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

With regard to the agreements entered into by the government with Volkswagen related to the establishment of an electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in St. Thomas, Ontario: (a) do any of the agreements include a requirement for the facility to use, and be built with, Canadian steel, as opposed to foreign steel; (b) if a requirement to use Canadian steel is included, what are the details of that part of the agreement; and (c) if there is no requirement to use Canadian steel, why did the government not include such a requirement?

With regard to the Canadian steel manufacturers and remission orders related to surtaxes or tariffs on steel and related imports (including under orders such as the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025), the Surtax on Imports of Certain Steel Goods Remission Order, 2025, the Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Remission Order, or any similar or amending remission orders): (a) how many remission orders have been requested by, or on behalf of, Canadian steel manufacturers since March 13, 2025; (b) of the remission orders in (a), how many have been approved by the Governor in Council or the Minister of Finance; (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by (i) company name or facility, (ii) type of steel product or derivative involved, (iii) specific remission order or amending order under which the request was made; and (d) for any requests that were denied, what were the primary reasons provided to the applicants?

With regard to the renovations of Centre Block on Parliament Hill: (a) how much steel has been purchased to date in relation to the project; (b) of the steel purchased to date, what are the details, including the (i) manufacturer, (ii) country of origin; and (c) what is the project’s policy with regard to prioritizing the purchase of Canadian steel, if any, and on what date did said policy come into effect?