Structure of the Canadian federal government

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The following list outlines the Structure of the Canadian federal government.

Cabinet-level Departments, Agencies, Secretariats and Offices are denoted in bold with the corresponding Minister listed alongside.

Contents 1 Crown 2 Departments, with subsidiary units 2.1 Standalone agencies, offices, etc., with subsidiary units 3 See also

[edit] Crown

• Monarchy of Canada
  • Governor General of Canada

[edit] Departments, with subsidiary units

• Privy Council Office -- Prime Minister, & President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  • Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat -- Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
  • Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons -- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
  • Office of the Leader of the Government in the Senate -- Leader of the Government in the Senate
• Treasury Board Secretariat -- President of the Treasury Board
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -- Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Cooperatives Secretariat
  • Rural Secretariat
• Canadian Heritage, Department of -- Minister of Canadian Heritage
  • Sport Canada -- Secretary of State (Sport)
  • 2010 Winter Olympics -- Minister responsible for Vancouver-Whistler Olympics
• Canadian International Development Agency -- Minister for International Cooperation
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada -- Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
• Environment Canada -- Minister of the Environment
  • Meteorological Service of Canada
• Finance, Department of -- Minister of Finance
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada -- Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Canadian Coast Guard
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
  • Foreign Affairs -- Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • International Trade -- Minister of International Trade
• Health Canada -- Minister of Health
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • Pest Management Regulatory Agency
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada -- Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
  • Service Canada
  • Service Canada Centres for Youth
  • Canada Student Loans Program
  • Employment Insurance Program
  • Canada Pension Plan
  • Social Insurance Number
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
  • Labour Program -- Minister of Labour
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada -- Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
  • Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
• Infrastructure Canada -- Minister of Transport, Communities and Infastructure
• Industry Canada -- Minister of Industry
  • Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  • The Competition Bureau
  • Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario -- Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
  • Measurement Canada
  • Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada -- Minister of International Trade
• Justice, Department of -- Minister of Justice
• National Defence, Department of -- Minister of National Defence
  • Canadian Forces
  • Communications Security Establishment
  • Defence Research and Development Canada
• Natural Resources Canada -- Minister of Natural Resources
  • Canadian Forest Service
• Public Safety Canada -- Minister of Public Safety
  • Canada Border Services Agency
  • Canadian Security Intelligence Service
  • Correctional Service of Canada
  • National Parole Board
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    • Canada Firearms Centre
• Library and Archives Canada
• Public Works and Government Services Canada -- Minister of Public Works and Government Services
• Transport Canada -- Minister of Transport, Communities and Infastructure
• Veterans Affairs Canada -- Minister of Veterans Affairs

[edit] Standalone agencies, offices, etc., with subsidiary units

• Parliament of Canada
  • Elections Canada
  • Office of the Auditor General of Canada
  • Office of the Ethics Commissioner
  • Office of the Information Commissioner
  • Office of the Privacy Commissioner
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency -- Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Bank of Canada
• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Canada Public Service Agency
• Canada Revenue Agency -- Minister of National Revenue
• Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec -- Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
• Canadian Dairy Commission.
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Canadian Grain Commission
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• Canadian Space Agency
• Canadian Tourism Commission
• Canadian Transportation Agency
• Copyright Board of Canada
• Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
• National Research Council of Canada
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
• National Film Board of Canada
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Parks Canada
• Passport Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Canadian Health Network
• Public Service Commission of Canada
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• Statistics Canada
• Status of Women Canada --Minister responsible for the Status of Women
• Supreme Court of Canada
• Western Economic Diversification Canada -- Minister of Western Economic Diversification

[edit] See also

• Crown corporation
• Civil Service Act 1918fr:Ministères du gouvernement du Canada