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

With regard to the government's advertising programs funded since January 1, 2022: (a) what are the total amounts allocated and spent on government advertising programs through (i) the Privy Council Office, (ii) Veterans Affairs Canada, (iii) Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, during this period; (b) what are the details of each advertising campaign related to the amounts in (a), including the (i) amount spent, (ii) dates the campaign ran, (iii) purpose or theme of the campaign, (iv) medium or platforms used; and (c) what are the details of each contract related to the campaigns in (a), including, for each, (i) the vendor, (ii) the date, (iii) the amount, (iv) the description of the goods or services, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or competitive bid?

With regard to the sponsorship of podcasts, webinars and similar types of productions, since 2019, and broken down by year and by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent on such sponsorships; and (b) what are the details of all such sponsorships, including the (i) start date, (ii) end date, (iii) amount or cost, (iv) name of the production, (v) topic or description of the show, (vi) reason for the sponsorship?

With regard to promotional items, for each department, agency and Crown Corporation, since January 1, 2022: (a) what is the total amount spent on promotional items; (b) what types and brands of promotional items were purchased, including, for each, a description; (c) what is the total amount spent on each type or brand of promotional item; (d) what is the total volume purchased of each type of promotional item, broken down by date of purchase; (e) what is the current inventory level of each type of promotional item; and (f) at which events or situations were the items given out?

With regard to the government's "Choose Canada" advertising campaigns, including social media, in late March and early April 2025, broken down by participating department or agency's campaign: (a) who is the highest-ranking official who approved the campaign; (b) on what date was final approval given for the campaign; (c) on which platforms and dates was the campaign (i) scheduled to be disseminated, (ii) disseminated; (d) was its continued dissemination during the 2025 general election consistent with the Treasury Board's 2016 Directive on the Management of Communications or 2025 Directive on the Management of Communications and Federal ldentity; (e) following the dissolution of Parliament on March 23, 2025, what steps were taken to suspend or end the campaign; (f) on what date was the campaign fully suspended or ended; and (g) what was the total expense incurred in relation to the campaign?

With regard to government advertising since March 14, 2025: how much has been spent on advertising relating to the carbon tax, the price on carbon, or the Canada carbon rebate, in total and broken down by subject of advertisement, by type of advertising (broadcast, internet, etc.) and by platform, if applicable?

With regard to the $1,000,000 in the Public Health Agency of Canada's funding for "government advertising programs" in the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-26: what are the details of this funding, including, for each advertising campaign, the (i) title or description, (ii) total amount budgeted, (iii) total amount spent, (iv) start and end dates, (v) target audience, (vi) objective of the campaign, (vii) media used (television, radio, print, digital, social media), (viii) location of advertisement?

With regard to the $1 million in the Public Health Agency of Canada’s funding for “government advertising programs” in the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-26: (a) what are the details of this funding, including, for each advertising campaign, the (i) title or description, (ii) total amount budgeted, (iii) total amount spent, (iv) start and end dates, (v) target audience, (vi) objective of the campaign, (vii) media used (television, radio, print, digital, social media), (viii) location of advertisement?