Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat Transfer

Summary#

This item is the Transfer of Duties Order: SI/2021-82. It moves responsibility for the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat from the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. The order was made on October 26, 2021 (P.C. 2021-934) and registered in the Canada Gazette on November 10, 2021 under the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act.

What it does#

• Transfers control and supervision of the part of the federal public administration called the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat.
• Moves that supervisory role from the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

Who's affected#

• Staff and managers at the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat.
• The offices of the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, who will see a change in reporting lines.
• Other federal officials and organizations that work with the Secretariat may notice who they report to or who answers for the Secretariat in ministerial matters. It is not clear from the order whether anyone outside the federal administration will be directly affected.

Why it matters#

• It changes which minister is formally responsible for the Secretariat. That affects who answers questions in Parliament and who sets oversight and administrative priorities.
• This is an administrative rearrangement. The order does not say it changes the Secretariat’s functions or mandate.