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Structure of the Canadian federal government

The following list outlines the structure of the Government of Canada (the collective set of federal institutions such as the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, including both military and civil service organizations).

The civil service includes roughly 75 different departments and other organizations with over 200 000 employees. Special Operating Agencies (which are departmental organizations), and non-departmental organizations such as Crown Corporations, administrative tribunals, and oversight organizations are all also part of the civil service, however, are structured to operate in areas seen as requiring a higher level of independence from the broader civil service and the direct political control of ministers. As civil servants, they are all agents of the Crown and are held responsible to Parliament through their relevant minister.[1]

This list is organized according to functional grouping and is further subdivided by category such as offices, departments, agencies, and crown corporations.

The Canadian Crown

Regal and vice-regal offices

The Queen's Privy Council

Parliament

Parliamentary Standing Committees

Senate

  • 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

  • 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

  • Library of Parliament
  • Scrutiny of Regulations

Parliamentary Offices

Senate

  • Speaker of the Senate
  • Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments
  • Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada

House of Commons

  • Speaker of the House of Commons
  • Clerk of the House of Commons
  • Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons
  • Clerk Assistant
  • Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
  • Sergeant-at-Arms

Information Repository and Research Resource

Agencies

Review Bodies

Courts

Armed Forces

Civil Service

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agencies

Special Operating Agency

  • Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency

Crown Corporations

Review Body

  • Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal

Canadian Heritage

Agencies

Special Operating Agencies

Crown Corporations

Regulator

Review Body

  • Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board

Employment and Social Development

Agencies

Programs

Joint Program
  • Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program

Crown Corporation

Review Bodies

Environment and Climate Change

Agencies

Review Body

  • Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada

Finance

Central Bank

Intelligence Agency

Crown Corporations

Non-Profit Organization

  • Payments Canada

Regulator

Review Body

Fisheries and Oceans

Special Operating Agency

Crown Corporation

  • Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

Foreign Affairs

Agencies

  • Invest in Canada
  • Trade Controls Bureau
  • Trade Commissioner Service

Crown Corporations

Health

[2]

Agencies

Funding Agency

Regulator

Review Body

  • Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Agencies

  • Citizenship Commission

Programs

  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
  • Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program

Review Body

Indigenous Relations

Agency

  • Polar Knowledge Canada

Indigenous Services

Special Operating Agency

  • Indian Oil and Gas

Review Body

  • Specific Claims Tribunal

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Agencies

Funding Agencies

Regional Economic Development Agencies

Enforcement Agency

  • Competition Bureau

Special Operating Agencies

Crown Corporations

Not-For-Profit Organizations

Regulator

Review Body

  • Competition Tribunal

Infrastructure

Crown Corporations

Justice

Agencies

Agency of Attorney General

  • Public Prosecution Service of Canada

Review Body

  • Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime

Defence

Agency

  • Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services

Intelligence Agency

Special Operating Agencies

Program

  • Canadian Cadet Organizations

Review Bodies

  • Military Police Complaints Commission
  • Military Grievances External Review Committee
  • Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition
  • Office of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman

Natural Resources

[3]

Agencies

Crown Corporation

Petroleum Boards

  • Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
  • Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

Regulators

Public Safety

[4]

Agency

Enforcement Agencies

Intelligence Agency

Review Bodies

  • Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Office of the Correctional Investigator
  • Parole Board of Canada
  • RCMP External Review Committee

Public Services and Procurement

Agency

  • Shared Services Canada

Special Operating Agency

  • Translation Bureau

Crown Corporations

Review Body

  • Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

Transportation

[5]

Crown Corporations

Review Bodies

  • Canadian Transportation Agency
  • Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada

Veterans Affairs

[6]

Agencies

  • Bureau of Pensions Advocates

Review Bodies

  • Veterans Review and Appeal Board
  • Office of the Veterans Ombudsman

Women and Gender Equality

Independent Agencies and Offices

Independent Review Bodies

  • Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board[7]
  • Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal

See also

Canadian Provincial equivalents

Notes

  1. ^ The Canadian Armed Forces is a separate and distinct entity from that of the Department of National Defence. The Department is a civilian organisation, and is part of the Public Service of Canada, while the Canadian Forces are a military organisation and are not part of the Public Service. However, the Minister of National Defence is responsible for its direction as part of the Minister's portfolio.

References

  1. ^ "Public Service". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ^ https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/health-portfolio.html
  3. ^ https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/nrcan/about-us/natural-resources-portfolio/10864
  4. ^ https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/bt/index-en.aspx#prtfl
  5. ^ https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/aboutus-abouttc.html
  6. ^ https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-vac/who-we-are/organization
  7. ^ https://www.fpslreb-crtespf.gc.ca/about/mandate_e.asp
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