Leader Designated Minister for Parliamentary Staff

Summary#

This is an Order in Council (P.C. 2025-431) published March 26, 2025 that repeals an earlier order of February 12, 2025 and names the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons as the minister responsible under the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act. In practice, it assigns who carries the ministerial role for matters covered by that Act.

What it does#

• Repeals Order in Council P.C. 2025-88 of February 12, 2025.
• Designates the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons as the minister for the purposes of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act.

Who's affected#

• People and organizations covered by the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act — that generally means parliamentary staff and the employers or representatives who deal with their workplace relations.
• The office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, because it now holds the formal ministerial designation under the Act.

If the Gazette item is unclear about specific groups or day-to-day consequences, it is because the notice only records the designation; it does not give more detail.

Why it matters#

• The order clarifies which official is the government's named minister under the Act.
• That matters to anyone involved in parliamentary staff relations: it determines which office is formally responsible for handling matters under the Act (for example, official communications, representation or administrative oversight).
• For most members of the public this is a routine administrative step with limited direct impact.