Rachel Bendayan Assigned to Assist Two Ministers
Order Terminating the Assignment of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Assigning the Honourable Rachel Bendayan to Assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness: SI/2025-8
An Order in Council terminates the assignment of Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor and assigns Honourable Rachel Bendayan to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The order was made by the Governor in Council on 2024-12-20 and registered in the Canada Gazette on 2025-01-15. Practically, this is an administrative change that designates a new point of contact for official languages and associate public safety responsibilities.
- Published
- January 15, 2025
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- Unavailable
- Section
- Order Terminating the Assignment of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Assigning the Honourable Rachel Bendayan to Assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- December 20, 2024
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
The Canada Gazette published the Order Terminating the Assignment of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Assigning the Honourable Rachel Bendayan to Assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness: SI/2025-8. It ends the previous assignment of Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor and assigns Honourable Rachel Bendayan to assist two ministers. The order was registered on January 15, 2025 and made by Governor in Council on December 20, 2024.
What it does#
- Terminates the earlier assignment of Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor (the earlier order was P.C. 2024-1232 of November 21, 2024).
- Assigns Honourable Rachel Bendayan, in her capacity as Minister of State (Official Languages), to be styled Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety and to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
- Assigns Honourable Rachel Bendayan, in her capacity as Minister of State (Public Safety), to be styled Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety and to assist the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
- The change is made under the Ministries and Ministers of State Act.
Who's affected#
- The two named ministers: Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor (whose assignment is ended) and Honourable Rachel Bendayan (who receives the new assignments).
- The offices and departments led by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
- People and organizations who deal with federal responsibilities for official languages or who normally contact the associate minister on public safety may notice a change in who they should contact.
Why it matters#
- This is an administrative change in who assists two cabinet ministers.
- It changes who holds the supporting roles for Official Languages and the associate public safety portfolio.
- For stakeholders, service users, advocacy groups, and departmental staff, it may mean a new point of contact and possible shifts in how those supporting functions are handled.
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Source: Canada Gazette