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Notice of meeting Amended

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 93

Friday, May 26, 2023, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023

Clause-by-Clause Consideration

Witnesses

Part 1

Department of Finance

• Lindsay Gwyer, Director General, Legislation, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch

• Andrew Donnelle, Senior Director, Deferred Income Plans

• Pierre Leblanc, Director General, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch

• Mark Maxson, Director, Employment and Education, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch

Part 2

Department of Finance

• Pierre Mercille, Director General, Sales Tax Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (by videoconference)Amended

• Amanda Riddell, Director, Real Property and Financial Institutions, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch

• Warren Light, Expert Advisor, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch

• Andrew Otto, Expert Advisor

Part 3

Department of Finance

• Gervais Coulombe, Senior Director, Excise Taxation and Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch

• Pierre Mercille, Director General, Sales Tax Legislation, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch (by videoconference)Amended

• Darren D'Sa, Senior Advisor

Part 4 / Division 1

Department of Finance

• Anne Loosen, Senior Project Leader (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 2

Department of Finance

• Kathleen Wrye, Director, Pensions Policy, Financial Crimes and Security Division (by videoconference)

• Neil Mackinnon, Senior Advisor, Pensions Policy (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 3

Department of Finance

• Erin Hunt, Director General, Financial Crime and Security Division (by videoconference)

• Charlene Davidson, Director, Financial Crimes Policy (by videoconference)

Department of Justice

• Erin Cassidy, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 4

Department of Finance

• Scott Winter, Senior Director, Trade Rules, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance Branch (by videoconference)

• Laura Bourns, Senior Advisor / Economist (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 5

Department of Finance

• Scott Winter, Senior Director, Trade Rules, International Trade Policy Division, International Trade and Finance Branch (by videoconference)

• Laura Bourns, Senior Advisor / Economist (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 6

Department of Finance

• Gloria Wong, Director, Crowns Corporations and Currency (by videoconference)

• Charles Perreault, Director, Reserves Management (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 7

Department of Industry

• Steven Schwendt, Director General, Strategy and Innovation Policy (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 8

Department of Finance

• Galen Countryman, Director General, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 9

Department of Finance

• Suzanne Kennedy, Senior Director, Federal-Provincial Relations (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 10

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

• Marie-Josée Langlois, Director General, Strategic Policy Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 11

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

• Blair Brimmell, Head of Section, Climate and Security, Security and Defence Relations (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 12

Treasury Board Secretariat

• Nicole Thomas, Executive Director, Costing, Charging and Transfer Payments (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 13

Department of Employment and Social Development

• Neal LeBlanc, Director, Canada Pension Plan Policy and Legislation, Income Security and Social Development Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 14

Department of Employment and Social Development

• Stéphanie Brodeur, Acting Director, Policy and Partnerships Division, Integrity Services Branch, Service Canada (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 15

Department of Employment and Social Development

• Sébastien St-Arnaud, Manager, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform, Strategic Policy, Analysis, and Workplace Information Directorate (by videoconference)

• Angelina Barrados, Executive Director, Employment Insurance Strategic Policy, Skills and Employment Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 16

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

• David Chan, Acting Director, Asylum Policy, Performance and Governance Division (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 17

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

• Michelle Mascoll, Director General, Resettlement Policy Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 18

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

• Peter Christensen, Assistant Director, Social and Discretionary Policy and Programs (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 19

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

• Uyen Hoang, Senior Director, Legislation and Program Policy (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 20

Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

• Lou Spagnuolo, Director General, Northern Contaminated Sites Program Branch (by videoconference)Amended

• Tom Isaac, Senior Counsel, Negotiations and Northern Affairs Section (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 21

Department of Transport

• Fabien Lefebvre, Acting Executive Director, Oceans Protection Plan Operations (by videoconference)

• Jeffrey Johnson, Manager and Senior Policy Advisor, Environmental Policy (by videoconference)

• Sonya Read, Director General, Marine Policy (by videoconference)Amended

• Julie-Anne St-Cyr, Policy Advisor (by videoconference)Amended

• Sean Rogers, Executive Director, Legislative, Regulatory and International Affairs (by videoconference)Amended

• Julie Mah, Manager and Senior Policy Advisor, Oceans Protection Plan (by videoconference)

• Alain Langlois, Senior General Counsel and Executive Director, Transport and Infrastructure Legal Services (by videoconference)

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• Robert Brooks, Director, Marine Environmental and Hazards Response (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 22

Department of Transport

• Amélie Clément, Director, Multimodal Transportation Performance and Capacity Analysis, Economic Analysis and Reseach (by videoconference)

• Joel Dei, Director, Rail Policy Analysis and Legislative Initiatives (by videoconference)

• Alain Langlois, Senior General Counsel and Executive Director, Transport and Infrastructure Legal Services (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 23

Department of Transport

• Colin Stacey, Director General, Air Policy (by videoconference)

• Alain Langlois, Senior General Counsel and Executive Director, Transport and Infrastructure Legal Services (by videoconference)

• Vincent Millette, Director, National Air Services Policy (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 24

Canada Border Services Agency

• Graeme Hamilton, Director General, Traveller, Commercial and Trade Policy (by videoconference)

• Andrew Lawrence, Director General, Travellers Transformation (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 25

National Research Council of Canada

• Marcel Turcot, Director General, Policy, Strategy and Performance (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 26

Department of Industry

• Erin Campbell, Director, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Patent Policy Directorate (by videoconference)

• Samir Chhabra, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 27

Department of Health

• David K. Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Products and Food Branch (by videoconference)

• Natalie Page, Director General, Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (by videoconference)

• Kim Godard, Acting Director General, Health Product Compliance Directorate (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 28

Department of Health

• Dennis Price, Director General, Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 29

Department of Health

• Lindy VanAmburg, Director General, Policy and Programs, Dental Care Task Force (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 30

Department of Public Works and Government Services

• Eugene Gourevitch, Director, Performance and Impact Analysis (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 31

Privy Council Office

• Joël Girouard, Senior Privy Council Officer, Machinery of Government (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 32

Department of Finance

• Anne David, Senior Director, Crown Investment and Asset Management (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 33

Department of Finance

• Manuel Dussault, Acting Director General, Financial Institutions Division (by videoconference)

• Jeffrey Baylis, Analyst, Framework Policy, Division des institutions financières (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 34

Department of Finance

• Anne Loosen, Senior Project Leader (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 35

Department of Employment and Social Development

• Anamika Mona Nandy, Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch (by videoconference)

• Benoit Cadieux, Director, Policy Analysis and Initiatives, Skills and Employment Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 36

Department of the Environment

• Laura Farquharson, Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Environmental Protection Branch (by videoconference)

• Paola Mellow, Executive Director, Low Carbon Fuels Division (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 37

Department of Finance

• Robert Sample, Director General, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (by videoconference)

• Taylor Johnson, Senior Analyst and Economist, Capital Markets Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 38

Department of Employment and Social Development

• Mona El Bahar, Acting Director General, Individual Payments and On-Demand Services, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch, Service Canada (by videoconference)

• Robert Lalonde, Director, Individual Payments and On-Demand Services, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch, Service Canada (by videoconference)

Part 4 / Division 39

Privy Council Office

• Rachel Pereira, Director, Democratic Institutions (by videoconference)

Clerks of the committee

Alexandre (Sacha) Vassiliev (613-992-9753)

Alexandre Roger (613-992-9753)

2023-05-26 9:16 a.m.