Key Contacts and Stakeholders
Cabinet Counterparts
Many aspects of the Portfolio’s work require close collaboration with other federal Ministers. While the Cabinet structure varies over time, key partners outside the Public Safety Portfolio typically include Ministers responsible for Justice; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development; Foreign Affairs; Infrastructure Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Crown and Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs; Indigenous Services; Health Canada; and National Defence. The Department will support you in maintaining these relations through ongoing collaboration.
Provincial and Territorial Counterparts
Discussions between federal, provincial and territorial governments occur in a variety of fora, including in formalized structures and though bilateral meeting, which will support you to deliver on your mandate. Regular meetings at the officials’ level support the development of options for deputy minister and ministerial consideration.
Criminal justice, public safety and emergency management are areas of shared federal, provincial and territorial responsibility, which means that intergovernmental collaboration and consultation are essential. In some jurisdictions, PT Ministers are accountable for broad areas of responsibility similar to yours, while in others, these responsibilities are assigned differently.
Provincial and Territorial Ministers
Alberta
The Honourable Mickey Amery
Minister of Justice
The Honourable Jason Nixon
Minister of Senior, Community and Social Services
British Columbia
The Honourable Mike Farnworth
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and Deputy Premier
The Honourable Niki Sharma
Attorney General
Manitoba
The Honourable Kelvin Goertzen
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
New Brunswick
The Honourable Hugh J. A. (Ted) Flemming
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
The Honourable Kris Austin
Minister of Public Safety
Newfoundland & Labrador
The Honourable John Hogan
Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Attorney General
Northwest Territories
The Honourable R.J. Simpson
Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment
The Honourable Shane Thompson
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister Responsible for Youth
Nova Scotia
The Honourable Brad Johns
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Provincial Secretary
The Honourable John Lohr
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister Responsible for the Office of Emergency Management
Nunaut
The Honourable David Akeeagok
Minister of Justice
The Honourable David Joanasie
Minister of Community and Government Services
Ontario
The Honourable Michael Kerzner
Solicitor General
The Honourable Doug Downey
Attorney General
Prince Edward Island
The Honourable Bloyce Thompson
Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Premier
Quebec
The Honourable François Bonnardel
Ministre de la Sécurité publique
Saskatchewn
The Honourable Christine Tell
Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
The Honourable Bronwyn Eyre
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Yukon
The Honourable Tracy-Anne McPhee
Minister of Justice, Minister of Health and Social Services
FPT Tables
You will work with your PT counterparts through the FPT Table of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety. These fora provide you with the opportunity to consult your PT colleagues and exchange views and concerns on issues of common interest.
- The FPT Table of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety is co-chaired by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of Public Safety PT co-chairs are also designated for in-person meetings with the host province/territory taking on that role.
External Stakeholders
Advancing Canada’s public safety interests requires effective engagement with a variety of non-governmental stakeholders and Indigenous organizations. In a number of instances, these organizations are also partners in policy development and program implementation.
Among the many with which you will engage, key domestic stakeholder groups include:
- National police associations (e.g., the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police; the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association, the Canadian Police Association, the Canadian Association of Police Governance and the First Nations Police Governance Council);
- Organizations representing first responders (e.g., fire fighters, police and paramedics);
- Community and non-governmental organizations (e.g., Red Cross; John Howard Society);
- Private sector organizations (e.g., insurance industry, digital and social media companies, critical and cyber infrastructure owners, importers and exporters);
- Indigenous governments, communities and organizations;
- Civil liberties organizations; and
- Research institutions and forums representing academia (e.g., Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society; Canadian Risks and Hazards Network, Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment).
The Department and Portfolio engage with these groups on an ongoing basis and will also support your relations with these organizations as you require. The Portfolio also engages Canadians through a variety of communications and outreach activities. For example, the
Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security provides a forum for the Government to seek community-level input on national security issues. Members of the Roundtable are leaders within their communities who bring their own personal experiences to the table and help inform the Department’s policy work.
International Partners
The United States is your key international partner along with other Five Eyes countries (an intelligence alliance composed of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States). As well, you will advance Canada’s security interests with G7 counterparts through regular G7 Security Ministers meetings.
Key international contacts
- Ambassador of Canada to the United States – Kirsten Hillman
- United States – Secretary of Homeland Security – Alejandro Mayorkas
- United States – Attorney General – Merrick Garland
- United States Ambassador to Canada – David Cohen
- United Kingdom – Secretary of State for the Home Department – Suella Braverman
- Australia - Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security– Clare O’Neil
- New Zealand – Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau and the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service – Andrew Little
- Germany – Federal Minister of the Interior and Community - Nancy Faeser
- France – Minister of Interior – Gérald Darmanin
- European Union – Commissioner for Home Affairs – Ylva Johansson
- Israel – Minister of National Security – Itamar Ben-Gvir
- Mexico – Secretary of the Interior – Luisa Maria Alcalde
- Mexico – Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) – Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez
- Italy – Minister of the Interior – Matteo Piantedosi
- Japan – Chair of the National Public Safety Commission – Koichi Tani
Early Outreach
Traditionally, a newly appointed Minister would contact a number of key stakeholders within the initial weeks of taking office. Whenever such meetings or phone calls are scheduled, departmental officials would prepare briefing materials and talking points to assist in these discussions.
While not an exhaustive list, the following provides some suggested guidance on some notable stakeholders you may wish to engage.
Domestic
- Provincial/Territorial ministerial counterpart representing your home jurisdiction
- Representatives of National Indigenous Organizations
- Interim Chief, Joanna Bernard of Madawaska First Nation, followed by Quebec and Labrador Regional Chief, Ghislain Picard (Policing portfolio)
- Nova Scotia Minister responsible to address the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) - Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Honourable Brad Johns
- First Nations Chiefs of Police Association – President, Jerel Swamp
- Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami – President, Natan Obed
- Métis National Council – President, Cassidy Caron
- Manitoba Métis Federation – President, David Chartrand
- Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association – President, Wes Winkel
International
- Ambassador of Canada to the United States – Kirsten Hillman
- United States Secretary of Homeland Security – Alejandro Mayorkas
- United States Attorney General – Merrick Garland
- United States Ambassador to Canada – David Cohen
- United Kingdom Secretary of State for the Home Department – Suella Braverman
- Australia Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security – Clare O’Neil
- New Zealand Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau and the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service – Andrew Little
- Japan Chair of the National Public Safety Commission and host of the 2023 G7 Interior and Security Minister’s Meeting – Koichi Tani
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