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Q-892
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
With regard to all direct loans, loan guarantees, credit guarantees or other forms of financial backstopping issued, administered or committed by the Canada Development Investment Corporation, including its subsidiaries, from January 1, 2023, to February 1, 2026: (a) what is the total number of direct loans issued and what is the total dollar value of those loans, broken down by year and by sector of operation using internal classifications (for example, energy, infrastructure, technology or equivalent); (b) what is the total number of loan guarantees or similar financial backstopping instruments issued or committed and what is the total dollar value of those guarantees or exposures, broken down by year and by sector; (c) what are the details of all companies, entities or projects that have received direct loans, including, for each, the (i) name, (ii) sector, (iii) amount committed, (iv) date of approval, (v) purpose or project description; (d) what are the details of all companies, entities or projects that have received loan guarantees or similar financial backstopping, including, for each, the (i) name, (ii) sector, (iii) total value of the guarantee or exposure, (iv) date of approval or issuance, (v) purpose or project description; (e) of the loan guarantees or similar instruments in (b), how many have been (i) fully issued, (ii) approved but not yet issued, (iii) partially drawn, and what is the total dollar value in each category; (f) what is the total outstanding exposure (i) for direct loans, (ii) for loan guarantees as of February 1, 2026, broken down by sector; (g) what internal risk classifications, credit ratings or risk assessments were assigned to each loan and loan guarantee and how many fall into each risk category; and (h) have any direct loans or loan guarantees resulted in (i) defaults, (ii) restructurings, (iii) write-downs, (iv) losses, and, if so, what are the details and total amounts, broken down by year and sector? |
Answered |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-891
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
With regard to the removal of regulations within the government since January 1, 2022: (a) how many regulations have been repealed, eliminated, replaced, or otherwise removed, broken down by department, agency, and Crown corporation; (b) what was the corresponding regulation requiring the one-for-one rule, including, for each, the (i) title of the repealed regulation, (ii) title of the new or amended regulation, (iii) department, agency or Crown corporation responsible, (iv) date each change came into force; and (c) for each regulation repealed, eliminated, or amended, what impact did the change have on staffing levels, including the number of regulatory or public service positions reduced, eliminated, or reassigned, broken down by department, agency, and Crown corporation? |
Answered |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-890
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
With regard to all expenditures made by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General since September 16, 2025: (a) what is the total amount of expenditures since September 16, 2025; (b) what are the details of all expenditures made, including, for each, (i) the date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor or payee, (iv) the description of the goods or services, (v) the line item or object code used, (vi) the justification or purpose of the expenditure, (vii) whether the expenditure was for operational, ceremonial, hospitality, travel, maintenance or other purposes; (c) what were the total expenditures, broken down by category, including, but not limited to (i) travel, (ii) hospitality, (iii) maintenance and repair, (iv) professional services, (v) personal or non-professional services, (vi) clothing or uniform expenses, (vii) dry cleaning and laundry, (viii) office supplies, (ix) information technology or equipment, (x) furniture or decor; (d) what is the breakdown of expenditures by type of item (furniture, curtains, personal clothing, etc.) and by type of service (dry cleaning, traditional laundry, etc.); and (e) what are the details of all expenditures over $1,000 that were made under code 0819 (non-professional personal service contracts not elsewhere specified), since September 16, 2025, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services? |
Answered |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-393
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency's use of artificial intelligence: (a) which sections
(auditors, call centres, etc.) of the Agency currently use artificial intelligence; (b) how does each
section of the agency currently use artificial intelligence, and for what tasks; (c) what are the
details, including the timeline, of the Agency's plan to expand their use of artificial intelligence over
each of the next five years; (d) has the Agency conducted an analysis on how artificial intelligence
could be used to improve call centre wait times, and, if so, what were the results of the analysis; and
(e) has the Agency conducted a full benefit versus drawback analysis on the new or expanded use
of artificial intelligence in the future, and, if so, what were the detailed findings of the analysis,
including the potential cost savings associated with each new or expanded use? |
Answered |
Monday, November 17, 2025 |
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Q-92
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025 |
With regard to board of directors' meetings at any of Canada's Regional Development Agencies, and broken down by agency: what are the details of each meeting in which a declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was noted in the meeting minutes from December 1, 2022, to June 1, 2025, including, for each, (i) the decision in question, (ii) the amount of funding tied to the decision, (iii) the name of the entity receiving funding because of the decision, (iv) the name of the board member for whom a declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was noted, (v) the reason for which the declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was divulged by the board member, (vi) whether the board member held a private interest in the decision, (vii) the date of the meeting? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
