Committees of the House of Commons are working groups created by the House of Commons consisting of a limited number of Members of Parliament (MPs) who study bills or issues, under the committee’s mandate, on specific topics and in greater detail for the House of Commons. They execute a large portion of parliamentary work.
All public committee meetings can be watched live online on ParlVU, which offers live and on-demand streaming of the House of Commons proceedings and public committees. You can also watch past committee meeting recordings.
Downloadable video and audio clips can be created in ParlVU using a desktop computers, and hyperlinks can be shared from mobile and desktop devices:
Committee meeting transcripts
The Evidence is the in extenso transcript of what is said during a committee meeting. The Evidence includes remarks made by committee members, committee staff and witnesses appearing before the committee. The Evidence is usually available on the committee’s Web site within 10 calendar days of the meeting. The Evidence is published for public meetings, or for those parts of a meeting that are held in public, and is prepared in both English and French.
To access the Evidence, click on the Meetings page, then click on the Evidence for a specific meeting on the committee’s webpage or do the same on the Meetings page that displays information for all the committees. All Meetings
When do committees meet?
Most standing committees usually meet twice a week, depending on the House of Commons schedule, the committee’s workload and a number of other factors. Consult the Meetings page to find out about the upcoming meetings of all the committees or a specific committee.
Attending parliamentary committee meetings in-person
With the exception of in camera meetings, committee meetings are generally open to the public. Most meetings are held in one of the committee meeting rooms on Parliament Hill, but from time to time, committees may also hold hearings in other locations in Canada. For the schedule of committee meetings and to verify whether or not a committee meeting will be held in public, please consult the Meetings page.
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