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Past Session:

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44 th Parliament, 1 st Session

(November 22, 2021 - January 6, 2025)

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45 th Parliament

1 st Session

(May 26, 2025 - Present)

44 th Parliament

1 st Session

(November 22, 2021 - January 6, 2025)

43 rd Parliament

2 nd Session

(September 23, 2020 - August 15, 2021)

1 st Session

(December 5, 2019 - August 18, 2020)

42 nd Parliament

1 st Session

(December 3, 2015 - September 11, 2019)

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2 nd Session

(October 16, 2013 - August 2, 2015)

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(June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013)

40 th Parliament

3 rd Session

(March 3, 2010 - March 26, 2011)

2 nd Session

(January 26, 2009 - December 30, 2009)

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(November 18, 2008 - December 4, 2008)

39 th Parliament

2 nd Session

(October 16, 2007 - September 7, 2008)

1 st Session

(April 3, 2006 - September 14, 2007)

38 th Parliament

1 st Session

(October 4, 2004 - November 28, 2005)

37 th Parliament

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(February 2, 2004 - May 23, 2004)

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(September 30, 2002 - November 12, 2003)

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(January 29, 2001 - September 16, 2002)

36 th Parliament

2 nd Session

(October 12, 1999 - October 22, 2000)

1 st Session

(September 22, 1997 - September 18, 1999)

35 th Parliament

2 nd Session

(February 27, 1996 - April 27, 1997)

1 st Session

(January 17, 1994 - February 2, 1996)

Meeting Detail

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Room W110, 1 Wellington St., Ottawa ON, with videoconference

Clerk:

Mireille K. Aubé (343) 999-4713

Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024

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Catherine Adam, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Service Policy Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy (Transport Canada)

Annie Boudreau, Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Karen Cahill, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Annik Casey, Director General, Employment Insurance Benefits Processing, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Mary Crescenzi, Assistant Deputy Minister, Integrity Services Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Catherine Demers, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Jean-François Fleury, Assistant Deputy Minister, Research, Planning and Renewal (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Rod Greenough, Senior Director, Expenditure Strategies and Estimates (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Karen Hall, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Stephanie Hébert, Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs (Transport Canada)

Monia Lahaie, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Mireille Laroche, Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Brian Leonard, Acting Director General, Corporate Financial Planning and Deputy Financial Officer (DCFO) (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Michael MacPhee, Assistant Deputy Minister, Temporary Foreign Worker Program (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Christine McDowell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizen Service Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Martin McKay, Acting Director General, Centre of Excellence on Strategic Investments (Transport Canada)

Ryan Pilgrim, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services (Transport Canada)

Atiq Rahman, Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Elisha Ram, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Social Development Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Karen Robertson, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Assistant Deputy Minister (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Lisa Setlakwe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security (Transport Canada)

Helen Smiley, Director General, Strategy Partnerships, Skills and Employment Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Samantha Tattersall, Assistant Comptroller General, Acquired Services and Assets Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

Nisa Tummon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Operations Branch (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Paul Wagner, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Transformation (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)

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