Committee Meetings

The following table and figure show the number of committee meetings by type of committee in each of the last five fiscal years.

Committee Type	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Standing	899	457	1,311	1,240	1,170
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	2	74	0	0
Special Joint	0	16	0	0	0
Total	899	475	1,385	1,240	1,170

Figure 5 – Comparison of the Total Number of Committee Meetings for All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Reports

The following table and figure show the number of committee reports by type of committee in each of the last five fiscal years.

Committee Type	Reports in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	Reports in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	Reports in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	Reports in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	Reports in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Standing	155	105	169	196	182
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	0	3	0	0
Special Joint	0	1	0	0	0
Total	155	106	172	196	182

Figure 6 – Comparison of the Total Number of Committee Reports for All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Witnesses

The following table and figure show the number of witnesses by type of committee in each of the last five fiscal years.

Committee Type	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Standing	3,111	1,429	5,381	4,847	5,014
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	2	811	0	0
Special Joint	0	61	0	0	0
Total	3,111	1,492	6,192	4,847	5,014

Figure 7 – Comparison of the Total Number of Witnesses for All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Meetings by Type of Order of Reference

The following tables show the total number and percentage of meetings held by all committees in each of the last five fiscal years, broken down by type of order of reference. Meetings where more than one order of reference is considered are tabulated as a meeting for each type. Consequently, the total number of meetings by type may be greater than the total number of meetings held. Differences in totals are due to rounding.

Number of Committee Meetings by Type of Order of Reference

Reference Type	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
House Orders of Reference	53	21	106	66	104
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	505	287	1,033	884	842
Reports and Returns	6	2	27	16	4
Estimates	44	53	68	62	70
Order-in-Council Appointments	8	3	2	18	8
Legislation	175	43	109	179	158
Pre-budget Consultations	14	11	19	18	19
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	353	223	666	606	500
Election of Chairs and Vice-Chairs	13	54	12	36	25
Others	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1,171	697	2,042	1,885	1,730

Percentage of Committee Meetings by Type of Order of Reference

Reference Type	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
House Orders of Reference	5.6	3	5.2	3.5	6
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	41.5	41.2	50.6	46.9	48.7
Reports and Returns	0.5	0.3	1.3	0.8	0.2
Estimates	3.5	7.6	3.3	3.3	4
Order-in-Council Appointments	0.8	0.4	0.1	1	0.5
Legislation	16.5	6.2	5.3	9.5	9.1
Pre-budget Consultations	1.7	1.6	0.9	1	1.1
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	28.9	32	32.6	32.1	28.9
Election of Chairs and Vice-Chairs	1.2	7.7	0.6	1.9	1.4
Others	0	0	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100

Committee Reports by Type of Order of Reference

The following tables show the total number and percentage of reports by all committees in each of the last five fiscal years, broken down by type of order of reference. Reports presented under more than one order of reference are tabulated as a report for each type. Consequently, the total number of reports by type may be greater than the total number of reports. Differences in totals are due to rounding.

Number of Committee Reports by Type of Order of Reference

Reference Type	Reports in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	Reports in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	Reports in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	Reports in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	Reports in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
House Orders of Reference	10	4	6	8	7
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	46	41	77	86	88
Reports and Returns	2	0	3	3	0
Estimates	36	35	38	39	32
Order-in-Council Appointments	8	0	0	7	2
Legislation	43	18	35	37	35
Pre-budget Consultations	1	2	1	2	1
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	3	2	3	4	3
Striking of Committee Membership	6	5	9	10	14
Others	0	0	0	0	0
Total	155	107	172	196	182

Percentage of Committee Reports by Type of Order of Reference

Reference Type	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2014-2015	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2015-2016	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2016-2017	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2017-2018	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2018-2019
House Orders of Reference	15.2	3.7	3.5	4.1	3.8
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	26.1	38.3	44.8	43.9	48.4
Reports and Returns	0.9	0	1.7	1.5	0
Estimates	15.8	32.7	22.1	19.9	17.6
Order-in-Council Appointments	4.4	0	0	3.6	1.1
Legislation	25.4	16.8	20.3	18.9	19.2
Pre-budget Consultations	0.6	1.9	0.6	1	0.5
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	0.9	1.9	1.7	2	1.6
Striking of Committee Membership	10.7	4.7	5.2	5.1	7.7
Others	0	0	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100