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Q-855
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Monday, February 9, 2026 |
With regard to the government's announcement in late 2025 that it would stop covering the cost for hotel rooms for asylum seekers: is there any government funding, directly or indirectly, including through any agency or third-party organization, to provide asylum seekers with paid or subsidized accommodations, housing, rentals, apartments, or any other housing configuration provided to individuals who may have previously stayed in hotels reserved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and, if so, what are the details, including the value of the funding, the mechanism and programs through which the funding is occurring, the number of asylum seekers receiving such accommodation, broken down by location and type of accommodation? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-854
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Monday, February 9, 2026 |
With regard to the commitment in the 2025 budget related to $5 billion in funding over three years for a Health Infrastructure Fund: (a) what is the administrative structure of the fund, and is this fund to be managed independently from ministerial intervention; (b) how are the funds to be allocated and to whom; (c) is the fund to be allocated by direct application to the federal government or to a management or administrative agency; (d) is there provincial input, oversight, or decision-making on the fund, and, if so, how; (e) will municipalities, regional governments, health or hospital corporations or authorities be able to apply to the fund, and what will the parameters for funding include; (f) will there be a requirement for matching or independently allocated funds to qualify for funding, and, if so, what will those requirements be; and (g) when will the fund be officially launched to enable applications for access to funds? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-813
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
With regard to federal funding provided for the housing of asylum claimants, and in light of the government's statements that federal funding for hotel accommodations for asylum claimants ceased as of September 30, 2025: (a) since September 30, 2025, what federal programs, initiatives, contribution agreements or other funding mechanisms have been used to subsidize, reimburse, or otherwise support the cost of rental housing, including apartments or other long-term accommodations, for asylum claimants, whether directly or indirectly; (b) of the housing supports in (a), which involve the federal government (i) covering the full cost of rent, (ii) covering a portion of rent costs, (iii) providing rent subsidies, top-ups, or housing allowances, and what are the terms and conditions associated with each; (c) for each such program or funding mechanism, what eligibility criteria apply to asylum claimants, including, but not limited to, immigration status, length of stay, income thresholds, family size, geographic location, or availability of provincial or municipal housing supports; (d) which federal department or departments, agencies, or Crown corporations are responsible for administering, funding, or overseeing these housing or rent-support measures, and what role does each play; (e) since September 30, 2025, what is the total amount of federal funding expended on apartment or long-term rental housing for asylum claimants, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) province or territory, (iii) municipality where data is available, (iv) program or funding mechanism; and (f) what proportion of the expenditures outlined in (e) were delivered through direct payments to landlords, payments to third-party service providers or non-governmental organizations, transfers to provinces or municipalities, or payments made directly to asylum claimants? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, March 23, 2026 |
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Q-665
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Monday, December 8, 2025 |
With regard to the Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses: (a) broken down by year since the rebate's inception, on average, how much funding did businesses receive per employee, broken down into the following ranges (i) 1 to 50, (ii) 51 to 100, (iii) 101 to 150, (iv) 151 to 200, (v) over 200 employees; and (b) what is the total amount of funding remaining to be distributed under this program? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-664
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Monday, December 8, 2025 |
With regard to expenditures related to the Prime Minister's trip to the United Arab Emirates in November 2025 and the accompanying delegation: (a) what are the costs incurred by the government to date, in total and broken down by type of expense (accommodation, per diems, hospitality, etc.); (b) what are the details of all accommodation expenses incurred by the government, including, for each, the (i) name of the hotel, (ii) room rate, (iii) number of rooms booked at each rate, (iv) dates and number of nights each room was booked for, (v) total accommodation expense incurred at each property; (c) were there any hospitality expenditures incurred, and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date, (ii) event description, (iii) location, (iv) cost, in total and broken down by item, (v) event description, (vi) number of attendees; and (d) are there any costs incurred or expected to be incurred by the government that are not included in the response to (a), and, if so, what are those costs or expected costs, broken down by item and type of expense? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-303
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Monday, September 15, 2025 |
With regard to government financing or financial guarantees for Lion Electric: (a) what are the details of the Strategic Innovation Fund's August 19, 2021 agreement with Lion Electric, for a loan relating to the construction of the Lion Campus, including (i) the total value of the loan provided to Lion, (ii) the interest rate terms, including how much interest has been paid to date on said loan, (iii) if no interest was paid on the loan, as part of the agreement, why did the government deem it necessary to provide a zero-interest loan to Lion, (iv) which circumstances would be grounds for the government to forgive the loan, (v) the total amount of the loan's principle that has been repaid to date, (vi) whether any portion of the loan has been waived, and, if so, what amount, (vii) the current principle amount of the loan that is still currently outstanding, (viii) whether the government is currently trying to recoup any outstanding funds from this loan, and, if so, what actions have been taken, (ix) whether the government conducted any financial feasibility or viability assessment prior to offering this agreement, and, if so, who conducted the study and when; and (b) what are the details of the guarantees or insurance provided by Export Development Canada to the National Bank of Canada with regard to the bank's financing offer in February 2023 to Lion Electric for a supplier credit facility, including (i) the amount of financing provided to Lion, (ii) the amount of financing insured by Export Development Canada, (iii) the amount collected in fees by Export Development Canada as part of the agreement with the National Bank of Canada, (iv) the amount paid out, to date, by Export Development Canada as part of this insurance, (v) whether the government conducted any financial feasibility or viability assessment of Lion, prior to offering this policy, and, if so, who conducted the study and when? |
Answered |
Friday, October 31, 2025 |
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Q-299
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Monday, September 15, 2025 |
With regard to grants or contributions provided by the National Research Council to designated educational institutions, since November 4, 2015: what are the details of each grant and contribution agreement, including, for each, the (i) program name under which the funding was distributed, (ii) recipient, (iii) date, (iv) description, (v) value, (vi) negotiated percentage and dollar-value that was earmarked for indirect costs (i.e. administrative costs) as part of the agreement? |
Answered |
Friday, October 31, 2025 |
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Q-298
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Monday, September 15, 2025 |
With regard to healthcare services received by individuals incarcerated with Correctional Service Canada: (a) what is, broken down by province and territory, the median and average wait time between (i) receiving a referral from a general practitioner or another medical professional and a consultation with a specialist, (ii) receiving a consultation with a specialist and receiving treatment; and (b) what is the breakdown by year of temporary absence permits issued for medical purposes, for each of the last five years, and what are the details of these permits, including the (i) number of permits issued at each correctional institution, (ii) number of visits to each medical facility, (iii) the reason, purpose or type of treatment, associated with the visits? |
Answered |
Friday, October 31, 2025 |
