Secretariat transferred to Minister for International Trade

Summary#

This is the Order Transferring from the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to the Minister for International Trade the Control and Supervision of the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (SI/2025-34). It moves responsibility for the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat from the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to the Minister for International Trade. The order was registered in the Canada Gazette on March 26, 2025 and was made by cabinet on March 14, 2025 (P.C. 2025-413).

What it does#

• Transfers control and supervision of the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat from the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to the Minister for International Trade.
• Implements that transfer under paragraph 2(a) of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act.
• No other changes or details (such as timing beyond the registration and cabinet dates) are given in the notice.

Who's affected#

• Most directly: the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat itself.
• Also directly affected: the two ministers named — the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (losing responsibility) and the Minister for International Trade (gaining responsibility).
• The notice does not list other groups or staff who might be affected.

Why it matters#

• This is an administrative change in which federal minister is responsible for the Secretariat.
• That can affect who sets oversight and priorities for the Secretariat, and which minister answers questions about it in government.
• The Gazette notice provides no further explanation of why the transfer was made or of practical effects beyond the reassignment of responsibility.