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Q-1545
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026 |
With regard to the requirement under the Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers and Canadian Content in Strategic Federal Procurements, as part of the government's Buy Canadian Procurement Policy Framework, that a Canadian supplier not subcontract work to non-Canadian suppliers or individuals located outside Canada in a manner that results in minimal value-added activities being performed within Canada: (a) what specific criteria are used to determine whether the value-added activities performed within Canada are considered "minimal"; (b) is there a minimum percentage or dollar value of a contract that must be performed in Canada and, if so, what is it; (c) does the government require bidders to disclose the anticipated (i) value, (ii) percentage, of work to be subcontracted to non-Canadian suppliers or individuals located outside Canada and, if not, why not; (d) since December 16, 2025, how many suppliers awarded contracts as Canadian suppliers have been subject to post-award verification of their use of non-Canadian subcontractors; and (e) of the verifications in (d), how many identified a supplier that did not meet the Canadian supplier requirements and what action was taken in each case? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, November 23, 2026 |
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Q-1544
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026 |
With regard to call-ups against federal standing offers and contracts resulting from supply arrangements since April 1, 2024, broken down by fiscal year: (a) what was the total (i) number, (ii) value, of call-ups against standing offers; (b) of the amounts in (a), what was the number and value awarded to suppliers based in (i) Canada, (ii) the United States, (iii) other countries; (c) what was the total (i) number, (ii) value, of contracts resulting from supply arrangements; (d) of the amounts in (c), what was the number and value awarded to suppliers based in (i) Canada, (ii) the United States, (iii) other countries; and (e) for each United States supplier in (b) and (d), what are the details, including (i) the supplier's name, (ii) the number of call-ups or contracts, (iii) the total value, (iv) a description of the goods or services provided? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, November 23, 2026 |
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Q-1135
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Monday, April 27, 2026 |
With regard to videos produced by the government for public distribution, since March 14, 2025: (a) what are the details of all such videos, including the (i) date, (ii) duration, (iii) title, (iv) purpose, (v) intended audience; (b) for each video, what were the total expenditures, broken down by type of expense; and (c) through which Internet sites, social media platforms, television stations or streaming sites was each video distributed? |
Answered |
Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Q-1134
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Monday, April 27, 2026 |
With regard to preparations made by the Privy Council Office for witnesses representing any department, agency or Crown corporation, including ministers and candidates for officers of parliament, who appeared or were scheduled to appear before parliamentary committees in either the House or the Senate, since January 1, 2026: (a) were any off-site meetings or retreats held for the purpose of committee preparations in any way; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what are the details, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) list of attendees, (iv) scheduled date and subject of the related committee meeting, (v) name of the related committee; (c) what were the expenditures related to each such meeting or retreat, in total, and broken down by item; (d) what are the details of any contracts signed in relation to off-site meetings, retreats or preparations, including any contracts with consultants who were involved with the preparations in any way, and including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) location, if applicable, (vi) date and name of the related committee meeting or scheduled committee meeting; (e) what are the details of any contracts signed in relation to on-site meetings, retreats or preparations, including any contracts with consultants who were involved with the preparations in any way, and including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) location, if applicable, (vi) date and name of the related committee meeting or scheduled committee meeting; and (f) are there any other contracts related to committee preparation not covered by (d) or (e), and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) location? |
Answered |
Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Q-486
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Monday, October 20, 2025 |
With regard to study permit holders and the healthcare system in Canada, since January 2016: (a) what analysis or studies has the government conducted to examine the costs of those in Canada holding a study permit to our healthcare system, broken down by year the study was done; (b) what were the findings of each analysis or study in (a); (c) what is the government's estimate of the total cost incurred on Canada's healthcare system for providing healthcare to persons holding a study permit, broken down by (i) year, (ii) total cost incurred; (d) what is the government's estimate of the total number of visits to Canadian emergency room hospitals by persons holding a study permit in total and broken down by year; and (e) what is the government's estimate of the impact on wait times to see a doctor or specialist at Canadian emergency room hospitals and healthcare clinics due to the number of persons holding a study permit, broken down by (i) year, (ii) average increase in wait? |
Answered |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Q-485
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Monday, October 20, 2025 |
With regard to study permit holders in Canada and housing since January 2016: (a) what analysis or studies did the government conduct on the (i) number of additional housing units required to house the number of study permit holders in Canada, (ii) potential for increased student housing costs due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, (iii) impacts on housing costs across the housing continuum due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, and what were the findings and dates of each; (b) what is the government's estimate on the average cost increase to rental housing due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, broken down by province or territory, currently, and broken down by each year since 2016; (c) what is the estimated average cost increase to purchase housing due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, broken down by province or territory, currently, and broken down by each year since 2016; and (d) what is the total estimated number of additional housing units required to accommodate study permit holders, broken down province or territory, currently, and broken down by each year since 2016? |
Answered |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Q-484
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Monday, October 20, 2025 |
With regard to study permit holders in Canada and hours of work, since January 2016: (a) did the government conduct any analysis or study to estimate the average and total number of hours that study permit holders were anticipated to work by year; (b) did the government conduct any analysis or study to estimate the impacts on youth unemployment and hours worked by year; and (c) what is the total and average number of hours worked by those holding a study permit by (i) year, (ii) month? |
Answered |
Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Q-389
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
With regard to the Prime Minister's trip to the United Kingdom in late September 2025: (a) which
business leaders and other potential infrastructure investors did the Prime Minister meet with on
the trip, including, for each individual, the name, title, and company represented; and (b) what was
the Prime Minister's meeting schedule on the trip, including the (i) date, (ii) names and titles of the attendees, (iii) agenda items, for each meeting? |
Answered |
Monday, November 17, 2025 |
