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Governing Responsibly: A Guide for Ministers and Ministers of State

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2003

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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

Notice: These documents are no longer current. They have been archived online and remain on the website for reference purposes only. Some functionality may be lost.
Date Modified: 2003-12-13

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