Pacific Economic Development Agency minister reassigned

Summary#

The Order Amending Schedule I.1 to the Financial Administration Act (Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada) changes which ministerial office is listed for one federal agency. It replaces the reference to the Minister for International Development with the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada opposite the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada. The order was registered on July 26, 2023 and published in the Canada Gazette on August 16, 2023.

What it does#

• Changes the entry in Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act so that the agency named Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada is linked to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada instead of the Minister for International Development.
• This is an administrative re‑assignment in the statute’s list of which ministerial office is associated with that agency.

Who's affected#

• The main organization named is the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada.
• The change affects the two ministerial offices named: the Minister for International Development and the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada.
• For most members of the public and businesses that deal with the agency, day-to-day services are unlikely to change. The order appears to be an internal administrative change.

Why it matters#

• The amendment changes which minister is officially tied to the agency in federal financial administration rules.
• That can matter for which minister answers questions in Parliament, signs certain documents, or is listed as responsible in government records.
• The notice is a routine administrative step and does not itself describe changes to programs, funding, or services.