The House of Commons: Report to Canadians 2015
Report to Canadians 2015
Members' Activities: In Committees
24
Standing committees
- Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
- Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics*
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Canadian Heritage
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Environment and Sustainable Development
- Finance
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Foreign Affairs and International Development
- Government Operations and Estimates*
- Health
- Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
- Industry, Science and Technology
- International Trade
- Justice and Human Rights
- National Defence
- Natural Resources
- Official Languages
- Procedure and House Affairs
- Public Accounts*
- Public Safety and National Security
- Status of Women*
- Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
- Veterans Affairs
2
Standing joint committees
- Library of Parliament
- Scrutiny of Regulations**
0
Special committees
*Committee chaired by a Member of the Official Opposition.
**House Co-chair is a Member of the Official Opposition.
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10Members on each standing committee
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899Total committee meetings
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1,368Total hours of committee meetings
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3,111Witnesses appearances
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155Reports presented
Topics addressed by committees
Due to their size, committees provide an excellent opportunity
for in-depth discussions on a variety of topics.
In 2014–2015, these included:
- Promotion of interprovincial trade of agricultural products
- Protection of women in the immigration system
- Protection of children and youth in developing countries
- Management of municipal solid waste and industrial materials
- Canada’s entertainment software industry
- Canada’s forestry industry
- Economic leadership and prosperity of Canadian women
- Recommended changes required for the House to establish an e-petitioning system