Situation Report/Short Paper

TITLE

Date of Document (Month, Day, Year)

Minister of XXXXX

(Sponsoring ministers should be listed in order of precedence)

Rapport de Situation/Bref Exposé

TITRE

Date du document (jour, mois, année)

Ministre des XXXX

(Le nom des ministres parrains doit figurer par ordre de préséance)

TITLE OF SITUATION REPORT or SHORT PAPER

(Maximum length 3 pages (original language) plus cover page)

(Font : 12 points Times New Roman, please alternate English and French pages)

ISSUE

-	succinct description of question to be discussed or resolved

CURRENT STATUS

-	provide a brief description of current status which Ministers are being updated on.

BACKGROUND

-	give context for the topic that is being discussed;

-	provide historical facts; and

-	highlight the experiences of other jurisdictions and countries.

OPTIONS and/or ANALYSIS

-	If required present options in a neutral way; and

-	If required present analysis of the current situation

COMMUNICATIONS and /or NEXT STEPS

-	What is future process - (coming back to Cabinet, PM, for final approval, what is the federal response required)?