget to security agencies will be allocated to RCMP support for (i) Surrey, (ii) Delta; and (b) what has been the annual federal contribution to policing and crime prevention in Surrey, broken down by year from 2006 to 2015 inclusively?

Q-1352² — May 7, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of Wetaskiwin, for each fiscal year since 2006-2007 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline, (iii) file number of the press release?

Q-1353² — May 8, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of , for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release?

Q-1354² — May 12, 2015 — — With regard to the ongoing restoration of the Parliament Buildings: what specific measures have been taken, are being taken, or are planned, to (i) maximize energy efficiency, (ii) reduce energy and heating costs, (iii) install renewable sources of energy, such as photovoltaic cells?

Q-1355² — May 12, 2015 — — With regard to the government's National Conservation Plan: (a) what organizations have received funding under the plan since May 1, 2014; (b) what is the Forward Sortation Area code for each recipient organization; (c) what amount of funding did each organization receive; (d) what was the purpose of the funding; (e) what conditions were attached to the funding; (f) under which program was the funding granted; and (g) what are the answers in (a) to (f), provided in digital CSV format?

Q-1356² — May 14, 2015 — — With regard to Family Class applications for dependants of protected persons in Canada being processed at the High Commission of Canada (HCC) in New Delhi: (a) what level of priority is assigned to this type of application; (b) what is the estimated processing time for this type of application; (c) is the HCC in New Delhi currently meeting its estimated processing time for this type of application and, if not, why not; and (d) what measures does Citizenship and Immigration Canada have for assisting refugee dependants residing in Nepal who have been found to be members of the Family Class but are unable to access travel documents?

Q-1357² — May 20, 2015 — — With respect to child benefit levels projected in the Outlook for Program Expenses chart in the 2014 Fall Fiscal Update and the Outlook for Program Expenses chart in Budget 2015, for fiscal year 2014-2015: (a) how many two-parent households with one child were projected to have a household income between (i) $0 to $20 000, (ii) $20 001 to $40 000, (iii) $40 001 to $60 000, (iv) $60 001 to $80 000, (v) $80 001 to $100 000, (vi) $100 001 to $120 000, (vii) $120 001 to $140 000, (viii) $140 001 to $160 000, (ix) $160 001 to $180 000, (x) $180 000 to $200 000, (xi) over $200 001; (b) how many two-parent households with two children were projected to have a household income between (i) $0 to $20 000, (ii) $20 001 to $40 000, (iii) $40 001 to $60 000, (iv) $60 001 to $80 000, (v) $80 001 to $100 000, (vi) $100 001 to $120 000, (vii) $120 001 to $140 000, (viii) $140 001 to $160 000, (ix) $160 001 to $180 000, (x) $180 000 to $200 000, (xi) over $200 001; (c) how many two-parent households with three or more children were projected to have a household income between (i) $0 to $20 000, (ii) $20 001 to $40 000, (iii) $40 001 to $60 000, (iv) $60 001 to $80 000, (v) $80 001 to $100 000, (vi) $100 001 to $120 000, (vii) $120 001 to $140 000, (viii) $140 001 to $160 000, (ix) $160 001 to $180 000, (x) $180 000 to $200 000, (xi) over $200 001; (d) how many one-parent households with one child were projected to have a household income between (i) $0 to $20 000, (ii) $20 001 to $40 000, (iii) $40 001 to $60 000, (iv) $60 001 to $80 000, (v) $80 001 to $100 000, (vi) $100 001 to $120 000, (vii) $120 001 to $140 000, (viii) $140 001 to $160 000, (ix) $160 001 to $180 000, (x) $180 000 to $200 000, (xi) over $200 001; (e) how many one-parent households with two children were projected to have a household income between (i) $0 to $20 000, (ii) $20 001 to $40 000, (iii) $40 001 to $60 000, (iv) $60 001 to $80 000, (v) $80 001 to $100 000, (vi) $100 001 to $120 000, (vii) $120 001 to $140 000, (viii) $140 001 to $160 000, (ix) $160 001 to $180 000, (x) $180 000 to $200 000, (xi) over $200 001; and (f) how many one-parent households with three or more children were projected to have a household income between (i) $0 to $20 000, (ii) $20 001 to $40 000, (iii) $40 001 to $60 000, (iv) $60 001 to $80 000, (v) $80 001 to $100 000, (vi) $100 001 to $120 000, (vii) $120 001 to $140 000, (viii) $140 001 to $160 000, (ix) $160 001 to $180 000, (x) $180 000 to $200 000, (xi) over $200 001?

Q-1358² — May 20, 2015 — — With respect to projections for children’s benefits in 2016-2017: (a) how many children were projected to qualify for children’s benefits for the purposes of calculating the children’s benefits amount in the Outlook for Program Expenses Chart in the 2014 Fall Fiscal Update, broken down by (i) children aged five or younger, (ii) children between the ages of six and 17; (b) how many children were projected to qualify for children’s benefits for the purposes of calculating the children’s benefits amount in the Outlook for Program Expenses Chart in Budget 2015, broken down by (i) children aged five or younger, (ii) children between the ages of six and 17; and (c) what factors contribute, and to what extent does each factor contribute, to any discrepancy between the two projections of total child-benefit costs in the documents?

Q-1359² — June 3, 2015 — — With respect to federal Public Service employees and their use of sick leave between 2006 and 2015: (a) what is the average annual number of days of sick leave taken (i) by employees who are still with the Public Service, (ii) by employees who have left the Public Service, (iii) by employees who took unpaid sick leave in the years specified; (b) what is the average cost per day of paid sick leave; (c) what is the average salary of employees who took unpaid sick leave; and (d) what is the average number of days of sick leave taken, excluding days of unpaid sick leave?

Q-1360² — June 4, 2015 — — With regard to psychiatric services in all federal correctional institutions in British Columbia: (a) how many psychiatrists are employed for these institutions; (b) what is the status of employment (full-time, part-time, or on-call) of all employees identified in (a); (c) how many psychiatric positions remain vacant; (d) how many psychiatric assessments were completed in 2014; (e) how many offenders are currently awaiting psychiatric assessments; and (f) what is the impact in the delay of psychiatric assessments on offender rehabilitation, parole eligibility, and on public safety in British Columbia?

Q-1361² — June 10, 2015 — — With regard to Environment Canada’s activities in Port au Port Bay, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador: (a) how many times have officials been sent to investigate reports of oil leaks or other pollutants; (b) when were these investigators sent; (c) what were their findings; (d) what are the titles, internal tracking numbers, and dates of all documents related to Shoal Point and Port au Port Bay generated by Environment Canada since 2011; (e) with respect to reports of oil leaks or other environmental concerns, (i) how many reports have been received by Environment Canada concerning the Port au Port Bay area, (ii) when were the reports received, (iii) what follow-up actions were taken; and (f) how many enforcement officials does Environment Canada have in the Atlantic region?

Q-1362² — June 10, 2015 — — With regard to government funding in the ridings of and , for each fiscal year since 2010-2011 inclusively: what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) date on which the funding was received, (iii) amount received, (iv) department or agency providing the funding, (v) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made?


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