Standing Committee on Finance

Comité permanent des finances

For immediate release

Ottawa, September 17, 2014 -

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance now has available, on its website, the pre-budget submissions from 421 Canadian groups and individuals who provided their input this summer. These submissions can be viewed at: Pre-Budget Consultations Briefs 2014. As noted in June, this input was requested as part of the Committee’s annual pre-budget consultation process.

“I am extremely pleased that such a large number of Canadian groups and individuals shared their priorities for the next budget with the Committee,” said Mr. James Rajotte, M.P., Chair of the House Finance Committee. “We have received many innovative and important views about future tax and spending priorities, and we are looking forward to discussing them during our forthcoming hearings.”

The Committee has agreed that the next phase of that process will involve hearings in the fall on the following topics:

1. Balancing the federal budget to ensure fiscal sustainability and economic growth.
2. Supporting families and helping vulnerable Canadians by focusing on health, education and training.
3. Increasing the competitiveness of Canadian businesses through research, development, innovation and commercialization.
4. Ensuring prosperous and secure communities, including through support for infrastructure.
5. Improving Canada’s taxation and regulatory regimes.
6. Maximizing the number and types of jobs for Canadians.

Witnesses for these hearings will be contacted by the Clerk of the Committee. Those interested in following the Committee’s hearings can do so through ParlVu, accessible on the Website of the Finance Committee.

The Committee is expected to table its report on these pre-budget consultations in the House of Commons in December 2014.