Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Forces Housing Agency, during each of the last five fiscal years: (a) how much money was deducted from Canadian Armed Forces members to pay for the rent of their accommodations on military bases; (b) of the money in (a), how much went to the Canadian Forces Housing Agency; (c) of the money in (a), how much was spent on repairs for accommodations on military bases, by the (i) Canadian Forces Housing Agency, (ii) Canadian Armed Forces; (d) what is the breakdown of the money spent in (c) by military base and by type of repair on each base; (e) what is the breakdown of the money deducted in (a) by military base at which the Canadian Armed Forces member was located; (f) for each base, what metrics were used to determine (i) the market value of the rental property, (ii) the rate that the Canadian Armed Forces member must pay for accommodation; (g) for each base, what metrics were used to establish whether the quality of accommodations on the base was similar or better than the local market; (h) what procedures are supposed to take place in years when the Canadian Forces Housing Agency runs a surplus, or takes in more money from Canadian Armed Forces members than it spends on repairs or housing; (i) if the Canadian Forces Housing Agency runs a surplus, how is this amount displayed in the (i) Estimates, (ii) Public Accounts, (iii) other publicly available financial reports, and what is done with the surplus; and (j) what is the link, the specific page number and the line item associated with each amount in (i)(i) to (i)(iii)?

With regard to expenditures by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency, since January 1, 2023: (a) what was the total amount spent on military housing (i) repairs, (ii) maintenance, (iii) new builds, (iv) capital investments, broken down by year and military base; (b) what are the details of each repair, renovation or new construction project costing over $50,000, including the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) cost, (iv) project description; (c) what are the details of all contracts signed with consultants, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) contract value, (iv) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid), (v) description of the goods or services provided, including the scope of the work, if known; and (d) which items in (b) had a cost overrun, and, for each such project, (i) how much was the cost overrun, (ii) what was the reason for the cost overrun?