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* Agenda The subject matter of all of Bill C-31, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Panel 1 (9 a.m. - 10 a.m.) Public Services and Procurement Canada -Ricardo Seoane, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives and Planning Directorate, Procurement Branch Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat -Joel Heise, Senior Director, Procurement and Materiel Management, Office of the Comptroller General -Jenelle Power, Executive Director, Red Tape Reduction Office -Chris Adams, Senior Director, Centre for Legislative and Regulatory Innovation Panel 2 (10 a.m. - 11 a.m.) Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives -Peggy Nash, Executive Director Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada -Pamela Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of all of Bill C-31, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Alan Arcand, Chief Economist (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters) Govindadeva Bernier, Director, Budgetary Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Alexander Jeglic, Procurement Ombud (Office of the Procurement Ombud) Louis Perrault, Director General, Economic and Fiscal Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Annette Ryan, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of all of Bill C-31, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 Witnesses Max Baylor, Director General, Business Income Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Gervais Coulombe, Director General, Legislation, Sales Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Robert Demeter, Director General, International Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Adnan Khan, Director General, Individual Returns Directorate, Assessment, Benefit, and Service Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax (Department of Finance Canada) Lauchlin MacEachern, Acting Director General, Legislation (Department of Finance Canada) Adrianna McGillivray, Director General, High Net Worth Compliance Directorate, Compliance Programs Branch (Canada Revenue Agency) David Messier, Director, Policy and Analysis Section, Tax Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Peter Repetto, Senior Director, Outbound International Tax Section (Department of Finance Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Study and report on matters relating to federal estimates generally and other financial matters Witnesses Theo Argitis, Senior Vice-President, Policy (Business Council of Canada) John Cuddihy, Vice-President, Climate and Environment (Canadian Steel Producers Association) Derek Nighbor, President and Chief Executive Officer (Forest Products Association of Canada) Jim Stanford, Economist and Director (Centre for Future Work) Source: sencanada.ca
Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Clause-by-clause consideration Source: sencanada.ca
Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 Witnesses Annalisa Bonardi, Acting Director General, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Branch (Canadian Heritage) Amy Awad, Director General, Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Cultural Affairs Sector (Canadian Heritage) Véronique Côté, Chief Financial Officer (Canadian Heritage) Kenza El Bied, Director General, Policy and Outreach (Public Safety Canada) Nancy Fitchett, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Pemi Gill, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Marcia Jones, Director General, Policy, Governance and Engagement (Public Safety Canada) Alanna MacDougall, Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Service, Digital and Delivery Integration (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Kelsey MacTavish, Senior Vice-President, Operations (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Etienne-René Massie, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Karine Paré, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Branch (Public Safety Canada) Annie Rémillard, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Emmanuelle Sajous, Assistant Deputy Minister, Sport, Major Events and Commemorations (Canadian Heritage) Carla St. Croix, Director General, Programs (Public Safety Canada) Jean-François Tessier-Lafleur, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister of the Corporate Management Sector (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Debbie Beresford-Green, Vice-President, Food Safety and Science (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Michael Collins, Vice-President, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Vice-President, Infectious Diseases and Vaccination Programs Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Rod Greenough, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Management Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Ryan Higgs, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Health Canada) Daniel MacDonald, Director General, Office of Pharmaceuticals Management Strategies, Health Policy Branch (Health Canada) Kendal Weber, Assistant Deputy Minister, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch (Health Canada) Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 Witnesses Debbie Beresford-Green, Vice-President, Food Safety and Science (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Michael Collins, Vice-President, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Vice-President, Infectious Diseases and Vaccination Programs Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Rod Greenough, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Management Branch (Public Health Agency of Canada) Ryan Higgs, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Health Canada) Daniel MacDonald, Director General, Office of Pharmaceuticals Management Strategies, Health Policy Branch (Health Canada) Kendal Weber, Assistant Deputy Minister, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch (Health Canada) Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy (Transport Canada) Jaime Caceres, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Management Services (Transport Canada) Carl Delisle, Chief Financial and Technology Officer (VIA Rail Canada) Lola Paulin, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Transport Canada) Nicholas Robinson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security (Transport Canada) Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 Witnesses Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy (Transport Canada) Jaime Caceres, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Management Services (Transport Canada) Carl Delisle, Chief Financial and Technology Officer (VIA Rail Canada) Lola Paulin, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Transport Canada) Nicholas Robinson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security (Transport Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Julie Chassé, Deputy Chief of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (Communications Security Establishment Canada) Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Lieutenant-General Stephen R. Kelsey, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Jonathan Moor, Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Heather Sheehy, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Alia Tayyeb, Acting Chief (Communications Security Establishment Canada) Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 Witnesses Julie Chassé, Deputy Chief of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer (Communications Security Establishment Canada) Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Lieutenant-General Stephen R. Kelsey, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Jonathan Moor, Chief Financial Officer (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Heather Sheehy, Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Alia Tayyeb, Acting Chief (Communications Security Establishment Canada) Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Carl Boisvert, Director General, Financial Management (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) Adam Burns, Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Harbour Management (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) Liz Foster, Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Alain Lagacé, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Jennifer Saxe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Aquatic Ecosystems (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) The subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Consideration of a draft report Appearing The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance and National Revenue (Department of Finance Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Witnesses Émilie Bergeron, Vice-President, Crop Protection (CropLife Canada) Brodie Berrigan, Senior Director, Government Relations and Farm Policy (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) Chris Duyvelshoff, Chair of Crop Protection (Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada) Ron Lemaire, President (Canadian Produce Marketing Association) Stéphanie Levasseur, Second Vice-President (Canadian Federation of Agriculture) Pierre Petelle, President and Chief Executive Officer (CropLife Canada) Aimee Rae, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Director (Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Witnesses Kyle Larkin, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Meat Council) David Macdonald, Senior Economist (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) David R. Pierce, Vice-President, Government Relations (Canadian Chamber of Commerce) Sean Strickland, Executive Director (Canada's Building Trades Unions) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Witnesses Govindadeva Bernier, Director, Budgetary Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Kristina Grinshpoon, Director, Fiscal Analysis (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Louis Perrault, Director of Policy (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Annette Ryan, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jim Stanford, Economist and Director (Centre for Future Work) Geoff Turner, Vice-President, Government Relations (Canadian Airports Council) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026 Witnesses Shane Baddeley, Director, Economic Development, Business Income Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Debbie Beresford-Green, Vice-President, Food Safety and Science (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Gervais Coulombe, Director General (Legislation), Sales Tax Division (Department of Finance Canada) Galen Countryman, Director General, Federal-Provincial Relations Division, Economic, Fiscal and Intergovernmental Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Nina Gormanns, Director, Excise Policy (Department of Finance Canada) Matt Jones, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (Health Canada) Jennifer Little, Director General, Air Policy (Transport Canada) Lauchlin MacEachern, Acting Director General, Legislation (Department of Finance Canada) Nicolas Marion, Senior Director, Payments Policy, Financial Services Division (Department of Finance Canada) Mark Maxson, Senior Director, Employment and Education Taxation (Department of Finance Canada) Mona Nandy, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy Directorate (Employment and Social Development Canada) Mark Walsh, Senior Director, Savings and Investment (Department of Finance Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Sara Bennett, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Legal Services Branch (Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada) Francis Brisson, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management and Services Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Nick Covelli, Deputy Chief Administrator (Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada) Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Efficiency and Technology Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Glenn Hargrove, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service (Natural Resources Canada) Drew Leyburne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Systems Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Tracey O’Donnell, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (Law Commission of Canada) Maude-Émilie Pagé, Vice-President, Indigenous and Stakeholder Relations (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) Claudine Pagé, Director General, Minerals Programs Branch, Lands and Minerals Sector (Natural Resources Canada) Shauna Van Praagh, President (Law Commission of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Catherine Adam, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada) Andrew Campbell, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (Parks Canada) Serena Francis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada) Brian Hickey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Benefits Delivery Modernization Implementation and Service Design Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Colette Kaminsky, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Stephanie Kirkland, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrated Service Strategy and Operations Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Jane Qin, Director General, Corporate Financial Planning and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Employment and Social Development Canada) Annette Ryan, Parliamentary Budget Officer (Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer) Jonathan Wallace, Director General, Canada Student Financial Assistance Program, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Chuck Andary, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Legal Officer (Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority) Andrew Brown, Associate Deputy Minister (Canadian Heritage) Nancy Fitchett, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Joël Hupé, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority) Scott Hutton, Vice-President, Consumer, Analytics and Strategy (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) Kelsey MacTavish, Senior Vice-President, Operations (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) Joëlle Montminy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs (Canadian Heritage) Marc Morin, Secretary General and Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Operations (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) Vincent Ngan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs Sector (Canadian Heritage) France Pégeot, Chair and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Transportation Agency) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Witnesses Carmelle Barnabe, Director General, Corporate Services, and Chief Financial Officer (Canada Water Agency) Gemma Boag, Director General, Freshwater Policy and Engagement Directorate (Canada Water Agency) Patricia Brady, Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Programs Sector (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) Dr. Paul Hébert, President (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Véronique Hiriart-Baer, Director General, Freshwater Management Directorate (Canada Water Agency) Bill Kroll, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Management Sector (Department of Justice Canada) Eric Landry, Vice-President, Operations Sector (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) Owen Ripley, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector (Department of Justice Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with the exception of Library of Parliament Vote 1 Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Keith Conn, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development (Indigenous Services Canada) Richard Goodyear, Chief Financial Officer (Indigenous Services Canada) Mary-Luisa Kapelus, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Kirsten Mattison, Director General, Children, Families and Learning (Indigenous Services Canada) Aaron McCrorie, Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch (Canada Border Services Agency) Manon Nadeau-Beaulieu, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) Ryan Pilgrim, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (Canada Border Services Agency) Annie Rémillard, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Catherine Scott, Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Programs (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) Candice St-Aubin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Partnerships (Indigenous Services Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
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