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

With regard to the government's announcement of a loan and supports for Algoma Steel: are there any conditions or restrictions on executive compensation or management bonus payments contained in any of the agreements with the company, and, if so, under what agreements do these restrictions exist?

With regard to Farm Credit Canada since January 1, 2023: (a) what is the breakdown of executive and director-level employees by (i) province of primary residence, (ii) designated work location, (iii) those whose position is based at the corporate headquarters in Regina; (b) how many executive or director-level employees reside outside of the province of Saskatchewan; (c) outside of official work trips, how many executive or director-level employees have worked remotely from a location outside of Canada, if any, and what is the breakdown by location; (d) what policies govern executive remote work arrangements and physical presence at headquarters; (e) what is the total amount spent annually on executive travel, broken down for each traveler by fiscal year and type of expenditure; and (f) what was the total amount spent on consultants, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) competitive versus non-competitive contracts, (iii) contracts related to sustainability initiatives, (iv) contracts with people who were previously personnel or who have had a business relationship with the Chief Executive Officer or any other senior executive, (v) contracts with businesses who are owned or operated by individuals who were previous personnel or who have had a business relationship with the Chief Executive Officer or any other senior executive?

With regard to at-risk pay and bonuses paid to executives at all levels through the government's Performance Management Program for fiscal year 2025-26, broken down by department, agency, and Crown corporation: (a) what was the total cost to the government to administer, facilitate, and distribute at-risk pay and bonuses; (b) were any third-party firms, consultants, or agencies hired to assist in the administration, facilitation, and distribution of at-risk pay or bonuses; and (c) if the answer to (b) is yes, what were the details of each such contract, including (i) the total value of the contract, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date the contract was awarded and its duration, (iv) a description of the goods or services provided, (v) the subject matter of the contract, (vi) the specific goals or objectives of the contract, (vii) whether the goals or objectives were achieved, (viii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive procurement process?

With regard to full-time federal public servants classified at the EX level or above, and broken down by year since January 1, 2023: (a) how many executive level (or higher) employees worked remotely without any minimum requirements related to the number of days they needed to work on-site at a government office; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by classification level and by department or agency?

With regard to governance and human resources oversight at Farm Credit Canada since January 1, 2023: (a) what is the current organizational structure for human resources oversight, including whether the Chief Executive Officer has held concurrent responsibility for human resources functions; (b) what policies are in place to manage conflicts of interest when complaints concern senior executives; (c) how are complaints regarding the Chief Executive Officer or other senior executives received, assessed and investigated; (d) how many complaints, grievances, ethics reports or disclosures have been submitted since January 1, 2023, broken down by (i) type of complaint, (ii) whether the subject was a senior executive, (iii) whether an investigation was initiated, (iv) the outcome of the investigation, if any; (e) how many disclosures have been made under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, since January 1, 2023, and how many involved senior leadership; (f) how many employees, past or present, have been asked to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements since 2018, broken down by year and by reason for the need of a Non-Disclosure Agreement; (g) do any of the Non-Disclosure Agreements prevent past or present employees from filing complaints with the Canadian Human Rights Commission; (h) what measures are in place to ensure employees are protected from reprisal when submitting anonymous surveys, ethics complaints or disclosures; (i) what policies govern the protection of employee medical information and client information during internal meetings; and (j) has any external review, audit or independent assessment been conducted regarding workplace culture, ethics compliance or executive conduct, and, if so, what were the findings?

With regard to Sustainable Development Technology Canada: (a) what are the costs incurred by the (i) board of directors, (ii) executive team, since January 1, 2016, broken down by year and month; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expense, including the amount spent on meeting spaces, travel claims, hospitality bills, honorariums, etc.; (c) what are the details of each travel expense incurred by the board or executive, including the (i) travel destination, (ii) date, (iii) total expenditures, (iv) name and title of the traveller; (d) what are the details of all hospitality expenses incurred by the board or executive, including the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) location, (iv) vendor, (v) event description, (vi) names and titles of the attendees; and (e) how much was paid in honorariums to the board, broken down by year?

With regard to employees of government departments, agencies, Crown corporations and other government entities: (a) how many employees currently work with a job classification or in an occupational group where the salary range minimum is higher than $150,000 per year (such as EX-04, DM-02, etc.); and (b) what is the breakdown of employees in (a) by job classification or occupational group?