Committees

Committees examine, in small groups, selected matters in greater depth than is possible in the House of Commons. They report conclusions of those examinations, and recommendations, to the House. Committees undertake studies on departmental spending, legislation and issues related to their mandate.

List of Committees

of the House of Commons

ACVA Veterans Affairs AFGH Afghanistan AGRI Agriculture and Agri-Food CACN Canada-China Relations CHPC Canadian Heritage

CIIT International Trade CIMM Citizenship and Immigration ENVI Environment and Sustainable Development ETHI Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics FAAE Foreign Affairs and International Development FEWO Status of Women FINA Finance FOPO Fisheries and Oceans HESA Health HUMA Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities INAN Indigenous and Northern Affairs

INDU Industry and Technology JUST Justice and Human Rights LANG Official Languages LIAI Liaison NDDN National Defence OGGO Government Operations and Estimates PACP Public Accounts PROC Procedure and House Affairs RNNR Natural Resources SECU Public Safety and National Security SRSR Science and Research TRAN Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Joint Committees

AMAD Medical Assistance in Dying BILI Library of Parliament DEDC Declaration of Emergency REGS Scrutiny of Regulations

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Subcommittees and past committees

About committees

A committee is a body made up of members of Parliament, or members and senators in the case of joint committees, selected to consider any issue referred to them by the House or related to their mandate. There are different types of committees: standing, legislative, special and joint. Most are standing committees.

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