Public Works Minister Designated for Labour Board

Summary#

This is the Order Designating the Minister of Public Works and Government Services to be the Minister referred to in that Act: SI/2019-114. It names which minister is "the Minister" under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act and replaces an earlier order. The order was made on November 20, 2019 and registered in the Canada Gazette on December 11, 2019.

What it does#

• Repeals the earlier order P.C. 2019-389 (the order published as SI/2019-22 on April 26, 2019).
• Designates the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, who is not a member of the Treasury Board, to be the minister referred to in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act.

Who's affected#

• The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board and its processes.
• Federal employees and their bargaining agents (unions) because the Board deals with labour disputes and employment matters in the federal public sector.
• The office of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, since that ministerial role is now the one named in the Act.
• It is unclear from the text whether any specific cases or decisions were changed by this order; the item simply names which minister the Act refers to going forward.

Why it matters#

• The order clarifies which cabinet minister is officially responsible under the Act. That affects where certain responsibilities, requests or notices under the Act are directed.
• For federal employees and unions, that can affect who handles appointments, administrative direction, or formal communications tied to the Board.
• This is largely an administrative designation rather than a policy change; it sets who performs a legal reference in the statute but does not itself change the law’s substance.