GOVERNING RESPONSIBLY: A GUIDE FOR MINISTERS AND MINISTERS OF STATE
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Table of Contents
A Message to Ministers and Ministers of State
Introduction
I - Ministerial Responsibility and Accountability
1. Individual Ministerial Responsibility
2. Collective Ministerial Responsibility
3. Ministerial Accountability and Answerability
II - Portfolio Responsibilities and Support
1. Powers, Duties and Functions
2. Integrated Portfolio Management
3. Ministers of State
4. Parliamentary Secretaries
5. Deputy Ministers
6. Departmental Officials
7. Non-departmental Bodies
8. Acting Ministers
III - Ministerial Relations with Parliament
1. Ministerial House Duties
2. Ministerial Senate Duties
3. Parliamentary Committees and the Role of Departmental Officials
IV - Consultation and Coordination
1. Central Agencies
a) Privy Council Office
b) Department of Finance
c) Treasury Board Secretariat
d) Other Departments
2. The Prime Minister’s Office
3. Federal-Provincial-Territorial Relations and Regional Coordination
4. Appointments
5. Communications and Public Announcements
V - Standards of Conduct
1. Ministerial Conduct
2. Conflict of Interest
3. Relations with the Judiciary and Other Government Agencies
4. Invitations
VI - Administrative Matters
1. Ministers' Offices and Exempt Staff
2. Security
3. Cabinet, Institutional and Personal Records
4. Public Access to Information and Privacy
5. Financial and Resource Management
6. Ministerial Travel Coordination
7. Foreign Honours
Annex A - Federal Government Institutions: The Executive
1. The Crown, the Governor General and the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada
2. The Prime Minister's Functions and Powers
3. The Ministry, the Cabinet and the Governor in Council
4. Ministers and the Law
Annex B - Cabinet Decision Making
1. Basic Rules for Cabinet Business
2. Decision Making Process and Procedures
a) The Policy and Fiscal Frameworks
b) The Process
3. Legislative Program
4. The Cabinet and Cabinet Committees
5. Orders in Council
6. Financial Procedure
Annex C - Appointments
Annex D - Cabinet, Institutional and Personal Records
Annex E - Dealings with Quasi-judicial Tribunals
Annex F - The Ministry and Crown Corporations Guidelines
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