Structure of the Canadian federal government

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.

The list includes roughly 130 departments and other organizations, with nearly 300,000 employees, who collectively form the Public Service of Canada. Special Operating Agencies (which are departmental organizations), and non-departmental organizations such as Crown corporations, administrative tribunals, and oversight organizations are parts of the public service operating in areas seen as requiring a higher level of independence from it and the direct political control of ministers. Public servants are agents of the Crown and responsible to Parliament through their relevant minister.

This list is organized according to functional grouping and is further subdivided by category such as offices, departments, agencies, and Crown corporations:

The Crown

Regal and vice-regal offices

• King of Canada
  • Canadian Secretary to the King
  • Governor General of Canada
    • Secretary to the Governor General of Canada
    • Canadian Heraldic Authority

King's Privy Council

• King's Privy Council for Canada
  • Cabinet of Canada
    • Treasury Board of Canada
      • Canada School of Public Service
      • Treasury Board Secretariat
  • Privy Council Office
    • Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat
    • Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Executive

Public Service

Central agencies

Ministerial departments

Separate agency with direct ministerial oversight

Independent agencies and offices

• Canadian Judicial Council
• National Judicial Institute
• National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
• Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
• Office of the Chief Military Judge
• Public Service Commission of Canada
• Transportation Safety Board

Independent review bodies

• Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board
• Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Canadian Armed Forces

Parliament

Senate of Canada

Procedural officers

• Speaker of the Senate
• Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments
• Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada

Standing committees

• Aboriginal Peoples
• Agriculture and Forestry
• Banking, Trade, and Commerce
• Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators
• Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
• Fisheries and Oceans
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Human Rights
• Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration
  • Diversity subcommittee
  • Human Resources subcommittee
  • Senate Estimates subcommittee
• Legal and Constitutional Affairs
• National Finance
• National Security and Defence
• Official Languages
• Rules, Procedure and the Rights of Parliament
• Selection Committee
• Social Affairs, Science and Technology
• Transport and Communication

House of Commons of Canada

Procedural officers

• Speaker of the House of Commons
• Clerk of the House of Commons
• Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons
• Clerk Assistant
• Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel
• Sergeant-at-Arms

Standing committees

• Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
• Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Canadian Heritage
• Citizenship and Immigration
• Environment and Sustainable Development
• Finance
• Fisheries and Oceans
• Foreign Affairs and International Development
• Government Operations and Estimates
• Health
• Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and
  the Status of Persons with Disabilities
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs
• Industry, Science and Technology
• International Trade
• Justice and Human Rights
• National Defence
• Natural Resources
• Official Languages
• Procedure and House Affairs
• Public Accounts
• Public Safety and National Security
• Status of Women
• Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
• Veterans Affairs

Joint Standing Committees

• Library of Parliament
• Scrutiny of Regulations

Officers of Parliament

• Auditor General of Canada
• Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
• Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada
• Information Commissioner of Canada
• Intelligence Commissioner of Canada
• Elections Canada
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
• Parliamentary Budget Officer

Agencies

• Parliamentary Protective Service

Review bodies

• National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians

Courts

• Supreme Court of Canada
• Federal Court of Appeal
• Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
• Federal Court of Canada
• Tax Court of Canada

See also

• Civil Service Act, 1918
• Special Operating Agency
• State-owned enterprise
  • Canadian Crown Corporation
• Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
• Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
• PPP Canada

Provincial and territorial equivalents

• Executive Council of Alberta
• Executive Council of British Columbia
• Executive Council of Manitoba
• Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Executive Council of New Brunswick
• Executive Council of Nova Scotia
• Executive Council of Ontario
• Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
• Executive Council of Quebec
• Executive Council of Saskatchewan
• Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
• Executive Council of Nunavut
• Executive Council of Yukon
• Government of Alberta
• Government of British Columbia
• Government of Manitoba
• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Government of New Brunswick
• Government of Nova Scotia
• Government of Ontario
• Government of Prince Edward Island
• Government of Quebec
• Government of Saskatchewan

References

External links

• List of Government of Canada departments and agencies