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The Government of Canada, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government, [1] [2] is defined by the constitution as the King acting on the advice of his Privy Council; [3] [4] what is technically known as the Governor-in-Council, [5] referring to the governor general as the King's delegate.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS; French: Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, SCT) is the administrative branch of the Treasury Board of Canada (the committee of ministers responsible for the financial management of the federal government) and a central agency of the Government of Canada. The role of the Secretariat is to ...
The Treasury Board of Canada (French: Conseil du Trésor du Canada) is the Cabinet committee of the Privy Council of Canada which oversees the spending and operation of the Government of Canada and is the principal employer of the core public service. [1] The committee is supported by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, its administrative ...
The following list outlines the structure of the federal government of Canada, the collective set of federal institutions which can be grouped into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In turn, these are further divided into departments, agencies, and other organizations which support the day-to-day function of the Canadian state.
A minister of state is a junior cabinet minister in the Cabinet of Canada, usually given specific responsibilities to assist a senior cabinet minister in a specific area.A secretary of state also holds many similar responsibilities in assisting senior cabinet members, being members of the Ministry and the King's Privy Council for Canada.
Prior to introduction of responsible government in 1848, the Province of Canada, then a British colonial possession lacked an organized civil service. [5] Positions in the colonial administration were then largely filled through patronage, with appointments almost exclusively controlled by the sitting governor, often under the advisement of members of the ruling Family Compact, who would ...
The Government of Canada, which is formally referred to as His Majesty's Government, [6] [7] is defined by the Canadian constitution as the sovereign acting on the advice of the Privy Council; [8] [9] what is known as the Governor-in-Council, [10] referring to the governor general of Canada as the King's stand-in. The group of people is ...
Secretary to the Governor General (French: secrétaire du gouverneur général) is the title used by the administrative head of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG), the Canadian government office that supports the work of the Governor General of Canada. [1] The position is based at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario.