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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Competition Act Witnesses Matthew Boswell, Partner (Norton Rose Fulbright Canada) Keyli Loeppky, Senior Director, Interprovincial Affairs, Alberta (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Bradlee Whidden, Economist, Western Region of Canada (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) Source: sencanada.ca
* Agenda Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Competition Act Witnesses Panel 1 (4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.) -The Honourable Senator Marty Klyne, sponsor of the bill -Marty McKendry, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Panel 2 (5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.) Competition Bureau Canada -Bradley Callaghan, Associate Deputy Commissioner, Competition Promotion Branch -Matthew Chiasson, Senior Policy Advisor, Competition Promotion Branch Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Matthew Boldt, Senior Director, Housing Finance Justin Brown, Senior Director, Financial Sector Integrity and National Security (Department of Finance Canada) Nikil Chande, Senior Director, Payments and Regulatory Oversight Department (Bank of Canada) Kirti Manek, Acting Senior Deputy Superintendent (Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada) Barbara Russell, Director, Framework Policy, Financial Sector Policy Branch (Department of Finance Canada) Caroline Sanfaçon, Senior Vice-President, Insurance and Securitization (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Martin Simard, Senior Director, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Scott Sorenson, Special Advisor, Financial Institutions Division (Department of Finance Canada) Michel Tremblay, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Services (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Source: sencanada.ca
The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Part 4 of Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 Witnesses Sasha Caldera, Campaign Director, Beneficial Ownership Project (IMPACT - Transforming Natural Resource Management) Wesley Cowan, Licensed Insolvency Trustee (Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals) Virginia Torrie, Lawyer, Torrie Law (As an Individual) Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca
Bill C-20, An Act respecting the establishment of Build Canada Homes Clause-by-clause consideration Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - June 4, 2026 Study matters relating to banking, commerce and the economy generally Witness Peter Routledge, Superintendent (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft report Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - May 28, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-20, An Act respecting the establishment of Build Canada Homes Consideration of a draft report Witnesses Garry Bhaura, Chair (The Canadian Real Estate Association) Nevena Dragicevic, Senior Manager, Public Policy (CSA Group) Kevin Lee, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Home Builders' Association) Mike Moffatt, Founding Director (Missing Middle Initiative) Janice Myers, Chief Executive Officer (The Canadian Real Estate Association) Jeffrey Rankin, Professor and Research Chair, Civil Engineering, and Executive Director, Off-site Construction Research Centre, University of New Brunswick (As an Individual) Sean Strickland, Executive Director (Canada's Building Trades Unions ) Dwayne Torrey, Director, Construction and Infrastructure Standards (CSA Group) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - May 27, 2026 The subject matter of Bill C-20, An Act respecting the establishment of Build Canada Homes Appearing The Honourable Gregor Robertson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Housing and Infrastructure (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada) Witnesses Ana Bailão, Chief Executive Officer (Build Canada Homes) Lindsay Boldt, Director General, Housing Policy Branch (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada) Stéphan Déry, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canada Lands Company) Paul Halucha, Deputy Minister (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada) Jean-Sébastien Langelier, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and Integration Sector (Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada) Coleen Volk, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - May 7, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Zita Cobb, Chief Executive Officer and Founder (Shorefast) Shelley Kuipers, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (The51) Géraldine Martin, Chief Executive Officer (Evol) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - May 6, 2026 Study matters relating to banking, commerce and the economy generally Witnesses Tiff Macklem, Governor (Bank of Canada ) Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor (Bank of Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 30, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Jim Balsillie, Co-Founder and Chair (Council of Canadian Innovators) Darren Hannah, Senior Vice President, Financial Stability & Banking Policy (Canadian Bankers Association) Anthony Ostler, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Bankers Association) Claudio Rojas, Chief Executive Officer (National Angel Capital Organization) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 29, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Dan Daviau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.) Brian Ernewein, Senior Advisor, National Tax (KPMG Canada) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 23, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witness John Ruffolo, Founder and Managing Partner (Maverix Private Equity) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 22, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Benjamin Bergen, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) Dino DeLuca, Vice Chair and Board Member (Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) Hans Knapp, Partner and Co-Founder (Yaletown Partners Inc.) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 16, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Hamid Arabzadeh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Ranovus) Ken Bicknell, President and Chief Executive Officer (Adtrackmedia) Jeffrey Deacon, Co-Founder and Managing Partner (Private Debt Partners) Patrick Desrochers, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder (Ubiweb Media) Trevor Simpson, Partner, Private Debt (FirePower Capital) Michael Wallace, Chief Executive Officer (Timia Capital) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - April 15, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Jean-Yves Bourgeois, Executive Vice-President, Business Services (Desjardins Group) Bernard Brun, Vice President, Government Affairs (Desjardins Group) Bill Lomax, President and Chief Executive Officer (First Nations Bank of Canada) Sabena Sandhu, Manager, Policy (Canadian Credit Union Association) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - March 26, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Stan Magidson, Chair (Canadian Securities Administrators) Kevin McCoy, Senior Vice-President, Market Regulation (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) Grant Vingoe, Chief Executive Officer (Ontario Securities Commission) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - March 25, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witness Dany Pelletier, Executive Vice President, Private Equity and Impact Investing (Fonds de solidarité FTQ) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - March 12, 2026 Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Witnesses Richard Carleton, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Securities Exchange (CNSX Global Markets Inc.) Andrew Creech, President (TSX Venture Exchange) Miwako Nitani, Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Microprogram Capital Markets; Ian Telfer Teaching Fellowship, University of Ottawa (As an Individual) Ari Pandes, Associate Professor of Finance, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary (As an Individual) Source: sencanada.ca
Banking, Commerce and the Economy - February 26, 2026 Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Weights and Measures Act and Regulations and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act and Regulations Clause-by-clause consideration Examine and report on access to credit and capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises Consideration of a draft agenda (future business) Witnesses Jim Dale, Chief Executive Officer (Leede Financial Inc.) Annie Sinigagliese, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Independent Finance and Innovation Counsel Inc.) Source: sencanada.ca
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