The mandate of the Council is to advise the Minister on various matters relating to the renovation and construction program under way in the Parliament Buildings. To view the Council's report in PDF format, click here . This document will soon be provided in HTML format. Membership The Council is composed of senior officials from the main Parliament Hill stakeholders, including the Senate, the House of Commons, the Library of Parliament, the National Capital Commission, and Canadian Heritage, as well as representatives from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada.
Participation is on a volunteer basis, but expenses are covered.
In addition to representing their respective organizations, officials will be expected to provide advice from a corporate government perspective. The Council is chaired by the Honourable John Fraser, who has served his country as a Cabinet Minister and a Speaker of the House of Commons. The role of the Chair is to act as the main liaison with the Minister, lead the development of a strategy and workplan, foster consensus and act as a spokesperson for the Council. For biographies of the Council members, click here .