(e) in establishing a list of qualified candidates, seek to support the Government of CanadaвЂ™s intent to achieve gender balance and to ensure representation of Indigenous peoples and linguistic, minority and ethnic communities in the Senate and (d) interview potential candidates, at the Advisory BoardвЂ™s discretion, and verify any references provided by potential candidates (c) apply fairly and with consistency the criteria provided by the Prime Minister in assessing whether potential candidates meet the qualifications, including those set out in the Constitution Act, 1867, for Senate appointments (b) meet at appropriate intervals to set out its agenda, assess candidates, and engage in deliberations (a) at all times, observe the highest standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in their consideration of all potential candidates Recommendation ProcessД¦ The members of the Advisory Board must: The Prime Minister may take into consideration all of the qualified candidates with respect to all vacancies for that province or territory. RecommendationsДҐ In accordance with the terms of this mandate, the Advisory Board must provide to the Prime Minister for his consideration, within the time period set by the Prime Minister upon the convening of the Advisory Board, a list of five qualified candidates for each vacancy in the Senate with respect to each province or territory for which there is a vacancy or anticipated vacancy and for which the Advisory Board has been convened. The head of the Senior Personnel Secretariat, or his or her delegate, acts as an ex officioВ secretary to the Advisory Board. SupportД¤ The Advisory Board is to be supported by the Privy Council Office. (4) The Advisory Board is to be convened at the discretion and on the request of the Prime Minister who may establish, revise or extend any of the timelines set out in this mandate. (3) The terms of Advisory Board members may be renewed. (b) the terms of each of the first two other federal members are 24 months and 18 months respectively. (a) the term of the first Chairperson is 30 months (2) Despite subsection (1), the initial appointments of the federal members will vary in length in order to permit the staggering of terms, as follows:

Provincial members are to be appointed for terms not exceeding one year. Length of Advisory Board TermsДЈ (1) The federal members of the Advisory Board are to be appointed for two-year terms. (4) The provincial members must participate only in deliberations relating to existing and anticipated Senate vacancies in their respective province or territory. (3) The federal members must participate in deliberations relating to all existing and anticipated Senate vacancies. (b) two ad hocВ members chosen from each of the provinces or territories where a vacancy is to be filled (вЂњprovincial membersвЂќ)вЂЌ.

(a) three permanent federal members (вЂњfederal membersвЂќ), one of which is to be appointed as Chairperson and

Composition of the Advisory BoardДў (1) Members of the Advisory Board are appointed pursuant to paragraph 127.1вЂЌ(1)вЂЌ(c) of the Public Service Employment ActВ as special advisers to the Prime Minister. 1 The Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments (вЂњAdvisory BoardвЂќ) is an independent and non-partisan body whose mandate is to provide non-binding merit-based recommendations to the Prime Minister on Senate nominations.

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