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Notice PaperNo. 98 Monday, May 10, 2021 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| May 7, 2021 — Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — That the first report of the Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States, presented on Thursday, April 15, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| May 7, 2021 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Friday, December 11, 2020, be concurred in. |
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| May 7, 2021 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — That the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Friday, May 7, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| Q-7452 — May 7, 2021 — Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île) — With regard to the new portrait on the Prime Minister’s new website: how much did it cost to produce the portrait, including (i) the amount paid to the photographer or the firm responsible for photography services, (ii) the costs associated with graphic enhancements, (iii) the amount paid for all professional image consultant services, if applicable, (iv) the total amount spent on men’s fashion consulting or stylist services, if applicable? |
| Q-7462 — May 7, 2021 — Mr. Ste-Marie (Joliette) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s new website and the response to question Q-563 on the Order Paper: (a) did the Office of the Prime Minister use external suppliers; (b) for all contracts over $10,000 awarded for this project, what, if applicable, are the details, including the (i) dates, (ii) value, (iii) name of the suppliers, (iv) reference number, (v) description of the services provided; and (c) as of May 5, 2021, was the information in (b) available on an open government website, and, if not, why does the government reference a link in its response where the information requested in question Q-563 was not available? |
| Q-7472 — May 7, 2021 — Mr. Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s new website: (a) what is the total cost of the Prime Minister’s website redesign project, including the (i) amount spent on writing biographical content about the Prime Minister, (ii) graphic design, (iii) website development, (iv) migration of the content from the old website to the new one, (v) Prime Minister’s new official portrait, (vi) translation and language editing costs; (b) what is the number of full-time equivalents assigned to the website update project; and (c) what external suppliers did the Office of the Prime Minister use for this project, and, if applicable, what are the details, including the (i) dates of the contracts, (ii) value of the contracts, (iii) names of the suppliers, (iv) reference numbers, (v) description of the services provided? |
| Q-7482 — May 7, 2021 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — With regard to recruiting in the Canadian Armed Forces between January 2019 to present, broken down by month: (a) how many individuals who showed an interest in joining the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve contacted the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centres or the Primary Reserve units, online or in person; (b) of the individuals in (a), how many were male and how many were female; (c) of the individuals in (a), how many began the enrollment process, broken down by sex; and (d) how many of the individuals in (c) completed the enrollment process, broken down by sex? |
| Q-7492 — May 7, 2021 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to the Rapid Housing Initiative: (a) which organizations and communities in Northern Ontario applied for funding through the Initiative; (b) which organizations and communities in (a) received funding; (c) how much funding did each organization and community in (b) receive; and (d) what was the specific criteria or formula used to determine which applications were accepted and how much funding each successful applicant would receive? |
| Q-7502 — May 7, 2021 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to the Canada Recovery Benefit and the government’s original commitment to process applications and deliver payments within four weeks: (a) how many applications were received; (b) how many applications received payments (i) within four weeks of being received, (ii) not within four weeks of being received; (c) what was the (i) average, (ii) median times between when an application is received and a payment is made; (d) what was the (i) average, (ii) median processing times for the applications that were not processed within four weeks; and (e) how many applicants were still awaiting payments as of May 7, 2021? |
| Q-7512 — May 7, 2021 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to housing, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the response to the Order Paper question Q-552: (a) how much has been committed to individual projects in (i) dollar amounts, (ii) units, broken down by (A) province, (B) project stage (i.e. finalized agreement, conditional commitment), (C) program (i.e. Rental Construction Financing Initiative (RCFI), National Housing Co-investment Fund (NHCF)), (D) type of applicant (e.g. for-profit, non-profit, government, faith group, etc.); (b) as of which date is the information in (a) current; (c) what is the city and average rent of the individual projects referred to in (a); (d) does the CMHC track the average rent of units meeting the affordability criteria under the RCFI, as it does so for the NHCF, and, if not, why not; (e) what is the average processing time to reach a finalized agreement for projects under the RCFI and NHCF; (f) how much insured lending did the CMHC approve for rental financing and refinancing of multiunit rental assets since 2010, broken down by (i) year, (ii) type of investor (e.g. Real Estate Income Trusts (REIT), other capital corporations, property companies, holding companies, individuals, etc.); (g) how much of the insured lending in (f) is associated with the purchase of existing moderate rent assets; (h) what is the (i) average rent of units prior to the acquisition, (ii) average rent for each year following the acquisition, (iii) percentage of the loan provided by CMHC, broken down by project receiving funding in (f); (i) what projects in (h) required a rental achievement to receive a portion of the loan; (j) what is the rent trajectory for each year following the acquisition that can be linked to the use of the annual rental survey and property listing managed by CMHC for the 205 properties acquired by REIT identified in the government’s response to question Q-552; (k) what projects have been approved under the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), broken down by (i) project, (ii) the number of units, (iii) the amount of funding, (iv) the province, (v) the city and stream; (l) what projects in (h) involve Indigenous households; (m) what percentage of applications received for the RHI were for Indigenous housing projects; and (n) in each locality where RHI projects were approved, what is the percentage of housing going to Indigenous peoples compared to (i) the percentage of Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in that region, (ii) the proportion of the overall population of that region who identify as Indigenous? |
| Q-7522 — May 7, 2021 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): (a) how was the cap determined for each stream under the temporary public policy update for essential and health-care workers in Canada as a pathway to permanent residency launched on May 6, 2021; (b) what are IRCC’s projections for the streams in (a) regarding (i) the number of people who are eligible to apply in each stream, (ii) how quickly the intake caps will be achieved; (c) what are the processing standards for this new stream; (d) what measures have been put in place to ensure remote workers with limited internet, who are more prominent under certain eligible National Occupational Classification codes, will have sufficient chances to apply under the new public policy stream; (e) what changes have been put in place for the new public policy pathway in order to address the issues that were raised around fairness under the 2019 first-come first-served parents and grandparents program; (f) broken down by stream, what is the number of applications across all caregiver streams currently in inventory; (g) what is the rational for deciding on the 2,750 annual intake cap for each caregiver pilot program; (h) what happens to both applications if a caregiver has an application for both the new public policy as well as the interim or pilot programs; (i) since 2010, broken down by stream and year, how many caregivers whose permanent residency application were refused did not meet the language requirements; (j) in the 2021-23 Immigration Levels Plan, why was the minimum levels ranges for 2021-23 reduced relative to previous plans while the overall target increased; (k) broken down by stream, if applicable, and year, what is the average processing time for reunification of family members of asylum seekers; (l) since 2010, broken down by province and year, what is the number of applications under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) that have been (i) received, (ii) accepted, (iii) refused; (m) broken down by province, what is the current inventory under the PNP; (n) broken down by province and year, what is the number of applications under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot program (AIPP) that have been (i) received, (ii) accepted, (iii) refused; (o) broken down by province, what is the current inventory under the AIPP; (p) since 2010, broken down by province and stream, what was the yearly immigration target for the (i) PNP, (ii) AIPP; and (q) what is the yearly immigration target for each province under the (i) PNP, (ii) AIPP in the 2021-23 immigration levels? |
| Q-7532 — May 7, 2021 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), VFS Global, site visits to visa application centres (VAC) and the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration: (a) since learning that a subcontractor was employed by the Beijing Public Security Bureau, were the site visits carried out by IRCC pre-announced to the VAC; (b) did the site visits in (a) include the office in Beijing; (c) what is assessed in these site visits; (d) are the site visits carried out by employees specialized in information security; (e) was the site visit process developed with direct support from the Communications Security Establishment or the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS); (f) what were the findings of the site visits referenced in (a); g) is the government looking to continue using the same VAC in Beijing; (h) who is responsible for vetting employees at the VFS Global facility in Beijing; (i) what security clearances are required for VAC employees, particularly the one in Beijing; (j) is the CSIS engaged in the vetting process in (h); (k) when was IRCC made aware that VFS Global engaged with subcontractors; (l) was IRCC aware that VFS Global engaged with subcontractors during the November 28, 2013, meeting at the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration when the former Deputy Minister and former Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations indicated they were not aware of it; (m) what complaint process is available for VAC clients who feel that their application has been mishandled or who have concerns about privacy breaches; (n) what are the details of any briefing notes or correspondence since 2006 (i) regarding VFS Global subcontractors, (ii) between IRCC and Chinese security or police authorities; (o) what are the details of any briefing notes or correspondence since September 2020 regarding VFS global; and (p) what are the details of any briefing notes or correspondence prepared for the November 28, 2013, meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-269 — February 18, 2021 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage). |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Falk (Provencher) — March 3, 2021 |
| Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — March 26, 2021 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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