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Notice Paper

No. 271

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — That the fifth report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — That the fifth report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — That the eight report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That the 54th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That the 55th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.
Concurrence motion — cannot be moved (See Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 50).

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) — That the 55th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — That the 55th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the eight report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 35th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 54th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the eight report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the fifth report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Barlow (Foothills) — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 55th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.
Concurrence motion — cannot be moved (See Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 50).

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the sixth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Friday, November 24, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the seventh report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Friday, November 24, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the fourth report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Health, presented on Thursday, November 30, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, be concurred in.
Concurrence motion — cannot be moved (See Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 49).

January 29, 2024 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — That the 35th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Martel (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — That the 35th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — That the eight report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

January 29, 2024 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-22082 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — With regard to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), which is administered by Export Development Canada: (a) what is the total number of loans and total capital (i) issued from the CEBA program since it was first launched on April 9, 2020, (ii) that was paid back in full by December 31, 2023, (iii) issued that the government expects or forecasts to be refinanced before March 28, 2024, (iv) that the government expects or forecasts will be repaid in full by March 28, 2024; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province and territory; and (c) for each province and territory in (b), what is the breakdown by each sector of the tourism industry, including (i) accommodation, (ii) transportation, (iii) food and beverage services, (iv) recreation and entertainment, (v) travel services?
Q-22092 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Lake (Edmonton—Wetaskiwin) — With regard to the government’s response to the Emergency Alert issued at 6:44 p.m. on January 13, 2024, by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency asking Albertans to immediately limit their electricity use to essential needs only: what specific actions, if any, were taken by the government to limit the amount of electricity it was using at federal buildings and facilities in Alberta during this crisis, including, for each building, (i) the name and location of the building, (ii) what action was taken, if any, (iii) what time and date was the action taken?
Q-22102 — January 29, 2024 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With regard to the Canadian sport helpline and the abuse-free sport helpline: (a) in what month and year was the service first launched; (b) what are the details of the program’s financing, including (i) the cost to administer the program annually, (ii) whether there have been any changes to the finances since its inception, (iii) the dates of any such changes; (c) what is the size of the current team that leads the program, and what are the details of the team that leads the program including the name of all positions of the current team; (d) how many days a week is the service available, and (i) what are the specific times when the service is available for each day, (ii) how many operators are available during these times, (iii) what training do each of the operators have; (e) how is the existence of the service communicated to athletes, and who is responsible for doing so; (f) broken down annually and by sport, while protecting privacy of all callers, how many calls have been logged yearly since 2019; (g) broken down annually and by sport, while protecting the privacy of all callers, how many calls provided advice on (i) a complaints process, (ii) how to seek help from the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner, (iii) jow to seek help from a national sport organization, (iv) how to seek help from a provincial or territorial sport organization, (v) how to seek help from a lawyer, (vi) how to seek help from the police, (vii) on any other matter, including the full range of issues that athletes, parents, witnesses, and any callers were concerned about; and (h) who has oversight of data from the helpline, and, while protecting privacy of all callers, what analysis, if any, has been undertaken on the data and (i) on what timescales, (ii) have any such analyses been used to inform further action to protect athletes and young people, and, if so, what are the details of each instance?
Q-22112 — January 29, 2024 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With regard to the Red Deer Declaration signed in 2019: (a) how many federal, provincial and territorial sport ministerial meetings have been held, and, for each meeting, what were the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the agenda, (iii) whether safety and integrity in sport were on the agenda, (iv) what specifically was discussed regarding safety in sport; (b) how many federal, provincial and territorial sport ministerial conference calls have been held, and, for each, what were the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the agenda, (iii) whether safety and integrity in sport were on the agenda, (iv) what specifically was discussed regarding safety in sport in each of the conference calls; (c) what intergovernmental goals have been developed to address abuse, discrimination and harassment in sport in the areas of (i) awareness, (ii) policy, (iii) prevention, (iv) reporting, (v) management, (vi) monitoring; (d) what intergovernmental actions have been taken in the areas of (i) awareness, (ii) policy, (iii) prevention, (iv) reporting, (v) management, (vi) monitoring; (e) what progress has been made on mechanisms to report and monitor incidents of abuse, discrimination, and harassment (i) federally, (ii) by each province and territory; and (f) what outcomes have been achieved as a result of signing the declaration?
Q-22122 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Maguire (Brandon—Souris) — With regard to refugee claims made at points of entries at Canadian airports, broken down by year for each of the last five years: (a) what was the number of refugee claims made in total and broken down by airport; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by country of persecution; (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by country of citizenship; and (d) of the claims in (a) through (c), how many (i) were granted, (ii) were denied, (iii) are still awaiting a decision?
Q-22132 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, broken down by year since 2020: (a) how many newcomers came to Canada; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by status (i.e. permanent or temporary); (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by industry and occupation; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by how many newcomers are currently working in that industry and occupation versus how many are currently working in a different industry or occupation?
Q-22142 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Live-in Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?
Q-22152 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the Caring for Children Program, Caring for People with High Medical Needs Program, and Interim Pathway for Caregivers, broken down by province or territory, and by program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each of the calendar years between 2015 and 2020 inclusively; (b) of those permits, how many of those migrants have actually come to Canada to fill jobs; (c) what was the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (d) what was the average processing time for each of the years in (a); (e) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what was the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) of the migrants in (a), what number subsequently stayed in Canada under a different type of visa, in total and broken down by type of visa, and what is the average length of those various visas; (h) how many migrants stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of the migrants in (h), how many remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs between 2015 and 2020, how many have gained permanent residency?
Q-22162 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to government advertising promoting or about the climate crisis, since 2016, and broken down by year: (a) what are the total amounts spent on such advertising; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of advertising, or media outlet; and (c) what are the details of all contracts awarded related to the advertising, or the associated advertising campaigns, including any contracts associated with developing the content of any government websites or advertisements, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount or value, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) duration, if applicable?
Q-22172 — January 29, 2024 — Mrs. Kusie (Calgary Midnapore) — With regard to expenditures in relation to the Canadian delegation to Davos, Switzerland, in January 2024 for the World Economic Forum, and based on invoices, contracts, or receipts received to date: (a) what is the total of all such expenditures; (b) what are the details for each expenditure, including the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods or services provided, (iv) file number, (v) date; (c) who were the delegation members; and (d) if known, which delegation member incurred each of the expenditures in (b)?
Q-22182 — January 29, 2024 — Ms. Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha) — With regard to the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system: what is the amount per child that the government provides to each province or territory for each child enrolled in the program?
Q-22192 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to the Northern Ontario section of the Community Futures Program: (a) what were the service standards for the program in Northern Ontario in fiscal Year 2020-21, broken down by (i) standard name, (ii) target, (iii) performance, (iv) results, (v) total business volume, (vi) volume meeting target; and (b) if data in (a) is not available, what is the reason for it not being available?
Q-22202 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products): SOR/2023-78: (a) what was the total amount spent by the government on consultations and consultants related to the development and the implementation of the new regulations; and (b) what are the details of all contracts related to the consultations or consultants in (a), including, for each, the (i) date of the contract, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount or value, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (i.e. sole-sourced, competitive bid)?
Q-22212 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency and the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), broken down by year for each of the last five years: (a) what was the total number of overpayments that were (i) assessed, (ii) collected from taxpayers who received overpayments following or due to death of a child; and (b) what is the amount of money represented by the overpayments in (a)(i) and (a)(ii)?
Q-22222 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — With regard to the acceptance of government assisted refugees from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refugee camps in Uganda: (a) what is the total number of refugees accepted from Uganda since January 1, 2017, broken down by year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by ethnicity; (c) what is the breakdown (a) by of country of origin; and (d) what is the breakdown of (a) through (c) by UNHCR camp for (i) Kyaka I, (ii) Kyaka II, (iii) Kyangwali, (iv) Nakivale, (v) Kampala Capital City, (vi) Kiryandongo, (vii) Nyumanzi, (viii) Rhino, (ix) Rwamwanja?
Q-22232 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, since November 4, 2015: (a) how many Self-administered Police Service Agreements have been (i) signed, (ii) renewed, (iii) not renewed; and (b) of the agreements in (a)(iii), what is the (i) police service name, (ii) date the agreement expired, (iii) reason the agreement was not renewed?
Q-22242 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to Parks Canada and the Sidney Island Deer Cull: (a) what are the total expenditures to date related to the cull, broken down by type of expense; (b) what are the details of all contracts awarded to date related to the cull, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) value or amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (i.e. sole-sourced versus competitive bid); (c) how many deer have been culled to date, in total and broken down by date; (d) what are the future planned dates of the cull; (e) how many more deer will be hunted as part of the cull; (f) what types and models of (i) firearms, (ii) ammunition, were used in the cull; (g) was the firearms and ammunition used obtained domestically or imported, and, if so, from what country; (h) were any of the firearms used classified as restricted or prohibited, and, if so, which ones; (i) did the RCMP or the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs give an exemption to the hunters to use restricted or prohibited firearms, and, if so, what are the details; (j) did all hunters who participated in the cull possess a valid Possession and Acquisition License, and, if so, what are the details of how these licenses were checked, including who checked them and on what dates; (k) why were Canadian hunters not offered the opportunity to cull the deer; (l) was a financial benefit analysis done regarding how much income would have been generated if Canadian hunters participated in the cull, and, if not, why not; and (m) were any of these deer from shot at helicopters, and, if so, was permission received from Transport Canada prior to this occurring?
Q-22252 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the Government of Canada’s delegation to COP28 in Dubai: what were the total expenses incurred by the Government of Canada, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Canada's Climate Change Ambassador, for each, broken down by expense, including (i) transportation, (ii) accommodation, (iii) hospitality, (iv) gifts, (v) miscellaneous, (vi) registration and event costs?
Q-22262 — January 29, 2024 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the government’s advertisements of the website canada.ca/climate-crisis: (a) how much has the government (i) spent, (ii) budgeted to spend, on advertisements for the canada.ca/climate-crisis website; (b) what is the breakdown of the advertisement expenses in (a) on (i) social media, further broken down by platform, (ii) television, (iii) print, (iv) radio, (v) online, (vi) all other types of advertising; (c) who did the government pay to produce the advertisements in (a); (d) how much did the government pay each entity in (c) to produce the advertisements; (e) did the government purchase television advertisements for the canada.ca/climate-crisis website during the broadcast of Superbowl LVII; (f) what were the cost of the advertisements in (e), if any; and (g) how many Canadians visited the canada.ca/climate-crisis website broken down by month?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

S-202 — November 3, 2023 — Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City) — Consideration at report stage of Bill S-202, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate), as reported by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage with amendments.
Committee report — presented on Friday, November 3, 2023, Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-333.
Report and third reading stages — limited to two sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).
Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).

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