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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - May 7, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Zita Cobb, Chief Executive Officer and Founder (Shorefast) Shelley Kuipers, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (The51) Géraldine Martin, Chief Executive Officer (Evol) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - May 6, 2026 Study matters relating to banking, commerce and the economy generally Witnesses Tiff Macklem, Governor (Bank of Canada ) Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor (Bank of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
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Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 23, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witness John Ruffolo, Founder and Managing Partner (Maverix Private Equity) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 22, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Benjamin Bergen, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) Dino DeLuca, Vice Chair and Board Member (Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) Hans Knapp, Partner and Co-Founder (Yaletown Partners Inc.) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 16, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Hamid Arabzadeh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Ranovus) Ken Bicknell, President and Chief Executive Officer (Adtrackmedia) Jeffrey Deacon, Co-Founder and Managing Partner (Private Debt Partners) Patrick Desrochers, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder (Ubiweb Media) Trevor Simpson, Partner, Private Debt (FirePower Capital) Michael Wallace, Chief Executive Officer (Timia Capital) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 15, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Jean-Yves Bourgeois, Executive Vice-President, Business Services (Desjardins Group) Bernard Brun, Vice President, Government Affairs (Desjardins Group) Bill Lomax, President and Chief Executive Officer (First Nations Bank of Canada) Sabena Sandhu, Manager, Policy (Canadian Credit Union Association) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - March 26, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Stan Magidson, Chair (Canadian Securities Administrators) Kevin McCoy, Senior Vice-President, Market Regulation (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) Grant Vingoe, Chief Executive Officer (Ontario Securities Commission) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - March 25, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witness Dany Pelletier, Executive Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing (Fonds de solidarité FTQ) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - March 12, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Richard Carleton, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Securities Exchange (CNSX Global Markets Inc.) Andrew Creech, President (TSX Venture Exchange) Miwako Nitani, Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Microprogram Capital Markets; Ian Telfer Teaching Fellowship, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Ari Pandes, Associate Professor of Finance, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - February 26, 2026 Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Weights and Measures Act and Regulations and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act and Regulations Clause-by-clause consideration Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Jim Dale, Chief Executive Officer (Leede Financial Inc.) Annie Sinigagliese, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Independent Finance and Innovation Counsel Inc.) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - February 25, 2026 Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Weights and Measures Act and Regulations and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act and Regulations Witnesses Jordan Hamilton, Vice President, Quality, Safety and Innovation, CARMA Corp. (Sub-metering Council of Ontario) Christopher Holz, Spokesperson (Sub-metering Council of Ontario) Devin O'Grady, Director, Fuels (Canadian Fuels Association) Lisa Stilborn, Vice President, Public Affairs (Canadian Fuels Association) Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - February 12, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Consideration of a draft report Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Bryce Tingle, N. Murray Edwards Chair in Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary (As an Individual) Daniel Wilson, Chair in Business Law & Regulation and Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - February 5, 2026 Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Weights and Measures Act and Regulations and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act and Regulations Witnesses Francis Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer(Electricity Canada) Nathalie Campeau, Vice President, Weights and Measures, Measurement Canada Cameron Chan, Supervising engineer, ENMAX Power Corporation(Electricity Canada) Etienne-René Massie, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Tourism Marketplace Services(Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) David McConkey, Senior Director, Operations, Safety & Security(Canadian Gas Association) Anne-Marie Monteith, President, Measurement Canada Gayatri Shankarraman, Vice President, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Measurement Canada The Honourable Senator Toni Varone, sponsor of the bill Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - February 4, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Shereen Benzvy Miller, Commissioner (Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) Manon Bombardier, Deputy Commissioner, Research, Policy and Education (Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) Sarah Bradley, Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer (Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments) Frank Lofranco, Deputy Commissioner, Supervision and Enforcement (Financial Consumer Agency of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025. Witnesses: Steve Boms, Executive Director(The Financial Data and Technology Association) Jean Desgagné, Chair(Canada Stablecorp Inc.) Andrew Graham, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer(Borrowell) Mark Maybank, Managing Partner(Maverix Private Equity) Eric Richmond, General Counsel and Head of Business Development(Shakepay) Adriana Vega, Executive Director(Fintechs Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses: Anne Butler, Managing Director, Supervision Department (Bank of Canada) Ryan Cassidy, Director, Legislative Affairs (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) Jordana Heaton, Managing Director, National Security and Anti-Money Laundering Policy (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ) Theresa Hinz, Executive Director, Policy and Risk Response (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ) Ron Morrow, Executive Director, Payments, Supervision and Oversight (Bank of Canada) Yasir Syed, Managing Director, Approvals Division (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ) Helen Tooze, Senior Policy Researcher (Canada Climate Law Initiative) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Runa Angus, Senior Director, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch Jeffrey Baylis, Senior Analyst, Financial Sector Integrity and National Security Justin Brown, Senior Director, Financial Sector Integrity and National Security Samir Chhabra, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Tahira Dawood, Staff Lawyer (Public Interest Advocacy Centre) Ian Disend, Expert Policy Research & Analysis Advisor, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch Joshua Fichman-Goldberg, Public Interest Articling Fellow (Public Interest Advocacy Centre) Judith Hamel, Director General, Financial Services Division Erin Hunt, Director General, Financial Crimes and Security Division William Kendall, Senior Advisor, Financial Crimes and Security Division Victoria Mainprize, Vice President, Policy & General Counsel (Canadian Credit Union Association) Riley McDonald, Senior Advisor, Asset Management Alexandre Plourde, Lawyer and Analyst (Option consommateurs) Barbara Russell, Director, Framework Policy, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Khusro Saeedi, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives (Department of Finance Canada) Winnie Sanjoto, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Finance Division, Ontario Securities Commission (Canadian Securities Administrators) Martin Simard, Senior Director, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch Stephanie Stoddart, Team Lead, Strategic Policy and Review (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada) David Whalen, Senior Advisor, Consumer Affairs Gloria Wong, Director, Digital Assets Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Alana Barnes, Vice President, Digital Policy (Canadian Bankers Association) Marc Chénier, Deputy Commissioner and Senior General Counsel (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Matthew Chiasson, Senior Policy Advisor, Competition Promotion Branch (Competition Bureau Canada) Charles Docherty, Assistant General Counsel and Vice President, Legal and Risk (Canadian Bankers Association) Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) Anthony Durocher, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Promotion Branch (Competition Bureau Canada) Carlos Gallardo, Chief Financial Officer (Canada Development Investment Corporation) Tess Lofsky, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (Canada Development Investment Corporation) Josephine Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate (Competition Bureau Canada) Elizabeth Wademan, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canada Development Investment Corporation) Source: sencanada.ca
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