Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Designated

Summary#

Order Designating the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario as a Department and the President as Deputy Head of that Agency for the Purposes of that Act: SI/2021-51 is a federal order that treats the agency as a department under the Public Service Employment Act. The change took effect on August 12, 2021.

What it does#

• Designates Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario as a "department" for the purposes of the Public Service Employment Act.
• Designates the President of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario as the "deputy head" of that agency for the purposes of the Public Service Employment Act.
• Records that this designation was made by order SI/2021-51, effective August 12, 2021.

Who's affected#

• Staff and job applicants at the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.
• Human-resources officials and managers who handle hiring, staffing and internal appointments at that agency.
• The Public Service Employment Act framework and the bodies that administer it (for example, hiring rules and oversight) will apply to this agency in the ways that the Act defines.

Why it matters#

• It formally puts the agency inside the set of organizations covered as a "department" under the Public Service Employment Act, and names its President as the agency’s deputy head for those rules.
• In practical terms, that affects which federal hiring and staffing rules apply to the agency’s employees and to people applying for jobs there.
• This is mainly an administrative designation, but it matters to anyone involved in hiring, promotions, or employment matters at the agency.