Youth and LGBTQ2 Secretariats Transferred

Summary#

Transfer of Duties Order: SI/2019-132 is an order that moves responsibility for two small federal policy units from one department to another. On November 20, 2019 the government transferred the Youth Secretariat and the LGBTQ2 Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Canadian Heritage; the order was published in the Canada Gazette on December 11, 2019. This is an administrative reassignment of control and supervision under the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act.

What it does#

• Moves the control and supervision of the Youth Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Canadian Heritage.
• Moves the control and supervision of the LGBTQ2 Secretariat from the Privy Council Office to the Department of Canadian Heritage.
• Takes effect by order in council (P.C. 2019-1370) made on November 20, 2019.

Who's affected#

• Employees and managers who work in the Youth Secretariat and the LGBTQ2 Secretariat — their departmental reporting line has changed.
• People and groups that interact with those secretariats (youth organizations, LGBTQ2 community groups, other federal programs) may now deal with the Department of Canadian Heritage instead of the Privy Council Office.
• It is not clear from the notice whether budgets, programs, or services will change as a result.

Why it matters#

• It changes which federal department oversees youth and LGBTQ2 policy units. That can affect where decisions are made and who to contact for policy questions, partnerships, or program information.
• The change is administrative. The notice does not say it creates new programs or new funding, so practical effects beyond the change in oversight are not specified.