MPs are heading back to Ottawa this week – with Parliament's fall session expected to focus largely on holdover issues from the spring, including prostitution, cyber-bullying and free trade.

Some new bills are expected, including one enacting parts of the budget, but opposition parties say the government has run out of steam ahead of next year's scheduled election.

Government House Leader Peter Van Loan shrugged off the criticism. "We have made great progress, but there's still a lot to keep us busy. The focus will continue to be the economy, job creation, and that will probably intensify as we go through the fall," he said. Here's what to expect: