Standing committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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The Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario are permanent multi-party bodies of elected members that review legislation, examine government policies and expenditures, and conduct detailed studies on issues within the provincial legislature’s jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary committee system
standing committee
accountabilityRole hold provincial government to account
canRecommend amendments to bills
changes to government policy
canRequest documents
canSummon witnesses
chairSelection elected by committee members or designated under Standing Orders
composition multi‑party
country Canada
decisionMaking majority vote
function conduct detailed studies on public issues
consider bills in detail
consider estimates of government ministries
consider regulations
examine government policies
examine public expenditures
hold public hearings
report findings to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
review legislation
hasCommittee Standing Committee on Estimates
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Standing Committee on Government Agencies
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Standing Committee on the Interior
Standing committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario self-linksurface differs
surface form: Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
jurisdiction Ontario
surface form: Province of Ontario
language English
French
legalBasis Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
legislativeBody Legislative Assembly of Ontario
meetingPlace Ontario Legislative Building
surface form: Legislative Building, Queen’s Park, Toronto
memberType Member of Provincial Parliament
elected member
oversightArea provincial government agencies
provincial legislation
provincial public administration
provincial public finances
partOf Legislative Assembly of Ontario
permanence permanent
relatedConcept committee stage of a bill
parliamentary oversight
reportType committee report
transparencyRole provide public forum for legislative review
typeOfBody sub‑organ of a unicameral legislature

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Legislative Assembly of Ontario hasCommittee Standing committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Standing committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario hasCommittee Standing committees of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly