Minister Responsible for Chief Electoral Officer Changed

Summary#

This is the Order Amending Schedule I.1 of that Act: SOR/2021-226, a short administrative change to the Financial Administration Act. It replaces the minister listed opposite the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Schedule I.1: swapping the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada for the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

What it does#

• Replaces the reference to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada with a reference to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities in Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act, opposite the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
• Administrative facts: the order was approved as P.C. 2021-937 on October 26, 2021, registered as SOR/2021-226 on October 27, 2021, and published in the Canada Gazette on November 10, 2021.

Who's affected#

• The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (directly, because the document lists which minister is linked to that office).
• The President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (as the named ministerial reference is moved).
• Public service staff who handle financial, administrative or reporting links between departments and central government bodies.
• The general public and most outside organizations are unlikely to notice any immediate change. The source does not describe operational steps or services that will change.

Why it matters#

• This is a ministerial/administrative re‑labeling in government paperwork. That label can determine which minister is formally tied to an office for financial or administrative purposes under the Financial Administration Act.
• In practice, the change could shift which minister is recorded as responsible for certain formal links, reporting, or approvals involving the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. The Canada Gazette entry does not spell out any specific operational or service impacts.