Comparison of the Global Envelope for Committees

The Board of Internal Economy determines the budget envelope or global envelope for standing and standing joint committee activities in each fiscal year. The following table and figure show the funds in the global envelope for each of the last five fiscal years.

Global Envelope for Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Global Envelope Funding Type	Fiscal Year 2018-2019 ($)	Fiscal Year 2019-2020 ($)	Fiscal Year 2020-2021 ($)	Fiscal Year 2021-2022 ($)	Fiscal Year 2022-2023 ($)
Core Funding	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Initial operating and equipment costs related to the webcasting of committee meetings	0	(1,500,000)	0	0	0
Total	4,000,000	2,500,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000

Comparison of Committee Expenditures

The following table and figure show the total expenditures by all committees in each of the last five fiscal years. Expenditures for standing and standing joint committees are covered by the global envelope for committee activities, allocated by the Board of Internal Economy and managed by the Liaison Committee. Expenditures for legislative, special and special joint committees are covered by funds approved by the Board of Internal Economy. Standing committee expenditures include all expenditures by any related subcommittees. Differences in totals are due to rounding.

Committee Expenditures for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Type	Fiscal Year 2018-2019 ($)	Fiscal Year 2019-2020 ($)	Fiscal Year 2020-2021 ($)	Fiscal Year 2021-2022 ($)	Fiscal Year 2022-2023 ($)
Standing	2,598,667	690,264	161,670	149,639	1,136,286
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	12,536	4,046	4,810	11,962
Special Joint	0	0	0	1,557	20,154
Conferences	0	0	0	0	21,473
Total	2,598,667	702,800	165,717	156,006	1,189,875

Figure 3 – Comparison of Total Committee Expenditures of All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Meetings

The following table and figure show the number of committee meetings by type of committee in each of the last five fiscal years.

Committee Type	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2018‑2019	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2019‑2020	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2020‑2021	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2021‑2022	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2022‑2023
Standing	1,170	589	845	819	1,212
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	12	63	26	26
Special Joint	0	0	0	7	57
Total	1,170	601	908	852	1,295

Figure 4 – Comparison of the Total Number of Committee Meetings for All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Reports

The following table and figure show the number of committee reports by type of committee in each of the last five fiscal years.

Committee Type	Reports in Fiscal Year 2018-2019	Reports in Fiscal Year 2019-2020	Reports in Fiscal Year 2020-2021	Reports in Fiscal Year 2021-2022	Reports in Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Standing	182	122	113	144	190
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	1	2	3	3
Special Joint	0	0	0	1	2
Total	182	123	115	148	195

Figure 5 – Comparison of the Total Number of Committee Reports for All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Witnesses

The following table and figure show the number of witnesses by type of committee in each of the last five fiscal years.

Committee Type	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2018-2019	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2019-2020	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2020-2021	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2021-2022	Witnesses in Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Standing	5,014	2,395	3,816	3,599	5,204
Legislative	0	0	0	0	0
Special	0	31	88	117	90
Special Joint	0	0	0	9	224
Total	5,014	2,426	3,904	3,725	5,518

Figure 6 – Comparison of the Total Number of Witnesses for All Committees for the Last Five Fiscal Years

Committee Meetings by Type of Order of Reference

The following tables show the total number and percentage of meetings held by all committees in each of the last five fiscal years, broken down by type of order of reference. Meetings where more than one order of reference is considered are tabulated as a meeting for each type. Consequently, the total number of meetings by type may be greater than the total number of meetings held. Differences in totals are due to rounding.

Number of Committee Meetings by Type of Order of Reference

Order of Reference Type	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2018-2019		Meetings in Fiscal Year 2019‑2020	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2020‑2021	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2021‑2022	Meetings in Fiscal Year 2022‑2023
House Orders of Reference		104	34	209	53	83
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)		842	304	489	658	1,000
Reports and Returns		4	2	0	1	15
Estimates		70	21	66	35	47
Order-in-Council Appointments		8	0	3	3	1
Legislation		158	36	53	78	199
Pre-budget Consultations		19	10	11	9	8
Order Paper Written Questions		0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions		0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business		500	173	413	342	516
Election of Chairs and Vice-Chairs		25	23	66	67	31
Others		0	0	0	0	0
Total		1,730	603	1,310	1,246	1,900

Percentage of Committee Meetings by Type of Order of Reference

Order of Reference Type	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2018‑2019	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2019‑2020	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2020‑2021	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2021‑2022	% of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2022‑2023
House Orders of Reference	6	5.6	16	4.3	4.4
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	48.7	50.4	37.3	52.8	52.6
Reports and Returns	0.2	0.3	0	0.1	0.8
Estimates	4	3.5	5	2.8	2.5
Order-in-Council Appointments	0.5	0	0.2	0.2	0.1
Legislation	9.1	6	4	6.3	10.5
Pre-budget Consultations	1.1	1.7	0.8	0.7	0.4
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	28.9	28.7	31.5	27.4	27.2
Election of Chairs and Vice-Chairs	1.4	3.8	5	5.4	1.6
Others	0	0	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100

Committee Reports by Type of Order of Reference

The following tables show the total number and percentage of reports by all committees in each of the last five fiscal years, broken down by type of order of reference. Reports presented under more than one order of reference are tabulated as a report for each type. Consequently, the total number of reports by type may be greater than the total number of reports. Differences in totals are due to rounding.

Number of Committee Reports by Type of Order of Reference

Order of Reference Type	Reports in Fiscal Year 2018-2019	Reports in Fiscal Year 2019-2020	Reports in Fiscal Year 2020-2021	Reports in Fiscal Year 2021-2022	Reports in Fiscal Year 2022-2023
House Orders of Reference	7	8	5	4	7
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	88	76	45	94	106
Reports and Returns	0	0	0	0	6
Estimates	32	14	39	21	23
Order-in-Council Appointments	2	0	3	0	1
Legislation	35	14	14	17	37
Pre-budget Consultations	1	0	0	1	1
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	3	3	3	3	3
Striking of Committee Membership	14	8	6	7	11
Others	0	0	0	1	0
Total	182	123	115	148	195

Percentage of Committee Reports by Type of Order of Reference

Order of Reference Type	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2018-2019	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2019-2020	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2020-2021	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2021-2022	% of Reports in Fiscal Year 2022-2023
House Orders of Reference	3.8	6.5	4.3	2.7	3.6
Standing Orders 108 (2), (3) and (4)	48.4	61.8	39.1	63.5	54.4
Reports and Returns	0	0	0	0	3.1
Estimates	17.6	11.4	33.9	14.2	11.8
Order-in-Council Appointments	1.1	0	2.6	0	0.5
Legislation	19.2	11.4	12.2	11.5	19
Pre-budget Consultations	0.5	0	0	0.7	0.5
Order Paper Written Questions	0	0	0	0	0
Responses to Petitions	0	0	0	0	0
Committee Business	1.6	2.4	2.6	2	1.5
Striking of Committee Membership	7.7	6.5	5.2	4.7	5.6
Others	0	0	0	0.7	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100