Questions and responses All Sessions January 17, 1994, to present

What is the total number of employees in the entire Department of Fisheries and Oceans, what is the breakdown of this number per region in Canada and, specifically, what is the total for the following areas: Ottawa (National Capital Region), East Coast (Atlantic Region) and West Coast (Pacific Region)?

As of January 1, 2003, and with regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Office of Boating Safety: (a) what is the total number of residents of Canada who have been issued safe boating certificates, broken down by province and territory; (b) how many accredited boating safety course providers are there in each province and territory; and, (c) how many non-residents of Canada have been issued a safe boating certificate?

For each trip abroad by the Chairman of the National Capital Commission between 1991 and the present: (a) what was the destination; (b) what was the itinerary; (c) what was the reason for the trip; (d) what was the total cost of the trip; and (e) what was the number of the accompanying persons?