Structure of the Canadian federal government#Departments, with subsidiary units
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The following list outlines the structure of the federal government of Canada, the collective set of federal institutions which can be grouped into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In turn, these are further divided into departments, agencies, and other organizations which support the day-to-day function of the Canadian state.
The list includes roughly 130 departments and other organizations, with nearly 300,000 employees, who collectively form the Public Service of Canada. Special Operating Agencies (which are departmental organizations), and non-departmental organizations such as Crown corporations, administrative tribunals, and oversight organizations are parts of the public service operating in areas seen as requiring a higher level of independence from it and the direct political control of ministers. Public servants are agents of the Crown and responsible to Parliament through their relevant minister.
This list is organized according to functional grouping and is further subdivided by category such as offices, departments, agencies, and Crown corporations:{{TOC limit}}
The Crown
{{See|Monarchy of Canada }}
=Regal and vice-regal offices=
=King's Privy Council=
- King's Privy Council for Canada
- Cabinet of Canada
- Treasury Board of Canada
- Canada School of Public Service
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Privy Council Office
- Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat
- Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Executive
=Public Service=
{{Main|Public Service of Canada}}
== Central agencies ==
== Ministerial departments ==
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Department !Abbreviation !Established !Ministers !Deputy heads !Associated entities |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food
|AAFC |1868 |Heath MacDonald (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) |Lawrence Hanson | ; Agencies ; Special Operating Agency ; Crown corporations ; Review Body |
| Canadian Heritage
|PCH |1993 |Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture) |Isabelle Mondou (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Special Operating Agencies ; Crown corporations
; Regulator ; Review Body
|
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
|CIRNAC |2019 1880 (historic) |Rebecca Alty (Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations) Rebecca Chartrand (Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs) |Valerie Gideon (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Crown corporation
; Departmental corporation |
| Employment and Social Development
|ESDC |2003 |Patty Hajdu (Minister of Jobs and Families) |Paul Thompson (Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development) Sandra Hassan (Deputy Minister of Labour; Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development) | ; Agencies
; Programs
; Joint Program ; Crown Corporation ; Review Bodies
|
| Environment and Climate Change
|ECCC |1971 |Julie Dabrusin (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) |Jean-François Tremblay (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Enforcement Agency
; Review body
|
| Fisheries and Oceans
|DFO |1868 |Joanne Thompson (Minister of Fisheries) |Annette Gibbons (Deputy Minister) | ; Enforcement Agency
; Special Operating Agency ; Crown Corporation
|
| Global Affairs
|GAC |1909 |Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Maninder Sidhu (Minister of International Trade) |David Morrison (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs) Rob Stewart (Deputy Minister of International Trade) Christopher MacLennan (Deputy Minister of International Development) | ; Agencies ; Crown corporations ; Review body
|
| Health
|HC |1993 1919 (historic) |Marjorie Michel (Minister of Health) |Greg Orencsak (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies ; Funding Agency ; Regulator ; Review Body |
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
|HICC |2002 |Gregor Robertson (Minister of Housing and Infrastructure) |Paul Halucha (Deputy Minister) | ; Crown corporations |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
|IRCC |1994 |Lena Diab (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) |Harpreet S. Kochhar (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Programs ; Review Body |
| Indigenous Services
|ISC |2019 |Mandy Gull-Masty (Minister of Indigenous Services) |Gina Wilson (Deputy Minister) | ; Special Operating Agency
; Review Body
|
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development
|ISED |1993 |Mélanie Joly (Minister of Industry) |Philip Jennings (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Funding agencies
; Regional Economic Development Agencies {{Main|Regional Development Agency (Canada)}}
; Enforcement agency ; Special Operating Agencies
; Crown corporations ; Non-profit organizations ; Regulator ; Review Body
|
| Justice
|JUS |1868 |Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice and Attorney General) |Shalene Curtis-Micallef (Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General) | ; Agencies
; Review body
|
| National Defence
|DND |1923 |David McGuinty (Minister of National Defence) (Deputy Minister) General Jennie Carignan (Chief of Defence Staff) | ; Agency ; Intelligence agency ; Special Operating Agencies ; Program
; Review bodies
|
| Natural Resources
|NRCan |1994 |Tim Hodgson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources) |Michael Vandergrift (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Crown corporation ; Petroleum Boards
; Regulators |
| Public Safety
|PS |2003 |Gary Anandasangaree (Minister of Public Safety) Eleanor Olszewski (Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience) |Tricia Geddes (Deputy Minister) | ; Agency ; Enforcement agencies
; Intelligence agency ; Review bodies
|
| Public Services and Procurement
|PSPC |1996 |Joël Lightbound (Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement; Receiver General) |Arianne Reza (Deputy Minister; Deputy Receiver-General) | ; Agency ; Special Operating Agency
; Crown corporations ; Review Body
|
| Transport
|TC |1935 |Chrystia Freeland (Minister of Transport) |Arun Thangaraj (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies
; Crown corporations
; Enforcement Agency
; Funds
; Review bodies
|
| Veterans Affairs
|VAC |1944 |Jill McKnight (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence) |Peter Ledwell (Deputy Minister) | ; Agencies ; Review bodies
|
| Women and Gender Equality
|WAGE |2018 |Rechie Valdez (Minister of Women and Gender Equality) |Frances McRae (Deputy Minister) | None |
== Separate agency with direct ministerial oversight ==
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Agency !Abbreviation !Established !Minister !Deputy head !Associated entity |
| Canada Revenue Agency
|CRA |2003 1867 (historic) |François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of National Revenue) |Bob Hamilton (Commissioner of Revenue) | ; Review body
|
== Independent agencies and offices ==
- Canadian Judicial Council
- National Judicial Institute
- National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
- Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
- Office of the Chief Military Judge
- Public Service Commission of Canada
- Transportation Safety Board
== Independent review bodies ==
- Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board{{Cite web |title=Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board |url=https://www.fpslreb-crtespf.gc.ca/en/index.html |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=www.fpslreb-crtespf.gc.ca}}
- Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
= Canadian Armed Forces =
| class="wikitable"
!Branch !Abbreviation !Established !Minister !Commander |
| Canadian Army
|CA |1855 | rowspan="7" |David McGuinty |
| Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
|CFINTCOM |2013 |Dave Abboud |
| Canadian Joint Operations Command
|CJOC |2012 |Steve Boivin |
| Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
|CANSOFCOM |2006 |Steve Hunter |
| Royal Canadian Air Force
|RCAF |1914 |
| Royal Canadian Navy
|RCN |1910 |
| Canadian Forces Military Police
|CFMP |1917 |Vanessa Hanrahan |
Parliament
{{main|Parliament of Canada}}
=[[Senate of Canada]]=
== Procedural officers ==
== Standing committees ==
- Aboriginal Peoples
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Banking, Trade, and Commerce
- Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators
- Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Human Rights
- Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration
- Diversity subcommittee
- Human Resources subcommittee
- Senate Estimates subcommittee
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs
- National Finance
- National Security and Defence
- Official Languages
- Rules, Procedure and the Rights of Parliament
- Selection Committee
- Social Affairs, Science and Technology
- Transport and Communication
=[[House of Commons of Canada]]=
== Procedural officers ==
== Standing committees ==
- Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Canadian Heritage
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Environment and Sustainable Development
- Finance
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Foreign Affairs and International Development
- Government Operations and Estimates
- Health
- Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and
the Status of Persons with Disabilities - Indigenous and Northern Affairs
- Industry, Science and Technology
- International Trade
- Justice and Human Rights
- National Defence
- Natural Resources
- Official Languages
- Procedure and House Affairs
- Public Accounts
- Public Safety and National Security
- Status of Women
- Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
- Veterans Affairs
=Joint Standing Committees=
=Officers of Parliament=
- Auditor General of Canada
- Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
- Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada
- Information Commissioner of Canada
- Intelligence Commissioner of Canada
- Elections Canada
- Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
- Parliamentary Budget Officer
= Agencies =
=Review bodies=
Courts
{{main|Court system of Canada}}
See also
= Provincial and territorial equivalents=
- Executive Council of Alberta
- Executive Council of British Columbia
- Executive Council of Manitoba
- Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Executive Council of New Brunswick
- Executive Council of Nova Scotia
- Executive Council of Ontario
- Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
- Executive Council of Quebec
- Executive Council of Saskatchewan
- Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
- Executive Council of Nunavut
- Executive Council of Yukon
- Government of Alberta
- Government of British Columbia
- Government of Manitoba
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Government of New Brunswick
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Government of Ontario
- Government of Prince Edward Island
- Government of Quebec
- Government of Saskatchewan
References
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