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:
Department | Abbreviation | Established | Ministers | Deputy heads | Associated entities |
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Agriculture and Agri-food | AAFC | 1868 | Marie-Claude Bibeau ( Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food) | Stefanie Beck ( Deputy Minister) |
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Canadian Heritage | PCH | 1993 | Pablo Rodriguez ( Minister of Canadian Heritage) | Isabelle Mondou (Deputy Minister) |
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs | CIRNAC | 2019
1880 (historic) |
Marc Miller ( Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations) | Daniel Quan-Watson (Deputy Minister) |
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Employment and Social Development | ESDC | 2003 |
Karina Gould (
Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development)
Carla Qualtrough ( Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion) |
Jean-François Tremblay (Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development)
Sandra Hassan (Deputy Minister of Labour |
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Environment and Climate Change | ECCC | 1971 | Steven Guilbeault ( Minister of Environment and Climate Change) | Chris Forbes (Deputy Minister) |
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Fisheries and Oceans | DFO | 1868 | Joyce Murray ( Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) | Timothy Sargent (Deputy Minister) |
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Global Affairs | GAC | 1909 |
Mélanie Joly (
Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Harjit Sajjan ( Minister of International Development) Mary Ng ( Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade) |
Marta Morgan (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs)
John Hannaford (Deputy Minister of International Trade) Leslie MacLean (Deputy Minister of International Development) |
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Health | HC | 1993
1919 (historic) |
Jean-Yves Duclos ( Minister of Health) | Stephen Lucas (Deputy Minister) |
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | IRCC | 1994 | Sean Fraser ( Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship) | Catrina Tapley (Deputy Minister) |
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Indigenous Services | ISC | 2019 | Patty Hajdu ( Minister of Indigenous Services) | Christiane Fox (Deputy Minister) |
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development | ISED | 1993 | François-Philippe Champagne ( Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry) | Paul Thomson (Deputy Minister) |
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Infrastructure | INFC | 2002 | Dominic LeBlanc ( Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities) | Kelly Gillis (Deputy Minister) |
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Justice | JUS | 1868 | David Lametti ( Minister of Justice and Attorney General) | François Daigle (Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General) |
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National Defence | DND | 1923 | Bill Blair ( Minister of National Defence) | Bill Matthews (Deputy Minister)
General Wayne Eyre (Acting Chief of Defence Staff) |
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Natural Resources | NRCan | 1994 | Jonathan Wilkinson ( Minister of Natural Resources) | Jean-François Tremblay (Deputy Minister) |
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Public Safety | PS | 2003 |
Marco Mendicino (
Minister of Public Safety)
Bill Blair (President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for Emergency Preparedness) |
Rob Stewart (Deputy Minister) |
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Public Services and Procurement | PSPC | 1996 | Helena Jaczek ( Minister of Public Services and Procurement; Receiver General) | Bill Matthews (Deputy Minister; Deputy Receiver-General) |
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Transport | TC | 1935 | Omar Alghabra ( Minister of Transport) | Michael Keenan (Deputy Minister) |
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Veterans Affairs | VAC | 1944 | Lawrence MacAulay ( Minister of Veterans Affairs) | Peter Ledwell (Deputy Minister) |
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Women and Gender Equality | WAGE | 2018
1976 (historic) |
Marci Ien ( Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth) | Gina Wilson (Deputy Minister) | None |
Agency | Abbreviation | Established | Minister | Deputy head | Associated entity |
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Canada Revenue Agency | CRA | 2003
1867 (historic) |
Diane Lebouthillier ( Minister of National Revenue) | Bob Hamilton (Commissioner of Revenue) |
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Branch | Abbreviation | Established | Minister | Commander |
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Canadian Army | CA | 1855 | Anita Anand | Jocelyn Paul |
Canadian Forces Intelligence Command | CFINTCOM | 2013 | M.C. Wright | |
Canadian Joint Operations Command | CJOC | 2012 | Bob Autchterlonie | |
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | CANSOFCOM | 2006 | Steve Boivin | |
Royal Canadian Air Force | RCAF | 1914 | Al Meinzinger | |
Royal Canadian Navy | RCN | 1910 | Angus Topshee | |
Canadian Forces Military Police | CFMP | 1917 | Simon Trudeau |