Notice Paper No. 389 Friday, December 13, 2024 10:00 a.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 72nd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, December 2, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 28th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, November 7, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the eighth report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Monday, November 4, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) — That the 17th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Monday, April 29, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Hoback (Prince Albert) — That the 27th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, October 7, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Hoback (Prince Albert) — That the 28th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, November 7, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, presented on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, presented on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant) — That the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant) — That the 27th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Jivani (Durham) — That the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Jivani (Durham) — That the 27th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton) — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Kusie (Calgary Midnapore) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Kusie (Calgary Midnapore) — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in.

December 12, 2024 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-33332 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to the government’s refocused spending initiative, broken down by department or agency, program and year: how much funding has been refocused away from initiatives to protect nature and biodiversity, broken down by (i) species at risk, (ii) fish habitat, (iiii) protected and conserved areas, (iv) national parks?

Q-33342 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to the government’s refocused spending initiative, broken down by department or agency, program and year: how much funding has been refocused away from initiatives that promote the protection of the environment and human health from hazardous chemicals, broken down by (i) chemicals management, (ii) pesticides and pest management, (iii) plastic pollution, (iv) enforcement?

Q-33352 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — With regard to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), broken down by province and constituency since 2022: (a) how many Canadians experienced a reduction in their GIS as a result of increases in Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments; (b) how many Canadians became ineligible for GIS as a result of increases in CPP payments; and (c) how many of the Canadians in (a) and (b) experienced an overall reduction in income?

Q-33362 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to federal funding for the Stornoway residence since January 1, 2021: what is the annual budget broken down by year and by category, detailing how taxpayer funding has been allocated to support the residence?

Q-33372 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to measures taken by the government to prevent the import of drugs and other illegal goods: (a) what specific measures are in place to ensure that mail and other packages entering Canada via Canada Post or other couriers do not contain contraband; and (b) in the last fiscal year, what percentage of mail and packages were checked for contraband, in total and broken down by processing location and by method used to check the packages (scanning, manual search, etc.)?

Q-33382 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Idlout (Nunavut) — With regard to the government’s commitment in budget 2023 to support the co-development of an economic reconciliation framework with Indigenous partners: (a) what are the details of all consultations undertaken to develop the framework, including the (i) date of the consultation, (ii) name of the group, organization, institution or rights-holding Indigenous government in attendance, (iii) location or forum of the consultation; (b) what recommendations were made at each consultation in (a); and (c) what is the government’s action plan, if any, to implement each of the recommendations that were received at these consultations?

Q-33392 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Idlout (Nunavut) — With regard to the First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care program, broken down by fiscal year since 2005-06: (a) what were the total expenditures of the program, for each fiscal year, including any funding related to COVID-19; and (b) what is the total amount of funding used through this program to hire contract nursing agencies to provide home and community care?

Q-33402 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Idlout (Nunavut) — With regard to the external review of Nutrition North Canada (NNC) announced on October 11, 2024: (a) what resources has Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada allocated for a Ministerial Special Representative to undertake an external review of NNC; (b) by which date will a Ministerial Special Representative be appointed to undertake this review; and (c) on what criteria will applicants to the Ministerial Special Representative role be evaluated?

Q-33412 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Idlout (Nunavut) — With regard to any audits of the Indigenous Business Directory (IBD), since February 6, 2006: (a) how many audits of the IBD have been conducted; (b) what are the details of each audit in (a), including, for each, the (i) date of the audit, (ii) number of businesses removed from the IBD, (iii) number of businesses remaining on the IBD at the conclusion of the audit; and (c) what are the details of all changes to the eligibility requirements for businesses to be listed in the directory, including, the (i) date of the change, (ii) eligibility requirements that were changed, (iii) proof of eligibility requirements needed?

Q-33422 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — With regard to the increase of the maximum value of insurable mortgages from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000: (a) which industry experts and associations did the government consult before announcing the increase; and (b) did the government consult representatives from lenders, including (i) the “big six” banks, (ii) “monoline lenders”, (iii) credit unions, (iv) other lenders?

Q-33432 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — With regard to the performance indicators in Prairies Economic Development Canada’s 2024-25 departmental plan: (a) how much fuel does the government project will be consumed by exports of $360 million reaching foreign markets from the prairie provinces between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025; and (b) what does the government project to be the dollar value collected on the fuel in (a) under the price on pollution in provinces subject to the federal backstop?

Q-33442 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — With regard to government information about crime for the year 2023: how many suspects who were charged or deemed chargeable with homicide (i) were on bail or another type of remand, (ii) were on house arrest, (iii) were on parole, (iv) were subject to another type of community service broken down by type, (v) had an arrest warrant for a different crime at the time they were charged or deemed chargeable?

Q-33452 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — With regard to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): (a) how many transmission towers does the CBC own or operate; (b) what are the details of each tower owned or operated by the CBC, including (i) its location, (ii) the tower type, (iii) whether the tower is owned, (iv) whether the tower is operated but not owned, including the name of the entity that owns the tower, (v) what the tower is used for, (vi) whether the tower is in service, (vii) the tower height, (viii) whether any other entity operate on the tower, and, if so, what is the name of the entity, (ix) the number of households the tower services, (x) the date the tower was installed; (c) how many spectrum licenses does the the CBC hold; (d) what are the details of each spectrum license in (c), including, (i) the frequency, (ii) the band, (iii) the year the license was originally obtained, (iv) the cost to obtain the license, (v) how the license was obtained (i.e. auction, etc.), (vi) the length of the license, (vii) the service tier the license was issued for, (viii) the number of households the license services, (ix) the date the license expires or is up for renewal, (x) the type of service the license supports (i.e. television, radio, etc.); (e) how much fibre optic cable does the CBC own; (f) what are the details on the fibre cable in (e), including (i) its location, (ii) what the fibre optic cable is used for, (iii) the source of backhaul the fibre optic cable is connected to, including the name of the supplier, (iv) the date the fibre optic cable was obtained or installed, (v) whether any other entity operates on, or leases, the fibre optic cable, and, if so, what is the name of the entity; and (g) what is the total asset value of the (i) towers, (ii) spectrum licenses, (iii) fibre optic cables, currently owned by the CBC?

Q-33462 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) and Small Business British Columbia (SBBC): (a) is PacifiCan aware of the appointment of any of its employees to the employee SBBC board of directors (board); (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, (i) what was the name of the employee, (ii) what was their position at both PacifiCan and SBBC, (iii) what was the purpose of their appointment to the SBBC board, (iv) what was the length of their appointment to the board, (v) what financial information did the employee relay to PacifiCan regarding the financial health and strategies of SBBC; (b) since January 1, 2016, how much money, broken down by (i) full date, (ii) contract number, (iii) amount per contract, has PacifiCan awarded SBBC; (c) what were the results, broken down by contract, of PacifiCan's financial performance review in considering SBBC applications for funding; (d) what questions must applicants to PacifiCan funding programs answer in their applications; (e) broken down by question in (d), what metrics does PacifCan use in considering the merit of each question; (f) what were the reasons for the suspension of payments of the latest $2.7 million in funding awarded to SBBC by PacifiCan; (g) in considering the application for funding from SBBC in (f), what were the findings of PacifiCan regarding SBBC's financial health and strategies; and (h) was PacifiCan aware of SBBC's financial circumstances that led them to declare bankruptcy shortly after being approved for the latest $2.7 million in funding?

Q-33472 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — With regard to Correctional Service Canada, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how many women have participated in the mother-child program; (b) how many children have participated in the mother-child program; and (c) how many inmates who have been convicted of a sexual offence have served any part of their sentence in the same prison and at the same security level as the mother-child program?

Q-33482 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — With regard to Correctional Service Canada, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how many assaults have taken place in women's facilities; (b) how many sexual assaults have taken place in women's facilities; (c) what percentage of assaults were committed by transgender inmates or inmates assigned male at birth; (d) what percentage of sexual assaults were committed by transgender inmates or inmates assigned male at birth; (e) how many assaults have been reported to the police; (f) how many sexual assaults have been reported to the police; (g) how many assaults committed by transgender inmates have been reported to the police; and (h) how many sexual assaults committed by transgender inmates have been reported to the police?

Q-33492 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — With regard to Correctional Service Canada (CSC): since January 1, 2021, what are the details of all documents, including electronic emails, sent or received by any CSC employee which contain the name Frank Caputo or any abbreviation, acronym or other code name referring to the name of the member of Parliament from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) type of document, (v) title, (vi) summary of the contents, (vii) file number?

Q-33502 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — With regard to Correctional Service Canada's women's facilities, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how many transgender women are in women's prisons, broken down by their sentence, including (i) five years and under, (ii) five years plus a day to 10 years, (iii) 10 years to life imprisonment; and (b) how many inmates in women's prisons were assigned male at birth, broken down by their sentence, including (i) five years and under, (ii) five years plus a day to 10 years, (iii) 10 years to life imprisonment?

Q-33512 — December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to the government's use of the third-party contractor Accenture Inc. since January 1, 2016: what are the details, broken down by department, of travel expenses incurred by the government related to contracts signed with Accenture Inc., including the (i) dates, costs, and flight details of all flights expensed by Accenture Inc., (ii) dates, costs, and locations of lodgings expensed by Accenture Inc., (iii) dates, costs, and items charged as per diems expensed by Accenture Inc.?

Q-33522 — December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to Service Canada: what are the details of all contracts signed by Service Canada for management consulting since January 1, 2019, including, for each, the (i) vendor (ii) date and length of the contract, (iii) value, (iv) description of the services provided, (v) topic consulted on, (vi) results or recommendations delivered by the consultant, (vii) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid)?

Q-33532 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — With regard to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) regulation of commercial salmon farm aquaculture operations, for each year since January 1, 2015: (a) how many orders did the CFIA issue for the destruction of fish; (b) what was the location of each order; (c) what were the species and the number of fish the CFIA ordered to be destroyed with each order; (d) what was the total amount of compensation paid to aquaculture operators for each order; and (e) what was the reason for each order?

Q-33542 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) enforcement of the Fisheries Act and associated regulations governing fisheries, for each year since January 1, 2015: (a) how many Conservation and Protection (C&P) personnel have been deployed for enforcement activities in each of DFO's seven operating regions; (b) how many persons have been charged in each region with offences as a result of C&P enforcement activities; (c) how many charges have been laid in each region as a result of C&P enforcement activities; (d) how many charges in each region were related to illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing; and (e) how many persons charged with offences have been convicted of charges in each region?

Q-33552 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — With regard to federally-funded salmon hatcheries in British Columbia, the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador culturing Pacific or Atlantic salmon for commercial aquaculture purposes: (a) how many federally-funded salmon hatcheries are currently in operation in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (b) what has been the yearly amount of federal funding spent on hatcheries, broken down by each of the last five years, in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (c) how many salmon smolts were produced in total by these hatcheries, broken down by each of the last five years, in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (d) for each of the next five years, how many additional hatcheries are planned for (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (e) for each of the next five years, how many additional salmon smolts will be produced in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; and (f) for each of the next five years, how much additional spending will be required for the additional hatcheries, broken down by each of the regions in (d)?

Q-33562 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — With regard to the federal Tourism Growth Fund that was announced by the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec on November 20, 2023: (a) how much of the $108 million from the Tourism Growth Fund has been spent as of December 12, 2024; (b) what is the spending breakdown for each of the seven regional development agencies, including the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Pacific Economic Development Canada; and (c) within each of the seven regional development agencies, (i) what is the spending breakdown between for-profit and non-profit tourism projects, (ii) what is the name of each tourism project that received money from the Tourism Growth Fund, (iii) what is the date of each project funding announcement, (iv) how much money did each tourism project receive from the Tourism Growth Fund, (v) in what federal riding is each tourism project located, (vi) what is the description of each project that received funds from the Tourism Growth Fund?

Q-33572 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to claims made under the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) since 2016: (a) what was the total cost of the RAP, broken down by year from 2016 to present; (b) how many total claimants received assistance under the RAP, broken down by year from 2016 to present; (c) what was the average payment per claimant under the RAP, broken down by year from 2016 to present, for (i) start-up costs, (ii) monthly income support; (d) what was the breakdown of claimants and their corresponding average payment amounts under the RAP, broken down by year from 2016 to present, for (i) single claimants (not claiming for any other family, spouse, or dependents), (ii) claims submitted for more than one individual (e.g., spouse, children, or other adults); (e) what was the average number of individuals included per claim, broken down by year from 2016 to present; (f) what was the average length of claims under the RAP, broken down by year from 2016 to present; and (g) what measures, if any, were implemented by the government to monitor the effectiveness of payments distributed under the RAP during this period?

Q-33582 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to the government's firearms buyback program: (a) how much has been spent to date on the program, broken down by fiscal year; (b) of the amount spent in (a), how much was for (i) program administration, (ii) payments to buy back firearms; (c) how much money went, or will go, towards the buyback program from the (i) allocated, (ii) unallocated, sums outlined in Budget 2024; (d) when is the program expected to conclude; (e) what is the expected total cost of the program through to conclusion, broken down by expected administrative costs and expected firearm payment costs; (f) how many firearms have been bought back from (i) dealers, (ii) individuals, (iii) corporations or others, broken down by year; and (g) what is the amount paid out to (i) dealers, (ii) individuals, (iii) corporations or others, for firearms bought back, broken down by year?

Q-33592 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Morrison (Kootenay—Columbia) — With regard to the RCMP's in-flight security officers (IFSO) or air marshals: (a) how many IFSOs were assigned to patrol flights on a full-time basis as of (i) January 1, 2015, (ii) January 1, 2020, (iii) December 1, 2024; and (b) broken down by year since 2015, what has been the annual budget for the IFSO program?

Q-33602 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Kram (Regina—Wascana) — With regard to processing times for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: what is the current average processing time for (i) temporary residence - Seasonal Agricultural Worker, (ii) temporary residence - International Experience Canada, (iii) economic immigration (all sub-categories), (iv) family sponsorship (all sub-categories), (v) refugees -dependents of Protected Persons, (vi) humanitarian and compassionate case, (vii) citizenship, (viii) permanent resident card applications, broken down by the applicant's country of origin?

Q-33612 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to federal funding to enable abortion access in Canada, since January 1, 2006: how much federal funding has been provided to ensure access to this healthcare service, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) year, (iii) program?

Q-33622 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to the mandate letters of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Development, since 2015: (a) what actions have been taken to increase Canada’s support for United Nations peace operations; and (b) what steps have been taken to establish a centre to expand the availability of Canadian expertise and assistance to those seeking to build peace, advance justice, promote human rights and democracy, and deliver good governance?

Q-33632 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to efforts to address plastic pollution, broken down by fiscal year since motion M-151 was passed by the House of Commons on December 5, 2018: (a) what are the details of all actions taken to develop and implement a national strategy to combat plastic pollution in and around aquatic environments, including, but not limited to, (i) consultations, (ii) intergovernmental engagements, (iii) legislative and regulatory changes, (iv) education or outreach campaigns; and (b) what are the details of all funding that has been spent or committed to develop and implement a national strategy to combat plastic pollution in and around aquatic environments, including the (i) recipient, (ii) project name or title, (iii) funding or grant program, (iv) total contribution?

Q-33642 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to substance use prevention and education initiatives, broken down by fiscal year since 2016-17: what are the details of all projects or programs that have been delivered by Health Canada or the Public Health Agency of Canada, including the (i) name of the program, (ii) description of the program’s expected outcomes, (iii) mode of delivery, (iv) metrics regarding reach or participation, (v) funding committed and spent?

Q-33652 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Majumdar (Calgary Heritage) — With regard to Public Safety Canada's Firearms Program branch: (a) how many separate programs or projects is the branch currently working on; (b) how many employees or full-time equivalents are assigned to each of these programs or projects; (c) what are the Treasury Board classification and associated pay-scale range for each of the employees in (b); and (d) what are the allocated budgets for each of these programs or projects?

Q-33662 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Majumdar (Calgary Heritage) — With regard to the Canadian Firearms Program under the RCMP: (a) what was their annual operating budget for each of the last five fiscal years; and (b) how has this funding been dispersed across organizational program areas, namely, (i) Firearms Service Delivery, (ii) Firearms Business lmprovement, (iii) Firearms Management and Strategic Services, (iv) Firearms Regulatory Services, (v) Firearms Investigative and Enforcement Support?

Q-33672 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Falk (Provencher) — With regard to the Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP): (a) what are the total expenditures to date related to the VISP, broken down by year since the VISP was formed; (b) what is the yearly breakdown of expenditures by type of expense, including (i) compensation payments, (ii) overhead, excluding salaries, (iii) lawyers, (iv) salaries, (v) other types of expenditures, broken down by type; and (c) what are the details of all contracts over $5,000 signed in relation to the VISP, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value or amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) type of contract (consulting, payments for goods, etc.), (vi) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid)?

Q-33682 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — With regard to the Canada Rental Protection Fund since April 1, 2024, broken down by province and territory: (a) how many non-profit organizations received federal funding from the program; and (b) how many homes have been purchased from the program?

Q-33692 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — With regard to marine protected areas, broken down by fiscal year since 2015‑16: (a) how much funding has been directed towards the identification and protection of marine protected areas; (b) broken down by province and territory, how many full-time permanent jobs have been created; (c) how much funding has been provided to Indigenous Guardian programs; and (d) through consultation with Indigenous peoples, what species have been identified as priority species at imminent risk of disappearing?

Q-33702 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — With regard to the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative, and broken down by fiscal year since 2017-18: (a) what are the details of all projects which have received funding, including the (i) recipient of the funding, (ii) amount of funding received; and (b) what are the details of all Indigenous commercial fisheries which have received funding, including the (i) First Nations peoples represented, (ii) total amount of funding received?

Q-33712 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' and the Canadian Coast Guard's strategy to increase Indigenous procurement, since fiscal year 2013-14: (a) what is the value of procurement spent on Indigenous suppliers, represented as a (i) dollar figure, (ii) percentage of total procurement; (b) what reviews of vendor lists have been done to ensure the strategy aligns with the mandatory requirements of the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Businesses; and (c) what are the details of all contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses under this strategy, including the (i) name of the business or organization, (ii) value of the contract awarded, (iii) length of the contract?

Q-33722 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — With regard to the national inventory of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous vessels, broken down by fiscal year since 2016-17: (a) what is the total number of vessels added to the inventory located (i) on the Pacific coast, (ii) on the Arctic coast, (iii) on the Atlantic coast, (iv) in the Great Lakes, (v) in the St. Lawrence Seaway; and (b) what is the total number of vessels removed from the inventory located (i) on the Pacific coast, (ii) on the Arctic coast, (iii) on the Atlantic coast, (iv) in the Great Lakes, (v) in the St. Lawrence Seaway?

Q-33732 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — With regard to the Confederation Building water infiltration repairs caused by an unattended toilet leak in the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations' Parliament Hill office washroom: (a) what were the total costs, or are the projected total costs, of the required repairs following the leak; (b) what is the amount spent on (i) materials, (ii) overtime hours, (iii) external contractors, related to the repairs; (c) how many parliamentarians' offices were impacted by the flooding; (d) how many parliamentarians' offices had to be relocated to temporary workspaces following the incident; and (e) and what was the cost, or is the projected cost, related to relocating these offices, in total and broken down by type of expense?

Q-33742 — December 12, 2024 — Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — With regard to communications sponsored by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic: (a) which individual or agency developed the “Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn during the COVID-19 pandemic” communication which was first published on July 13, 2021, and last updated on October 25, 2023; (b) who provided the final approval of the communication in (a) and when; (c) which individual or agency developed the narrative for the video titled “Are there any ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccines that I should be concerned about”, narrated by Dr. Ayesha Raza, family physician and women’s health specialist, about the ingredients of the COVID-19 vaccine and how long these vaccines stay in the body, i.e., “they leave the body shortly after vaccination”; (d) who provided the final approval of the communication in (c) and when; (e) which individual or agency developed the narrative for the video titled “Can the COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility”, narrated by Dr. Darine El-Chaâr, maternal fetal medicine specialist at the Ottawa Hospital, and sponsored by the government; (f) who provided the final approval of the communication in (e) and when; (g) on December 23, 2021, which individual or agency developed the advice to Canadians about the interchangeability of vaccines found on the government's website, titled “COVID-19 vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide, For health professionals, Notice”; and (h) who provided the final approval of the communication in (g) and when?

Q-33752 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Dalton (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge) — With regard to overdose deaths in Canada, and according to Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada: (a) what are the details of life expectancy in the years 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2023, broken down by (i) men and women, (ii) Indigenous men and Indigenous women, (iii) non-Indigenous men and non-Indigenous women; and (b) what are the cumulative overdose deaths between (i) 2015 and 2018, (ii) 2015 and 2021, (iii) 2015 and 2023, broken down by men and women, and by indigenous men and indigenous women, respectively?

Q-33762 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — With regard to the December 5, 2024, announcement that the government would extend the list of prohibited "assault-style" firearms to include 324 new makes and models: (a) how many of these new models have been used in crimes in Canada since 2015, and what are the details, including (i) the model, (ii) the make, (iii) the crime committed, (iv) whether the crime was committed with a legally-owned or illegally-owned firearm, (v) the date on which the crime was committed; (b) did the federal government consult with Indigenous people on this program expansion; (c) if the answer to (b) is affirmative, who was consulted, how were they consulted and what were the results; (d) how is the government notifying impacted law-abiding non-restricted and restricted firearms owners who do not have email, internet or phone services in a timely fashion of these changes; and (e) will the law-abiding firearms owners in (d) be granted an amnesty until the Canada Post strike is over?

Q-33772 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — With regard to the government’s decision to implement changes regarding the regulation of Natural Health Products, through regulation enabled by sections 500 to 504 of Bill C-47: (a) how many individual pieces of correspondence has the Minister of Health received in support of these regulations to date, and what are the details, including the (i) date, (ii) medium (online, phone, email, mail), (iii) federal riding; (b) how many individual pieces of correspondence has the Minister of Health received to date in opposition to these regulations, and what are the details, including the (i) date, (ii) medium (online, phone, email, mail), (iii) federal riding; and (c) how many individual pieces of correspondence has the Minister of Health received to date in total, regardless of whether they conclusively support or oppose the regulations, and what are the details, including the (i) date, (ii) medium (online, phone, email, mail), (iii) federal riding?

Q-33782 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to Veterans Affairs Canada: (a) how many lawsuits have been brought against the government related to the issue of medical assistance in dying (MAID), since January 2018; (b) what is the overall cost of these lawsuits that the government had to pay to settle, in total and broken down by legal fees versus settlement payments; (c) how many veterans have accepted MAID from the government, since January 2018; and (d) how many of the settlements involved the recipients signing a non-disclosure agreement to ensure that the government wouldn’t be further embarrassed by its actions?

Q-33792 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) — With regard to the Minister of Justice’s acceptance of the interim and final reports of the Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools: (a) what consultations has the minister undertaken to implement the recommendations of the interim and final reports, including, but not limited to, recommendation 31 of the interim report and obligation 37 of the final report concerning criminal sanctions for residential school denialism; (b) what are the details of all consultations in (a), including the (i) date of the consultation, (ii) groups, organizations, institutions, or rights-holding Indigenous groups consulted; (c) which recommendations in the interim and final reports has the minister acted upon; and (d) what are the details of each action undertaken in (c)?

Q-33802 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — With regard to online, phone, and mail scams whereby the aggressor claims to be associated with the Government of Canada: (a) how many complaints from Canadians have been received since 2019, and what are the details, including (i) the federal department or agency that received the complaint, (ii) the medium by which the complaint was submitted (online, phone, email, mail), (iii) how many complaints have been actioned to the appropriate law enforcement body such as the RCMP, the Ontario Provincial Police, or another police force, (iv) how many were received in each year; (b) what preventative policies are in place to ensure Canada Post refuses delivery of mail and flyers that are scams, data brokers, or mischaracterized as mail from the Government of Canada; and (c) what is the extent of the government’s investigative process when complaints are received regarding scams that claim to be associated with the government?

Q-33812 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — With regard to residential real estate asset managers contracted by the government through Crown corporations, departments, agencies, or any other body of the government, and broken down by contracting body: (a) which asset managers are currently using artificial intelligence (AI) powered property management software such as Yieldstar or Yardi; (b) for each asset manager in (a), what are the details, including the (i) name of the AI software being used, (ii) date on which use of the AI software commenced, (iii) start and end dates of the asset managers contracts with the government, (iv) value of the government’s contract with the asset manager?

Q-33822 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to the federal public service, since 2015: how many veterans have been hired as federal public servants, in total, and broken down by year of hiring and by department or agency?

Q-33832 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces: (a) how many people have been sworn into the Canadian Armed Forces since 2015, broken down by year; (b) how many people have released under any circumstances from the Canadian Armed Forces since 2015, broken down by year; (c) what is the breakdown of (b) by type of circumstance; and (d) how many people have begun the recruiting process to join the Canadian Armed Forces since 2015, broken down by year?

Q-33842 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to the Department of Veterans Affairs, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many homeless veterans are there in Canada; (b) how many contacts has the Department of Veterans Affairs had with homeless veterans; (c) how many homeless veterans have been lifted out of homelessness; and (d) how many previously housed veterans began experiencing homeless?

Q-33852 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to legal proceedings involving the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society: (a) what are the details of all cases in which the Attorney General of Canada is the complainant, including, the (i) citation, (ii) file number, (iii) date, (iv) court or tribunal, (v) total expenditures; and (b) what are the details of all cases in which the Attorney General of Canada is the respondent, including, the (i) citation, (ii) file number, (iii) date, (iv) court or tribunal, (v) total expenditures?

Q-33862 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Green (Hamilton Centre) — With regard to the Canadian Drug Agency (CDA), formerly called the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH), since September 1, 2013: (a) what are the details of all grants and contributions given to the CDA or the CADTH for the purposes of carrying out its mandate to provide Canada’s health system leaders with independent evidence and advice, including the (i) date of the grant or contribution, (ii) amount of the grant or contribution; (b) what efforts has the federal government undertaken to ensure that the CDA can remain fully-resourced and adequately staffed to continue providing independent evidence and advice; and (c) is the government concerned about layoffs at the CDA in recent months threatening the objectivity and reliability of health technology assessments?

Q-33872 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's pathway for Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals: (a) how many individuals have been admitted to Canada under this special immigration measure (SIM) to date, broken down by nationality; (b) what are the initial settlement locations of individuals admitted under the SIM, broken down by province and territory; (c) what specific eligibility criteria were applied to assess applicants under this policy, specifically regarding evidence of displacement or vulnerability to displacement; (d) was there any mechanism implemented to verify whether applicants had been displaced or forcibly displaced or otherwise affected by conditions cited as justification for this policy; (e) why did the government reduce its initial commitment for this humanitarian measure from 15,000 persons to 11,000 persons, and what were the factors that influenced this decision; (f) did the government consult with international organizations, humanitarian organizations, or Canadian civil society in the development of this policy, and, if so, (i) which organizations were consulted, (ii) what was the extent of those consultations, (iii) what feedback or recommendations from those consultations were incorporated?

Q-33882 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Carrie (Oshawa) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the COVID-19 pandemic: (a) how many migrant workers entered Canada between (i) April 1, 2020, and October 31, 2020, (ii) April 1, 2021, and October 31, 2021, (iii) April 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022, broken down by province; (b) what are the details of the quarantine period, including (i) how many migrant workers were quarantined, per province, (ii) when they were quarantined, by month and year, (iii) the length of the quarantine period, (iv) who paid for their quarantine accommodations, (v) the overall cost to the government; (c) how many migrant workers received their COVID-19 vaccine in Canada upon their arrival in Canada between (i) April 1, 2020, and October 31, 2020, (ii) April 1, 2021, and October 31, 2021, (iii) April 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022, broken down by province; (d) in cases where the migrant worker was already COVID-19 vaccinated in his or her country of origin, did Canadian immigration authorities document the date of vaccination and the vaccine brand for migrant workers, and what is the data; (e) in cases where the migrant worker received an unapproved COVID-19 vaccine brand prior to entry, would they require receipt of a Canadian approved brand upon entry; (f) following COVID-19 immunization, how many migrant workers (i) sought medical attention, (ii) were determined too ill to work, (iii) were hospitalized, (iv) died while in Canada; (g) for each case in (f)(i) to (f)(iv), how many occurences were between (i) April 1, 2020, and October 31, 2020, (ii) April 1, 2021, and October 31, 2021, (iii) April 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022, broken down by province; (h) in cases where a migrant worker died following immunization, what were the causes of death; (i) with regard to persons in (h), were any autopsies performed on any deceased migrant workers; (j) if the answer to (i) is affirmative, how many autopsies were performed and what were the findings; (k) how many deceased bodies or their cremated remains were sent back to their country of origin between (i) April 1, 2020, and October 31, 2020, (ii) April 1, 2021, and October 31, 2021, (iii) April 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022; and (l) in cases where a migrant worker had an adverse event following their COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, would they qualify for Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program?

Q-33892 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's (IRCC) settlement and resettlement services: (a) what is the national budget for settlement services for each fiscal year starting from 2024-25 to 2027-28, aligned with the three-year Immigration Levels Plan, broken down by (i) category or type of service (i.e. language training, information and referrals, integration support services, employment related support services, etc., including Francophone, rural and remote targets), (ii) municipality, (iii) IRCC region, (iv) province and territory; (b) what are the projected national budgets for settlement services for the following five fiscal years, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) IRCC region, (iv) province and territory; (c) what is the current Settlement Allocation Model and permanent residency data used for the last five years and next three years to allocate funding to each region; (d) have there been any modifications to the Settlement Allocation Model since 2022, and, if so, what are the changes and how did they impact funding levels, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) IRCC region, (iv) province and territory; (e) if there haven't been any modifications to the Settlement Allocation Model since 2022, does the department intend that this model remain in use to determine the funding allocations in 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28; (f) how many new service providers received funding in the most recent Call for Proposals (CFP) in comparison to CFP 2019, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) IRCC region, (iv) province and territory; (g) was funding for new service providers added to the existing national settlement budget, or was the budget increased to include new providers; (h) regarding the most recent CFP, how many existing service providers experienced funding reductions, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) reduction by percentage, (iii) municipality, (iv) IRCC region, (v) province and territory; (i) regarding the most recent CFP, how many service providers did not receive funding as a result of not having their contracts renewed, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) IRCC region, (iv) province and territory; (j) what strategies has the department implemented to transition clients from one service provider to another in instances where contracts have not been renewed or funding has been reallocated, including settlement supports to displaced Ukrainians on CUAET visas that must transition out of support by March 31, 2025, broken down by (i) service delivery model (i.e. in-person, remote, online), (ii) when it will be operationalized; (k) what policy changes is the department undertaking to the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) in the 2025-2028 funding period; and (l) will the government continue to offer LINC first and second stage classes to permanent residents wishing to enter the labour market?

Q-33902 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Carrie (Oshawa) — With regard to Canada’s involvement in the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA): (a) which departments, agencies or other government entities work with, or have worked with, the UNFPA since 2016, and what is the nature of the work; (b) for each department, agency, or entity in (a), what were their main priorities and goals related to their participation in the UNFPA; (c) what have been the government’s active and inactive UNFPA programs since 2016; (d) what strategic planning is the government involved in, or aware of, regarding public health and 15-minute cities; and (e) what is the government’s understanding of how the UNFPA intersects with the Pan-Canadian Health Organization?

Q-33912 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Carrie (Oshawa) — With regard to the Canada Health Transfer, since 2016 and broken down by year: (a) did the government impose any conditions in exchange for releasing the payments to any or all provinces or territories; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what were the new conditions, broken down by year and by province or territory?

Q-33922 — December 12, 2024 — Mr. Carrie (Oshawa) — With regard to expenditures on alcohol, beer and cannabis products by government departments, agencies, the Governor General's office, the Office of the Prime Minister, and Cabinet, since January 1, 2020, and broken down by year, month and entity: (a) what was the total expenditure on alcohol and beer; and (b) what was the total expenditure on cannabis?

Q-33932 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's Special Immigration Measure (SIM) to facilitate temporary resident visas (TRV) for certain extended family of citizens and permanent residents in Gaza which began on January 9, 2024: (a) how many applications have been received under the SIM and how many individuals are accounted for in total among these applications; (b) how many of these applications have been accepted into processing and how many individuals are accounted for, in total, among these applications; (c) how many applications have been refused, broken down by reasoning for their refusal; (d) how many TRVs have been issued to individuals under the SIM since its inception; (e) how many TRV applications have been made by Palestinian passport holders in Gaza outside of the SIM, since October 7, 2023, broken donw by (i) how many have been accepted into processing, (ii) how many TRVs have been issued outside the SIM and how many of these individuals have landed in Canada, (iii) how many TRV applications outside the SIM have been refuse,d broken down by reason for refusal; (f) for how many individuals covered by the SIM has the government successfully facilitated exit from Gaza; (g) what diplomatic efforts, if any, have been undertaken by the government to negotiate safe passage for individuals covered under the SIM with the governments of Israel and Egypt; (h) has the department conducted any evaluations or received reports on how the SIM for Gazans compares to other temporary public policies, such as the 2022 special immigration measures for Ukrainians, in terms of accessibility and outcomes, and, if so, what are the key findings; (i) what measures have been implemented to ensure that anti-Palestinian racism is not influencing the design or administration of the SIM for Gazans, and how does this align with the government’s broader anti-racism strategy; (j) what policy considerations led to the specific dimensions of the temporary public policy that opened on January 9, 2024, including the 1,000-visa quota, the gradual and slow issuance of access codes, selection of applicants that were prioritized to receive access codes, and information requested on screening forms; (k) has the government engaged with Canadian or international human rights organizations to address criticisms of the SIM for Gazans and identify opportunities for improvement, and, if so, (i) which organizations have been consulted, (ii) to what extent were these organizations consulted, (iii) what has been the outcome of these engagements?

Q-33942 — December 12, 2024 — Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — With regard to the planned budgetary reductions for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): (a) is IRCC moving forward with a Deficit Reduction Action Plan (DRAP) in 2024, and, if so, what it the targeted budget reduction for the department in percentage and actual dollars, broken down by (i) IRCC region, (ii) province and territory; (b) what specific programs or services within IRCC are projected to experience reductions in funding as part of the DRAP in 2024–25, 2025–26, and 2026–27, broken down by (i) IRCC region, (ii) province and territory, (iii) Full-Time Employee (FTE) reduction; (c) how will the anticipated DRAP affect processing times for applicants, broken down by each immigration stream, including the processing of study permits, work visas and travel visas; (d) what measures will IRCC implement to ensure the DRAP does not adversely impact service delivery standards for applicants and stakeholders, including settlement organizations; (e) what workforce adjustments or layoffs, if any, are planned within IRCC to accommodate the DRAP, and what impacts are anticipated on staffing levels or FTEs and employee workloads, broken down by IRCC region; (f) how does IRCC plan to engage with and communicate these changes to key stakeholders, including provinces, territories, settlement agencies, and impacted applicants; (g) how much funding has been refocused away from the CBSA and IRCC in the government’s refocused spending initiative, broken down by year in (i) border security and enforcement, (ii) customs and trade facilitation, (iii) traveller screening, (iv) citizenship and passport services, (v) refugee resettlement; and (h) what is funding that has been refocused away from the CBSA and IRCC in the government’s refocused spending initiative being redirected toward, broken down by year?

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C-405 — June 14, 2024 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of Bill C-405, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Parliament of Canada Act.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — June 18, 2024

Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — June 25, 2024

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