Debates of Sept. 15th, 2025

Question No.260—

[David McKenzie, Conservative, Calgary Signal Hill, AB]

With regard to Canada's announcement that the Canada Border Services Agency will hire over 1000 new and additional Canada Border Services Agency personnel: (a) as of June 15, 2025, how many of the new 1000 personnel that will be hired have been hired and are operational; (b) by what date will the government reach its target of hiring 1000 additional Canada Border Services Agency personnel; (c) by what date will all 1000 new Canada Border Services Agency personnel be functionally operational; (d) as of June 15, 2025, how many full-time equivalent positions within the Canada Border Services Agency are unfilled, broken down by (i) Canada Border Services Agency region, (ii) Canada Border Services Agency department or branch; and (e) of the 1000 new Canada Border Services Agency personnel that will be hired, how many does the government currently expect will be assigned to Canada Border Services Agency headquarters, broken down by headquarters branch, including the (i) president's office, (ii) Canada Border Services Agency Assessment and Revenue Management's Internal Task Force, (iii) Commercial and Trade Branch, (iv) Communications, Parliamentary and Public Affairs Branch, (v) Finance and Corporate Management Branch, (vi) Human Resources Branch, (vii) Information, Science and Technology Branch, (viii) Intelligence and Enforcement Branch, (ix) Internal Audit and Program Evaluation Directorate, (x) Legal Services, Recourse, Standards and Program Integrity Branch, (xi) Strategic Policy Branch, (xii) Travellers Branch?

(Return tabled)

Question No.261—

[Frank Caputo, Conservative, Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, BC]

With regard to Correctional Service Canada, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how many women have participated in the mother-child program; (b) how many children have participated in the mother-child program; and (c) how many inmates who have been convicted of a sexual offence have served any part of their sentence in the same prison and at the same security level as the mother-child program?

(Return tabled)

Question No.262—

[Frank Caputo, Conservative, Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, BC]

With regard to Correctional Service Canada, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how many assaults have taken place in women's facilities; (b) how many sexual assaults have taken place in women's facilities; (c) what percentage of assaults were committed by transgender inmates or inmates assigned male at birth; (d) what percentage of sexual assaults were committed by transgender inmates or inmates assigned male at birth; (e) how many assaults have been reported to the police; (f) how many sexual assaults have been reported to the police; (g) how many assaults committed by transgender inmates have been reported to the police; and (h) how many sexual assaults committed by transgender inmates have been reported to the police?

(Return tabled)

Question No.264—

[Frank Caputo, Conservative, Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, BC]

With regard to Correctional Service Canada's women's facilities, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how many transgender women are in women's prisons, broken down by their sentence, including (i) five years and under, (ii) five years plus a day to 10 years, (iii) 10 years to life imprisonment; and (b) how many inmates in women's prisons were assigned male at birth, broken down by their sentence, including (i) five years and under, (ii) five years plus a day to 10 years, (iii) 10 years to life imprisonment?

(Return tabled)

Question No.265—

[Christine Normandin, Bloc, Saint-Jean, QC]

With regard to the promotion of Canada, including contributions to third parties, between April 1, 1995, and March 31, 1996: (a) what was the total cost incurred by the Government of Canada, broken down (i) by agency and department, (ii) by month; (b) what are the details of all internal and external communications and briefing materials between Option Canada, the Canadian Unity Council, Conseil Québec, the Coalition des partenaires, Impact 95, the Conseil québécois des gens d’affaires pour le Canada, Génération 18-35, and representatives of the federal government; and (c) what federal government resources were allocated to the promotion of Canada, broken down by department?

(Return tabled)

Question No.266—

[Christine Normandin, Bloc, Saint-Jean, QC]

With regard to the organization of the Unity Rally (love-in) in 1995: (a) what funding was provided by the federal government for its organization, broken down by department; and (b) what resources were allocated by the federal government and Crown corporations, especially Via Rail, broken down by department and Crown corporation?

(Return tabled)

Question No.267—

[Pat Kelly, Conservative, Calgary Crowfoot, AB]

With regard to repayable loans issued by regional development agencies which came due in fiscal 2024-25: (a) for each regional development agency, how many loans matured; (b) what was the total dollar value of loans which matured; (c) how many loans were repaid; (d) what was the total dollar value of loans which were repaid; (e) how many loans went into full default with borrowers making no payments; (f) what was the total dollar value of loans which went into full default with borrowers making no payments; (g) how many loans went into partial default with borrowers making partial payments; and (h) what was the dollar value of loans in partial default with borrowers making partial payments?

(Return tabled)

Question No.270—

[Pat Kelly, Conservative, Calgary Crowfoot, AB]

With regard to unused or underused federally-owned buildings which can be converted to housing, as of June 15th 2025: (a) how many units of housing can be produced with (i) minimal interior renovation, (ii) extensive interior renovation (i.e. gutting), (iii) extensive interior and exterior renovation; and (b) what is the estimated cost per unit in (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iii)?

(Return tabled)

Question No.271—

[Alex Ruff, Conservative, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON]

With regard to the government’s "Canada Strong Pass" for national parks and monuments: (a) did the government consult with communities surrounding the national parks and monuments ahead of announcing this initiative; (b) if yes to (a), when did these consultations take place, who was consulted and what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) who was consulted, (iii) the name of the park or monument; (c) what is the projected loss of government revenue from implementing this pass; (d) how much does each park or monument collect in admission fees, broken down by (i) province, (ii) the name of the park or monument, (iii) the average yearly visitors from 2015 to present, (iv) the annual park or monument revenue; (e) has the government forecasted the estimated influx of visitors and ensured adequate staffing for the parks; and (f) how has the government prepared each park for the potential influx of visitors through the implementation of this pass?

(Return tabled)

Question No.272—

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

With regard to applications for permanent residency in Canada, since January 2016, broken down by year: (a) how many individuals applied with the National Occupational Classification codes (i) 31102 (General Practitioners and Family Physicians), (ii) 31100 (Specialists in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine), (iii) 31101 (Specialists in Surgery); (b) of the applicants for each National Occupational Classification code in (a), how many were granted permanent residency; (c) of those listed in (b), how many have been licensed by a recognized federal, provincial or territorial regulatory authority to practice medicine in Canada; and (d) of the applicants for each National Occupational Classification code in (a), what immigration stream was used?

(Return tabled)

Question No.274—

[Rhonda Kirkland, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

With regard to Labour Market Impact Assessments, since January 2016, broken down by year: (a) what is the total number of Labour Market Impact Assessment applications received under National Occupational Classification code (i) 31102 (General Practitioners and Family Physicians), (ii) 31100 (Specialists in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine), (iii) 31101 (Specialists in Surgery); (b) of the applications for each National Occupational Classification code in (a), how many were (i) rejected, (ii) approved; and (c) what was the average time for an application, under each National Occupational Classification code, to receive an approval or rejection response?

(Return tabled)

Question No.277—

[Chak Au, Conservative, Richmond Centre—Marpole, BC]

With regard to the 10 properties from the Real Property Disposal Sector in the National Capital Region as claimed in the Auditor General of Canada's Report 3 titled “Current and Future Use of Federal Office Space”: (a) what is the specific address of each of these 10 properties; and (b) for each property, what is its current status in the disposal process?

(Return tabled)

Question No.278—

[Chak Au, Conservative, Richmond Centre—Marpole, BC]

With regard to the 309 housing units built under the Federal Lands Initiative as mentioned in the Auditor General of Canada's Report 3 titled “Current and Future Use of Federal Office Space”: (a) what are the specific locations (address and municipality) where these 309 units were built; (b) which department, agency or Crown corporation owned each of the properties on which these units were built prior to their transfer or lease for the initiative; and (c) what was the total cost incurred by the government broken down by department, agency and Crown corporation?