Status of committee business

Status of Business

État des travaux

1st Session,
44th
Parliament

1re session,
44e législature

Section 3

Section 3

Committees

Comités

[December 1, 2025]

 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

GENERAL

See Standing Orders 5(a), (c), 6, 102 through 109 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (January 2025).

April 16, 2025

That Effie J. Triantafilopoulos, Member for the Electoral District of Oakville North—Burlington, be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Jennifer K. French, Member for the Electoral District of Oshawa, be appointed First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Ric Bresee, Member for the Electoral District of Hastings—Lennox and Addington, be appointed Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; and

That Andrea Hazell, Member for the Electoral District of Scarborough—Guildwood, be appointed Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House.


COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

Chair

Effie J. Triantafilopoulos

Appointed April 16, 2025

First Deputy Chair

Jennifer K. French

Appointed April 16, 2025

Second Deputy Chair

Ric Bresee

Appointed April 16, 2025

Third Deputy Chair

Andrea Hazell

Appointed April 16, 2025

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Bill 31, Marriage Amendment Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 modifiant la Loi sur le mariage. Referred October 23, 2025.

Matters

Reports


SELECT COMMITTEES

GENERAL

See Standing Orders 109.1 through 133 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (January 2025).


STANDING COMMITTEES

GENERAL

See Standing Orders 109.1 through 133 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly (January 2025).

Appointments, orders of reference, authority, membership and general provisions (see April 17, 2025, below).

April 17, 2025

That, pursuant to Standing Order 109.1, the membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be appointed for the duration of the 44th Parliament: Laura Smith, Tyler Allsopp, Paul Vickers, Billy Denault, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Amarjot Sandhu, Teresa J. Armstrong, Jeff Burch and Ted Hsu; and

That the following committees be authorized to meet on the following days when the House is scheduled to meet for the duration of the 44th Parliament:

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs may meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs may meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and

Standing Committee on Public Accounts may meet on Mondays; and

Standing Committee on Justice Policy may meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and

Standing Committee on Social Policy may meet on Mondays and Tuesdays; and

Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy may meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and

Standing Committee on the Interior may meet on Mondays and Tuesdays; and

Standing Committee on Government Agencies may meet on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.; and

That on the committee's motion, the following committees are authorized to meet from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week:

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs; and

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

Standing Committee on Social Policy; and

Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy; and

Standing Committee on the Interior.

April 29, 2025

Report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs deemed adopted by the House pursuant to Standing Order 113(b):

It is recommended that the Ministries and Offices of the Government be assigned to the Standing Committees as follows:

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

Cabinet Office

Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Ministry of Red Tape Reduction

Office of the Premier

Treasury Board Secretariat

Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure, and Cultural Policy

Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Ministry of Infrastructure

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming

Ministry of Transportation

Ministry of Sport

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Standing Committee on the Interior

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Ministry of Natural Resources

Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth

Ministry of Rural Affairs

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

Ministry of the Attorney General

Ministry of Francophone Affairs

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation

Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs

Ministry of Long-Term Care

Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

April 29, 2025

Report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs deemed adopted by the House pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a):

It is recommended that the membership of the following standing committees be appointed for the duration of the 44th Parliament:

The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs: Ernie Hardeman, Dave Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha), Logan Kanapathi, Bill Rosenberg, Effie J. Triantafilopoulos, Joseph Racinsky, Brian Saunderson, Doly Begum, Sandy Shaw, Rob Cerjanec, Bobbi Ann Brady.

The Standing Committee on Government Agencies: Laura Smith, Robert Bailey, Andrew Dowie, Mohamed Firin, Billy Denault, Sheref Sabawy, Wayne Gates, Alexa Gilmour, Tyler Watt.

The Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy: Laurie Scott, Brian Saunderson, Aris Babikian, Deepak Anand, Hardeep Singh Grewal, Amarjot Sandhu, Guy Bourgouin, Catherine McKenney, Mary-Margaret McMahon.

The Standing Committee on the Interior: Aris Babikian, Rudy Cuzzetto, Paul Vickers, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Andrew Dowie, Chris Scott, Sol Mamakwa, Guy Bourgouin, Jonathan Tsao.

The Standing Committee on Justice Policy: Lorne Coe, Monica Ciriello, Silvia Gualtieri, George Darouze, Stéphane Sarrazin, Tyler Allsopp, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Catherine Fife, Karen McCrimmon.

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Michelle Cooper, Bill Rosenberg, Jess Dixon, Mohamed Firin, David Smith (Scarborough Centre), George Darouze, Tom Rakocevic, Jessica Bell, Lee Fairclough.

The Standing Committee on Social Policy: Brian Riddell, Anthony Leardi, Natalie Pierre, John Jordan, Daisy Wai, Billy Pang, Jess Dixon, France Gélinas, Robin Lennox, Andrea Hazell, Aislinn Clancy.

April 30, 2025

That notwithstanding Standing Order 115(a), the following changes be made to the membership of the following committees:

On the Standing Committee on Government Agencies, Mary-Margaret McMahon replace Tyler Watt, and Stephanie Smyth and Matthew Rae be added; and

On the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy, Tyler Watt replace Mary-Margaret McMahon.

May 27, 2025

That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs continue its work from the 43rd Parliament respecting Indigenous representation as part of the Legislative Building rehabilitation.

June 3, 2025

That pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 5, An Act to enact the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 and to replace it with the Species Conservation Act, 2025, and to amend various Acts and revoke various regulations in relation to development and to procurement;

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be the time of the adoption of this motion; and

That amendments will be considered in the language in which they were filed; and

That the Standing Committee on the Interior be authorized to meet on June 3, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to midnight for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 5; and

That on June 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., those amendments to the Bill which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto; and at this time, the Chair shall allow one waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 131(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than June 4, 2025 and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on the Interior on Bill 5, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and

That upon adoption of the report, the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which order may be called the same day; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 1 hour shall be allotted to the debate with 18 minutes for Members of His Majesty's Government, 18 minutes for Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 18 minutes for Members of the Third Party and 6 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and

That, at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 5 without further debate or amendment; and

That no deferral of the Third Reading vote on the Bill shall be permitted; and

That, if a recorded division is requested on the Third Reading vote on the Bill, the division bells shall be limited to 5 minutes.

June 4, 2025

The Speaker addressed the House:

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated June 3, 2025, the Standing Committee on the Interior was required to report the following Bill to the House no later than June 4, 2025:

Bill 5, An Act to enact the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 and to replace it with the Species Conservation Act, 2025, and to amend various Acts and revoke various regulations in relation to development and to procurement.         

The House not having received this report during Reports by Committees today, the Bill as amended is therefore deemed to be reported to, and received by, the House.

June 5, 2025

That the Standing Committee on Justice Policy be authorized to conduct its study on Intimate Partner Violence as referred by the House on April 18, 2024, reinstated at the same stage of progress and in accordance with decisions made by the Committee, prior to the dissolution of the 43rd Parliament.

June 5, 2025

That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to attend the 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees in Regina, Saskatchewan from September 6 to 9, 2025; and

That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be authorized to attend the 2025 Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Boston, Massachusetts from August 3 to 6, 2025; and

That the following Standing Committees be authorized to meet during the summer adjournment at the call of the Chair:

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs; and

The Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy.

October 20, 2025

Report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs deemed adopted by the House pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a):

It is recommended that MPP Chris Scott be replaced as a member of the Standing Committee on the Interior by MPP Steve Pinsonneault.

November 6, 2025

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 60, An Act to amend various Acts and to enact the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025, Bill 33, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to child, youth and family services, education, and colleges and universities; and Bill 40, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to energy, the electrical sector and public utilities; […]

That when the Order for Bill 40 is next called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That upon receiving Second Reading, Bill 40 shall be referred to the Standing Committee on the Interior; and

That the Standing Committee on the Interior be authorized to meet for public hearings on Bill 40 on the following dates:

· Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.; and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

· Tuesday, November 25, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.; and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

That the deadline for requests to appear for hearings on Bill 40 be 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 13, 2025; and

That the Clerk of the Committee shall provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee on Committee Business and their designate as soon as possible following the deadline for requests to appear; and

That if all requests to appear cannot be accommodated, each member of the Sub­-committee or their designate may provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters for those respective hearings by 12:00 noon on Friday, November 14, 2025; and

That the Minister of Energy and Mines be invited to appear as the sponsor of Bill 40 at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, and that the Minister shall have 20 minutes to make an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questions and answers divided into two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members and two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Third Party; and

That witnesses shall be scheduled in groups of three for each one-hour time slot, with each presenter allotted 7 minutes to make an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questioning for all three witnesses, divided into two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members and two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Third Party; and

That the deadline for written submissions on Bill 40 be 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to Bill 40 be 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 27, 2025; and

That the Committee meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 40 on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.; and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and from 6:30 p.m. until midnight; and

That on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., those amendments to Bill 40 which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto; and

At this time, the Chair shall allow one waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 131(a); and

That the Committee shall report Bill 40 to the House no later than Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on the Interior on Bill 40, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and

That upon adoption of the report, Bill 40 shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called the same day; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 40 is called, two hours shall be allotted to debate with 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty’s Government, 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, 36 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 12 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 40 without further debate or amendment.

November 17, 2025

That upon receipt by the Standing Committee on Justice Policy of a draft report on Intimate Partner Violence provided by the Member from Kitchener South—Hespeler, the Committee meet for the purpose of report writing on the following days in closed session:

· Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.; and

· Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

· Wednesday, November 26, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

· Thursday, November 27, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

That, prior to adjourning on the final day of report writing, the Chair shall put the question on the adoption of the report; and

That the English-only version of the Committee's report, as agreed to by the Committee at the end of the final day of report writing, be presented to the House no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2025, with the French version to follow as soon as possible.

November 20, 2025

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet during the winter adjournment for the purpose of meeting for Pre-Budget Consultations.

November 24, 2025

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 68, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes, Bill 27, An Act to enact the Geologic Carbon Storage Act, 2025 and to amend various Acts with respect to wildfires, resource safety and surveyors, and Bill 46, An Act to amend various Acts;

That when the Orders for the Bills are next called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of each Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That no deferral of the Second Reading votes on the Bills shall be permitted; and

That if a recorded division is requested on the Second Reading votes on the Bills, the division bells shall be limited to 5 minutes; and […]

That upon receiving Second Reading, Bill 46 shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy; and

That the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy be authorized to meet for public hearings on Bill 46 on the following dates:

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

That the deadline for requests to appear for hearings be 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 26, 2025; and

That the Clerk of the Committee shall provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee on Committee Business and their designate as soon as possible following the deadline for requests to appear; and

That if all requests to appear cannot be accommodated, each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters for those respective hearings by 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 27, 2025; and

That the Minister of Red Tape Reduction or designate be invited to appear as the sponsor of Bill 46 at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and that the Minister shall have 20 minutes to make an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questions and answers divided into two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members and two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Third Party; and

That witnesses shall be scheduled in groups of three for each one-hour time slot, with each presenter allotted 7 minutes to make an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questioning for all three witnesses, divided into two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members and two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Third Party; and

That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to Bill 46 be 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025; and

That the Committee meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 46 on Monday, December 8, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.; and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and from 6:30 p.m. until midnight; and

That on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., those amendments to Bill 46 which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto; and

At this time, the Chair shall allow one waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 131(a); and

That the Committee shall report Bill 46 to the House no later than Tuesday, December 9, 2025, and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy on Bill 46, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and

That upon adoption of the report, Bill 46 shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called the same day; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 46 is called, two hours shall be allotted to debate with 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty’s Government, 36 minutes for His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, 36 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 12 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 46 without further debate or amendment.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Doly Begum

April 29, 2025

Bobbi Ann Brady

April 29, 2025

Rob Cerjanec

April 29, 2025

Ernie Hardeman

April 29, 2025

Logan Kanapathi

April 29, 2025

Joseph Racinsky

April 29, 2025

Bill Rosenberg

April 29, 2025

Brian Saunderson

April 29, 2025

Sandy Shaw

April 29, 2025

Dave Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

April 29, 2025

Effie J. Triantafilopoulos

April 29, 2025

Chair

Ernie Hardeman

Elected May 6, 2025

First Vice-Chair

Doly Begum

Appointed May 6, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Rob Cerjanec

Appointed May 6, 2025

Authorized to meet during the winter adjournment for the purpose of Pre-Budget Consultations – November 20, 2025.

Authorized to meet on motion of the Committee from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week – April 17, 2025.

Authorized to meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House –

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Bill 2, Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en favorisant le libre-échange au Canada. Referred April 30, 2025. Reported without amendment May 29, 2025.

Matters                      

Reports

Estimates

2025-2026

Estimates deemed referred to Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 62 – June 4, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices selected for consideration, pursuant to Standing Order 63 – October 21, 2025.

Report on the Estimates considered and passed by the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 66(a) – November 20, 2025.

Note

For dates of referral of Estimates, dates of consideration, reporting and concurrence, see Section 2, Status of Estimates.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Robert Bailey

April 29, 2025

Billy Denault

April 29, 2025

Andrew Dowie

April 29, 2025

Mohamed Firin

April 29, 2025

Wayne Gates

April 29, 2025

Alexa Gilmour

April 29, 2025

Mary-Margaret McMahon

April 30, 2025

Matthew Rae

April 30, 2025

Sheref Sabawy

April 29, 2025

Laura Smith

April 29, 2025

Stephanie Smyth

April 30, 2025

Tyler Watt

April 29, 2025

April 30, 2025

Chair

Mary-Margaret McMahon

Elected May 1, 2025

First Vice-Chair

Robert Bailey

Appointed May 1, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Wayne Gates

Appointed May 1, 2025

Authorized to meet on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House – April 30, 2025.

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Matters referred and reports presented

Reports

Report on Intended Appointments dated:
(Report is deemed to be adopted pursuant to Standing Order 110(f)(9))

May 15, 2025/15 mai 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 38).

May 29, 2025/29 mai 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 52).

June 5, 2025/5 juin 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 66).

October 23, 2025/23 octobre 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 146).

October 30, 2025/30 octobre 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 151).

November 6, 2025/6 novembre 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 158).

November 20, 2025/20 novembre 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 166).

November 27, 2025/27 novembre 2025 (Sessional Paper No. 180).


STANDING COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CULTURAL POLICY

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Deepak Anand

April 29, 2025

Aris Babikian

April 29, 2025

Guy Bourgouin

April 29, 2025

Hardeep Singh Grewal

April 29, 2025

Catherine McKenney

April 29, 2025

Mary-Margaret McMahon

April 29, 2025

April 30, 2025

Amarjot Sandhu

April 29, 2025

Brian Saunderson

April 29, 2025

Laurie Scott

April 29, 2025

Tyler Watt

April 30, 2025

Chair

Laurie Scott

Elected May 1, 2025

First Vice-Chair

Guy Bourgouin

Appointed May 1, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Tyler Watt

Appointed May 1, 2025

Allocation of time for proceedings on Bill 46, An Act to amend various Acts – November 24, 2025.

Authorized to meet on motion of the Committee from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week – April 17, 2025.

Authorized to meet during the summer adjournment at the call of the Chair – June 5, 2025.

Authorized to meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House – April 30, 2025.

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Bill 9, Municipal Accountability Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 sur la responsabilité au niveau municipal. Referred May 28, 2025. Reported as amended October 20, 2025. Debated pursuant to Standing Order 38(b) October 20, 2025. Report adopted on division October 20, 2025.

Bill 22, Ontario University Athletics Week Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 sur la Semaine des sports universitaires de l’Ontario. Referred June 5, 2025.

Bill 46, Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en réduisant les formalités administratives. Referred November 24, 2025.

Bill 67, Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day Act, 2025/ Loi de 2025 sur la Journée de reconnaissance des travailleuses et travailleurs de l'industrie de l’accueil. Referred December 1, 2025.

Matters

Reports

Estimates

2025-2026

Estimates deemed referred to Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 62 – June 4, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices selected for consideration, pursuant to Standing Order 63 – October 23, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices not selected for consideration, deemed passed by the Committee and reported to the House, pursuant to Standing Order 64(a), and deemed received and concurred in, pursuant to Standing Order 64(b) – October 23, 2025.

Report on the Estimates considered and passed by the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 66(a) – November 20, 2025.

Note

For dates of referral of Estimates, dates of consideration, reporting and concurrence, see Section 2, Status of Estimates.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE INTERIOR

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Aris Babikian

April 29, 2025

Guy Bourgouin

April 29, 2025

Rudy Cuzzetto

April 29, 2025

Andrew Dowie

April 29, 2025

Dawn Gallagher Murphy

April 29, 2025

Sol Mamakwa

April 29, 2025

Steve Pinsonneault

October 20, 2025

Chris Scott

April 29, 2025

October 20, 2025

Jonathan Tsao

April 29, 2025

Paul Vickers

April 29, 2025

Chair

Aris Babikian

Elected May 5, 2025

First Vice-Chair

Sol Mamakwa

Appointed May 5, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Jonathan Tsao

Appointed May 5, 2025

Allocation of time for proceedings on Bill 5, An Act to enact the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 and to replace it with the Species Conservation Act, 2025, and to amend various Acts and revoke various regulations in relation to development and to procurement – June 3, 2025.

Allocation of time for proceedings on Bill 40, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to energy, the electrical sector and public utilities – November 6, 2025.

Authorized to meet on motion of the Committee from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week – April 17, 2025.

Authorized to meet on Mondays and Tuesdays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House –

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) – October 20, 2025.

Deemed Report – Bill 5, deemed reported as amended pursuant to the Order of the House dated June 3, 2025 (Report deemed made and received) – June 4, 2025.

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en libérant son économie. Referred May 6, 2025. Deemed reported to and received by the House as amended June 4, 2025, pursuant to the Order of the House dated June 3, 2025. Debated pursuant to Standing Order 38(b) June 4, 2025. Report adopted on division June 4, 2025.

Bill 26, Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Amendment Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 modifiant la Loi sur les parcs provinciaux et les réserves de conservation. Referred October 21, 2025. Reported as amended November 24, 2025.

Bill 40, Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025/Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en garantissant l'accès à l'énergie abordable pour les générations futures. Referred November 17, 2025.

Matters

Reports

Estimates

2025-2026

Estimates deemed referred to Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 62 – June 4, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices selected for consideration, pursuant to Standing Order 63 – October 21, 2025.

Report on the Estimates considered and passed by the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 66(a) – November 20, 2025.

Note

For dates of referral of Estimates, dates of consideration, reporting and concurrence, see Section 2, Status of Estimates.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE POLICY

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Tyler Allsopp

April 29, 2025

Monica Ciriello

April 29, 2025

Lorne Coe

April 29, 2025

George Darouze

April 29, 2025

Catherine Fife

April 29, 2025

Sylvia Gualtieri

April 29, 2025

Karen McCrimmon

April 29, 2025

Stéphane Sarrazin

April 29, 2025

Kristyn Wong-Tam

April 29, 2025

Chair

Lorne Coe

Elected May 1, 2025

First Vice-Chair

Catherine Fife

Appointed May 1, 2025

Second Vice Chair

Karen McCrimmon

Appointed May 1, 2025

Authorized to meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House –

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Report writing proceedings of the study on Intimate Partner Violence – November 17, 2025.

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Matters

Study on intimate partner violence. Referred June 5, 2025.

Reports

Estimates

2025-2026

Estimates deemed referred to Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 62 – June 4, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices selected for consideration, pursuant to Standing Order 63 – October 22, 2025.

Report on the Estimates considered and passed by the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 66(a) – November 20, 2025.

Note

For dates of referral of Estimates, dates of consideration, reporting and concurrence, see Section 2, Status of Estimates.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS

Membership

Appointed by motion on April 17, 2025.

Member

From

To

Tyler Allsopp

April 17, 2025

Teresa J. Armstrong

April 17, 2025

Jeff Burch

April 17, 2025

Billy Denault

April 17, 2025

Dawn Gallagher Murphy

April 17, 2025

Ted Hsu

April 17, 2025

Amarjot Sandhu

April 17, 2025

Laura Smith

April 17, 2025

Paul Vickers

April 17, 2025

Chair

Teresa J. Armstrong

Elected April 29, 2025

First Vice-Chair

Laura Smith

Appointed April 29, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Ted Hsu

Appointed April 29, 2025

Authorized to attend the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures – June 5, 2025.

Authorized to continue its work from the 43rd Parliament respecting Indigenous representation as part of the Legislative Building rehabilitation – May 27, 2025.

Authorized to meet during the summer adjournment at the call of the Chair – June 5, 2025.

Authorized to meet on motion of the Committee from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week – April 17, 2025.

Authorized to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House –

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Matters

Reports

Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) appointing the membership of Standing Committees (Sessional Paper No. 20 – Tabled and deemed adopted April 29, 2025).

Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) revising the membership of Standing Committee on the Interior (Sessional Paper No. 132 – Tabled and deemed adopted October 20, 2025).

Report pursuant to Standing Order 113(b) prescribing the Ministries and Offices assigned to certain Standing Committees (Sessional Paper No. 19 – Tabled and deemed adopted April 29, 2025).

Estimates

2024-2025

Estimates deemed referred to Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 113(c) – April 17, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices not selected for consideration, deemed passed by the Committee and reported to the House, pursuant to Standing Order 64(a), and deemed received and deemed concurred in, pursuant to Standing Order 64(b) – April 29, 2025.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Jessica Bell

April 29, 2025

Michelle Cooper

April 29, 2025

George Darouze

April 29, 2025

Jess Dixon

April 29, 2025

Lee Fairclough

April 29, 2025

Mohamed Firin

April 29, 2025

Tom Rakocevic

April 29, 2025

Bill Rosenberg

April 29, 2025

David Smith (Scarborough Centre)

April 29, 2025

Chair

Tom Rakocevic

Elected May 5, 2025

First Vice-Chair

David Smith (Scarborough Centre)

Appointed May 5, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Lee Fairclough

Appointed May 5, 2025

Authorized to attend the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees – June 5, 2025.

Authorized to meet on Mondays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House –

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Matters referred and reports presented

Matters

Reports

Review of Government Advertising (2023 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) / Examen de la publicité gouvernementale (Rapport annuel 2023 de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 131 – Tabled October 20, 2025) – debated and adjourned October 20, 2025.

Value-For-Money Audit: Financial Services Regulatory Authority: Regulation of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance, Credit Unions and Pension Plans (2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) / Audit de l’optimisation des ressources : Autorité ontarienne de réglementation des services financiers : réglementation de l’assurance des voitures de tourisme, des caisses populaires et des régimes de retraite (Rapport annuel 2022 du Bureau de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario)  (Sessional Paper No. 128 – Tabled October 20, 2025) – debated and adjourned October 20, 2025.

Value-For-Money Audit: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation: Casinos, Lotteries and Internet Gaming (2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) / Audit de l’optimisation des ressources : Société des loteries et des jeux de l’Ontario : casinos, loteries et jeux en ligne (Rapport annuel 2022 du Bureau de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 129 – Tabled October 20, 2025) – debated and adjourned October 20, 2025.

Value-For-Money Audit: Tourism Support Programs (2023 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) / Audit de l’optimisation des ressources : programmes de soutien du tourisme (Rapport annuel 2023 du Bureau de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 130 – Tabled October 20, 2025) – debated and adjourned October 20, 2025.


STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL POLICY

Membership

Appointed by Report pursuant to Standing Order 109.1(a) –
April 29, 2025

Member

From

To

Aislinn Clancy

April 29, 2025

Jess Dixon

April 29, 2025

France Gélinas

April 29, 2025

Andrea Hazell

April 29, 2025

John Jordan

April 29, 2025

Anthony Leardi

April 29, 2025

Robin Lennox

April 29, 2025

Billy Pang

April 29, 2025

Natalie Pierre

April 29, 2025

Brian Riddell

April 29, 2025

Daisy Wai

April 29, 2025

Chair

Brian Riddell

Elected May 5, 2025

First Vice-Chair

France Gélinas

Appointed May 5, 2025

Second Vice-Chair

Andrea Hazell

Appointed May 5, 2025

Authorized to meet on motion of the Committee from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week – April 17, 2025.

Authorized to meet on Mondays and Tuesdays – April 17, 2025.

Committee membership revised by Order of the House –

Committee membership revised by report pursuant to S.O. 109.1(a) –

Bills and matters referred and reports presented

Bills

Matters

Reports

Estimates

2025-2026

Estimates deemed referred to Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 62 – June 4, 2025.

Report on the Estimates of the Ministries and Offices selected for consideration, pursuant to Standing Order 63 – October 20, 2025.

Report on the Estimates considered and passed by the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 66(a) – November 20, 2025.

Note

For dates of referral of Estimates, dates of consideration, reporting and concurrence, see Section 2, Status of Estimates.