Ministerial Appointments
Background
Ministerial appointments are those made under the authority of a Minister of Public Safety that do not require the approval of the Governor in Council. A Minister’s authority to make ministerial appointments may come from a variety of sources, including federal and provincial legislation, federal/provincial/territorial and international agreements, and the documents (e.g., act, order in council, charter) that create, continue or establish an organization.
The Privy Council Office provides support and guidance with respect to the appointment process or the creation of a position/body.
Status
There are over one hundred Ministerial appointment positions in the Public Safety Portfolio, spanning across eleven bodies. They are:
- Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee – 10 (up to 15)
- CORCAN Advisory Board – up to 12 (all vacant since 2013)
- Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security – up to 15 (current membership has expired with the exception of one member)
- Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Independent Chairpersons – over 40 positions across the country’s five regions
- Independent External Decision-Makers – 12
- National DNA Data Bank Advisory Committee – 8
- National Expert Committee on Countering Radicalization to Violence – 9
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Pension Advisory Committee – 8
- RCMP Public Sector Pension Investment Board – 2
- Special Advisor to Combat Human Trafficking – 1
- Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel – 8
Considerations / Next Steps
Public Safety officials will support your office with respect to the appointment process. You may wish to designate a senior member of your staff to be responsible for appointments, including liaison with the Department, Portfolio agencies, Privy Council Office and the Prime Minister’s Office.
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