The Clerk gave a presentation on the financial status of the global envelope for committee activities.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on International Trade be granted a travel budget of $157,608.84 to travel to Mexico City and Querétaro, Mexico, Lima, Peru, and Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile, in the Winter of 2019, in relation to its study on Potential Agreement Between Canada and the Pacific Alliance.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be granted a travel budget of $134,413.83 to travel to Brussels, Belgium, and Berlin, Nuremburg and Bamberg, Germany, in the Winter or Spring of 2019, in relation to its study on Migration Challenges and Opportunities for Canada in the 21st Century.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be granted a travel budget of $72,371.95 to travel to Washington, D.C., and New York, New York, United States of America, in the Winter or Spring of 2019, in relation to its study on Rules-based International Order.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on National Defence be granted a travel budget of $149,232.98 to travel to Dakar, Senegal, and Bamako and Gao, Mali, in the Winter or Spring of 2019, in relation to its study on Canada’s Contributions to International Peacekeeping.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates be granted a travel budget of $775 to travel to Ottawa, Ontario, in the Winter or Spring of 2019, in relation to its study on Shared Services Canada.

It was agreed, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be granted a supplementary budget of $20,850 for its study of the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2019 Budget.

It was agreed, — That the Subcommittee, through a letter sent by its Chair, invite all Committee Chairs to ask their committee to determine which of their studies may require committee travel during the period from April to June 2019;

that committees interested in travelling be invited to prepare a rationale for why such travel would be required and be requested to provide a high-level estimate of related travel costs;

that this information be provided to the Subcommittee, via its Clerk, no later than February 1, 2019;

and that budgets that may stem from those travel proposals be submitted to the Subcommittee, via its Clerk, no later than February 25, 2019.