DZYUBAN

The record · September 2026

House of Commons, Standing Committee on Finance

· Answered · Bill C-31, Division 16

Asked

Brief on section 12 of the Defence Investment Agency Act: confirm circulation and publication.

The letter ·

Brief on Bill C-31, Part 4, Division 16: Defence Investment Agency Act, section 12

Hello,

The brief follows below. It concerns section 12 of the Defence Investment Agency Act, enacted by clause 290 of Bill C-31, which stands referred to the Committee.

Section 12 lists five considerations that bind the Minister. The location of production is absent from the list. The brief sets out one amendment to section 12 and one to clause 337.

The same brief went to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs on 30 September 2026 and to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance for its meetings of 6 and 7 October 2026.

Distribute the brief to the members of the Committee before clause-by-clause consideration of Division 16 of Part 4.

Confirm in writing, by 14 October 2026, the date of distribution to the members and the date of publication on the page of the Committee.

Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban
BRIEF

Bill C-31, Part 4, Division 16
Defence Investment Agency Act, section 12 (clause 290)

To: Standing Committee on Finance, House of Commons

The answer ·

Good afternoon Danilo,
Thank you for your interest in the work of the Standing Committee on Finance and its consideration of Bill C-31.
Your brief will be translated, distributed to committee members and published on the committee's website<https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/FINA/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=13594419>;.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,