Transfer of Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat

Summary#

The government registered Transfer of Duties Order: SI/2019-134 on December 25, 2019. It moves responsibility for the part of the federal public service called the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat from the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.

What it does#

• Transfers control and supervision of the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat from the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
• Records that the order was made by the Governor General in Council on the recommendation of the Prime Minister under the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, as set out in P.C. 2019-1379 dated December 4, 2019.

Who's affected#

• Directly affected: staff and managers of the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat and the two ministerial offices named above.
• Possibly affected: federal officials and other government offices that work with the Secretariat. The source does not say whether provinces, territories, or the public will see operational changes.

Why it matters#

• This is an administrative change that shifts which minister oversees the Secretariat.
• That oversight change matters for who is politically and administratively responsible for the Secretariat’s work and for how it is managed.
• The notice does not describe any immediate change to services or programs run by the Secretariat.