44th Parliament, 1st Session (November 22, 2021 - January 6, 2025)

The 2023 Strike at the Port of Vancouver: Selected Impacts, Responses and Port-related Innovation

Report and Government Response

Report 18: The Strike in 2023 at British Columbia Ports: Selected Economic Impacts and Federal Actions
  • Adopted by the Committee: April 18, 2024
  • Presented to the House: April 29, 2024
On Monday, May 29, 2023, the committee adopted the following motion:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the Underused Housing Tax, which has become an unintentional non-tariff trade irritant with Canada's largest trading partner, the United States of America; that this study focus on the Underused Housing Tax impacts on Canadian border communities; that the committee invite relevant departmental officials from Global Affairs Canada and the Department of Finance, as well as United States Congressman Brian Higgins and/or other experts the committee deems relevant; that the committee hold two meetings; and that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House of Commons.

The deadline to submit briefs on this study has been extended to Friday, June 23, 2023, at 4 p.m. ET. Once received, briefs are translated, distributed to committee members and posted on the committee's website.

Meetings

Webcast Televised Audio only In Camera Cancelled Modified Outside of Parliament Hill