Minister of State Named for Parliamentary Staff Relations

Summary#

This is an order (registration SI/2025-18) that names who is the responsible minister under the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act. The order, issued as P.C. 2025-88 on February 12, 2025, was published in the Canada Gazette on February 26, 2025 and repeals an earlier order from October 27, 2023.

What it does#

• Repeals the earlier Order P.C. 2023-1067 of October 27, 2023.
• Designates the Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) as the minister for the purposes of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act.

The notice itself is short and does not spell out other operational changes.

Who's affected#

• People and workplaces covered by the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act — in practice this means parliamentary staff and the offices or offices of Parliament that employ them.
• The office of the Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), which is now named as the responsible minister for matters under that Act.

The Canada Gazette item does not list more specific groups or explain any immediate impact on individual cases.

Why it matters#

• It clarifies which minister is responsible for administering and handling matters under the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act for the designated area.
• That affects where formal questions, negotiations or complaints under the Act are directed.
• The change is administrative; the notice does not itself change employee rights or collective-bargaining rules.