Employment and Social Development Assigned to Support Minister

Summary#

The Canada Gazette published Order Designating the Department of Employment and Social Development to Provide Support to the Minister of Citizens’ Services (SI/2023-35). The order, registered August 16, 2023, and made by Privy Council on July 26, 2023, names which federal department will provide administrative support to the Minister of Citizens’ Services.

What it does#

• Designates the Department of Employment and Social Development to provide support to the Minister of Citizens’ Services in carrying out that minister’s responsibilities.
• Says this designation is made under subsection 5(1) of the Salaries Act.

Who's affected#

• The main parties named are the Department of Employment and Social Development and the Minister of Citizens’ Services.
• Other federal public servants who work in the minister’s office or in the designated department may be indirectly affected, though the order itself only records the designation and does not spell out detailed staffing or operational changes.
• It is not clear from the order whether any other departments, agencies, or members of the public will notice a direct change.

Why it matters#

• The order clarifies which department will formally provide administrative support to the minister.
• That can affect where the minister’s administrative staff are formally assigned and which departmental resources are used to support the minister’s day-to-day work.
• The document is an internal administrative decision; the broader practical effects beyond departmental support are not explained in the order.