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Q-905
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
With regard to Global Affairs Canada's decision to spend $18,619,067 to reopen and retrofit the Canadian consulate in Milan, Italy, into what was described as a climate change "showpiece": (a) what was the (i) original approved budget, (ii) final cost, or most recent cost estimate for the project, if the final cost is not available; (b) what were the expenditures, overall and broken down by type, and by year, since 2020; (c) what specific upgrades, retrofits, technologies, furnishings, art installations, and professional services were included in the total cost; (d) what were the costs associated with the "modified design-build" procurement approach, including the details of all contracts awarded, itemized with the names of contractors and subcontractors, and the value of each contract; (e) what measurable energy efficiency standards, emissions reductions, or environmental certifications were targeted and achieved, and what is the projected payback period for these investments; (f) what analysis was conducted to determine the value-for-money of converting the Milan consulate into a climate change showcase; (g) what was the justification for spending $37,295 on art displays and $6,400 on photography services; (h) what are the details of all contracts related to the costs in (g), including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) description of the goods or services provided; (i) what lower-cost alternatives were considered, including reopening the consulate without extensive retrofits or allocating funds to other diplomatic priorities, and, for each alternative, why was it not pursued; (j) what is the total cost of operations and maintenance for the Milan consulate since its reopening in 2023; (k) what are the details of all contracts signed by the government with a value in excess of $50,000 in relation to the consulate, since 2016, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) value, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); and (l) for each step of the project, as well as related expenses, what level of ministerial approval, discretion, direction, or oversight was exercised, if any, and what are the details of all briefing notes or approvals sent to the minister or the minister's office, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) type of document, (v) title, (vi) summary? |
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Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-897
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Monday, February 23, 2026 |
With regard to individuals who are current or former officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their agents or proxies, who are suspected of being in, or residing in, Canada, since 2016: (a) what is the total number of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials that the government (i) suspects, (ii) has reasonable grounds to believe, (iii) has determined, are living in Canada; (b) how many of the individuals referenced in (a) are currently (i) under investigation, (ii) subject to
an inadmissibility assessment, (iii) subject to enforcement action; (c) how many inadmissibility reports under section 44 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act have been prepared or referred to the Immigration Division in relation to individuals referenced in (a), broken down by inadmissibility ground cited and by year; (d) how many individuals referenced in (a) are or were subject to removal proceedings, and, for
each such case, what is the number that are (i) before the Immigration Division, (ii) before the
Immigration Appeal Division, (iii) before the Federal Court, (iv) stayed or deferred;
(e) how many individuals referenced in (a) have been issued (i) a removal order, including
departure orders, exclusion orders, and deportation orders, (ii) a warrant;
(f) of the individuals referenced in (e), how many have been removed from Canada, broken down by
year; (g) how many temporary resident visas, study permits, work permits, permanent resident visas or electronic travel authorizations have been refused, cancelled or revoked on the basis of suspected Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps affiliation or service, broken down by year; (h) for each department or agency involved, including Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, what resources were dedicated to identifying, investigating and removing individuals referenced in (a), including (i) employees or full-time equivalents, (ii) expenditures, both in total and by type, broken down by program and by year? |
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Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-853
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Monday, February 9, 2026 |
With regard to the measures announced by the Prime Minister on December 27, 2025, in Halifax, providing an additional $2.5 billion commitment for Ukraine, including debt suspensions and loan guarantees to multilateral institutions: (a) what is the precise allocation of the $2.5 billion by category, specifically identifying amounts attributable to (i) International Monetary Fund financing support or capital subscriptions, (ii) Canada's participation in debt service suspension for 2025-26, up to $1.5 billion, (iii) the World Bank loan guarantee of up to $1.3 billion in 2026, (iv) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development guarantee of up to $322 million, (v) any humanitarian or military components not listed; (b) for each portion in (a), what are the legal and financial instruments being used; (c) what amounts have been disbursed or formally executed to date, and what amounts remain only announced but not yet contracted or guaranteed; (d) which departments, Crown corporations, or international partners are administering each transfer; (e) what are the terms and conditions attached to each loan guarantee or debt suspension, including duration, interest exposure, and contingent liabilities to Canada; (f) what is the government's estimate of the maximum risk to taxpayers should any guaranteed loan default; (g) what mechanisms are in place to track end-use of funds in Ukraine and ensure compliance with Canadian sanctions and anti-fraud requirements; and (h) what reporting will be provided to Parliament on the performance outcomes of these measures? |
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Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-852
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Monday, February 9, 2026 |
With regard to government statistics on the use of Impact of Race and Culture Assessments in criminal sentencing, since 2016, broken down by calendar year: (a) what is the number of offenders who received a sentence reduction, variance, or alternative disposition where an Impact of Race and Culture Assessment was considered by the court; (b) of the cases identified in (a), how many involved convictions for (i) violent offences, (ii) sexual offences, (iii) firearms offences, (iv) trafficking of controlled substances, (v) robberies, (vi) other indictable offences; (c) what was the average and median quantum of sentence reduction attributable to the consideration of an Impact of Race and Culture Assessment; (d) of the offenders identified in (a), what is their immigration status and country of birth, including the number who were (i) Canadian citizens, (ii) permanent residents, (iii) foreign nationals, (iv) individuals without legal immigration status; (e) how many sentencing decisions were appealed by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada or provincial Crowns on the basis that the consideration of an Impact of Race and Culture Assessment resulted in an unduly lenient sentence; and (f) of the cases identified in (a), what criteria or factors documented in the Impact of Race and Culture Assessments were considered and relied upon by the court, including, where ascertainable, categories such as (i) race, (ii) ethnicity, (iii) country of origin, (iv) cultural background, (v) experiences in country of origin, (vi) socio-economic conditions linked to identity, (vii) Indigenous or non-Indigenous status, (viii) immigration status, (ix) other identity-based or background factors, (x) whether any race or culture factor was expressly linked in reasons for sentence reduction? |
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Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-719
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
With regard to temporary residents and foreign workers hired by government departments, agencies, Crown corporations or other government entities, broken down by year since 2016, including 2025 to date: (a) how many individuals, including employees and contractors, were hired through the International Mobility Program initiative, in total and broken down by type of job and job title; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by each department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity; (c) how many individuals, including employees and contractors, were hired outside of the International Mobility Program initiative, in total and broken down by circumstance (international student, national interest employee, etc.), type of job and job title; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by each department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity? |
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-666
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Monday, December 8, 2025 |
With regard to Social Insurance Numbers issued to individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents and the integrity of federal identity-matching systems: (a) how many Social Insurance Numbers that are currently active and have been issued in Canada do not correspond to citizens or permanent residents, broken down by (i) the category of original immigration status (for example, temporary foreign worker, international student, visitor record, refugee claimant, permanent resident applicant, etc.), (ii) province or territory; (b) of the Social Insurance Numbers in (a), how many remain active despite the underlying immigration status having expired for more than (i) 30 days, (ii) one year, (iii) three years; (c) how many Social Insurance Numbers were issued to individuals whose immigration applications were subsequently refused, withdrawn or deemed abandoned, and what processes, if any, exist to automatically cancel or suspend those Social Insurance Numbers; (d) of the Social Insurance Numbers in (a), how many are receiving benefits, tax credits or other payments from the federal government; (e) what is the total estimated cost to the federal government of benefits, tax credits, or payments issued to individuals whose Social Insurance Numbers were active despite a lapsed, invalid or undocumented immigration status, broken down by fiscal year since 2016; (f) what are the details of all internal audits, security reviews or data-integrity assessments that have been conducted since 2016 on Social Insurance Number–immigration status mismatches, including, for each, the (i) dates, (ii) summary, (iii) findings, (iv) recommendations, (v) actions taken as a result; and (g) what steps, if any, has the government taken to ensure that identity or status discrepancies do not result in ineligible access to employment, federal benefits or provincial services, and what timelines exist to fully implement those measures? |
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-653
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Friday, December 5, 2025 |
With regard to the new skating rink and ice pavilion being built on the grounds of Rideau Hall: (a) what is the total cost associated with the project, in total and broken down by item and by type of expense; (b) how much has been (i) committed, (ii) received in sponsorship funding, in relation to the project, in total and broken down by each entity providing sponsorship; and (c) for each sponsorship in (b), what goods or services were provided to the sponsor by Rideau Hall, such as signage or VIP access, as a result of the sponsorship? |
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-644
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
With regard to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and federal government spending, planning and oversight: (a) what are the federal expenditures (i) incurred to date, (ii) projected to be incurred, in relation to Canada's hosting obligations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in total, and broken down by line item; (b) how much of the spending is expected to be operational versus how much is expected to be capital; (c) what were the original cost estimates provided by the government for Canada's participation in hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in total and broken down by item; (d) what is the current projected cost estimate by the government for Canada's participation in hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in total and broken down by item; (e) for each item where the current projected cost is higher than the original projected cost, what is the reason for the cost overrun; (f) how much funding has the government budgeted for any future cost overruns or unexpected expenses in relation to hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and (g) in addition to the itemized breakdown in (a), are there any other expenses which the government expects to incur in relation to hosting, such as increased overtime for visa processing officials or for Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, and, if so, what are the details, including the increased cost estimate associated with each? |
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
