INTRODUCTION The 2018 edition of Governments Canada offers thousands of direct contact listings for MPs, MPPs, MLAs, MNAs, etc., with constituency, party details for every level of government in Canada. This publication offers the affiliation, phone, fax and email (where this data is available). Members are most cohesive and current information in order to make it easier for our clients listed alphabetically by Member’s last name. to find their contacts. Government departments follow and are listed alphabetically by keyword, along with large stand-alone agencies (e.g., Canada Post Corporation). Smaller associated agencies, boards and commissions are included in the listing for the particular ministry or department to which they are attached (e.g., the New This 11th edition of the book includes significant provincial and territorial Brunswick Agricultural Insurance Commission appears as an associated updates, including the recent general elections in British Columbia, Nova agency in the listing for New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Scotia and Nunavut; by-elections in Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Aquaculture & Fisheries). Listings include full address, phone, fax, email, Ontario, Québec and the federal government; and cabinet shuffles in Manitoba, URL, social media, and other communications numbers (toll free, TTY, etc.), New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, PEI, Québec, where that information is available. A list of Acts Administered by the Saskatchewan and the federal government. Information on ongoing changes in department or ministry is also included. Branches, Divisions, and Regional the Senate is also included. Offices are presented hierarchically within the department, clearly identified, and include key contact people with name, title, phone, fax and email, where The municipal section includes results of recent elections in Alberta, available. Newfoundland & Labrador and Québec. Following the provincial listings is the municipal section, which is arranged by This edition also includes updated information on diplomatic representatives, provinces and by municipal type (i.e. Major Municipalities, Counties & including the latest major diplomatic appointments. Municipal Districts). These listings include municipal contact details, population figures, dates of incorporation and much more. Key executives, like This information and more is accessible through the following sections of Governments Canada: mayors, councillors and administrators, are also included. The diplomatic section is arranged into two sub-chapters: foreign embassies in Highlights of Significant Changes Canada, and Canadian embassies abroad. Key contacts, like ambassadors, high The Highlights detail major changes and events that have occurred in Canadian commissioners and counsellors, are included. politics since the last election. Check here for news of elections, cabinet shuffles, major appointments and brief summaries of recent events. Indexes • Acronym Index shows an alphabetical list of commonly used acronyms for Quick Reference Guide departments, ministries, agencies, boards and commissions. The Quick Reference Guide is a detailed list of references to topics of interest (for • Contact Index is over 300 pages of more than 25,000 key contacts included example, “Acts & Regulations,” “Human Rights,” “Vital Statistics”), under which in the book, listed alphabetically by last name and including title, the applicable contact branch, division, office or department is listed by name, with department, branch, division, phone, email and website. Multiple page full address, phone, fax and email details. This is designed to be a one-stop numbers are given for contacts who appear in more than one place in the reference for the user who wants a quick contact for a broad range of subjects. book. The Listings Mailing Lists Federal government listings are followed by provincial and territorial Most of the information in Governments Canada is available in databases that government listings in alphabetical order. The sections are tabbed to provide can be sorted and combined to provide you with mailing labels by category or easy visual access. Each section contains a table of contents including page subject interest. Lists are provided in printed or electronic form (see details at references for major departments, ministries, agencies, boards and the back of the book or phone us at 1-866-433-4739). commissions within that government. The listings begin with the vice-regal representative, the office of the government leader (Prime Minister, Premier, Canada’s Information Resource Centre (CIRC) Leader), the Executive Council (or Cabinet), with administrative staff and CIRC integrates all of Grey House Canada’s award-winning reference content committees. The Legislative or National Assembly or the House of Assembly into one easy-to-use online resource. It gives you the option to define and follow, including the Clerk, Speaker, Sergeant-at-Arms, Hansard, Legislative extract your own lists in seconds. Whether you need contact, mail or email Librarian, Government Caucus Office and Office of the Official Opposition lists, CIRC can pull together the information quickly and export it in a variety and of other parties. of formats. Details on the Legislature follow, with date of the last general election, current party standings, and member salaries, indemnities and allowances. Included are Governments Canada 2018 THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT ur system of government is part of the reason why Canada is known Oaround the world as a good place to live. Canada’s parliamentary system is open and democratic. It offers the opportunity for people to give their input and it is designed to make sure proposals for laws are carefully considered. Canada’s Parliament consists of three parts: the Queen, the Senate and the House of Commons. They work together to make the laws for our country. The executive branch consists of the Queen, the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the departments of government. They implement the laws. The legislative branch makes the laws, and the judicial branch — which is not part of Parliament — interprets them. CANADA’S PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM QUEEN Represented in Canada by the Governor General EXECUTIVE BRANCH SENATE Appointed on the Prime Minister’s recommendation PRIME MINISTER LEGISLATIVE AND CABINET BRANCH HOUSE OF COMMONS Elected by voters JUDICIAL SUPREME COURT OF CANADA BRANCH FEDERAL COURT PROVINCIAL OF CANADA COURTS © Library of Parliament Governments Canada 2018 X • THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT THE QUEEN Canada is a constitutional monarchy. This means that the laws governing Canada recognize the Queen as the formal Head of State. All federal laws are made in the Queen’s name. She also performs many important ceremonial duties when visiting Canada. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL The Governor General is the Queen’s representative in Canada. The Queen appoints the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Governor General usually serves for À ve years. One of the most important roles of the Governor General is to ensure that Canada always has a Prime Minister. For example, if no party had a clear majority after an election, or if the Prime Minister were to 7KH*RYHUQRU*HQHUDO¶V die in ofÀ ce, the Governor General would have to choose a 6WDQGDUGLVDV\PERORIWKH &URZQ¶VVRYHUHLJQW\LQ&DQDGD successor. The Governor General acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The duties of the Governor General include: summoning, opening and ending sessions of Parliament; reading the Speech from the Throne; giving Royal Assent to bills; signing state documents; and dissolving Parliament for an election. DISTRIBUTION OF THE SENATE SENATE SEATS The Senate studies, amends and either rejects AREA SEATS or approves bills passed by the House of Ontario 24 Commons. It can also introduce its own bills, Quebec 24 except those to spend public money or impose taxes, which must be introduced in the House Maritimes 24 of Commons. No bill can become law until it Nova Scotia 10 has been passed by the Senate. Senators also New Brunswick 10 study major social, legal and economic issues Prince Edward Island 4 through their committee work. Western Provinces One of the duties of the Senate is to represent Manitoba 6 the interests of Canada’s regions, provinces, British Columbia 6 territories and minority groups. Seats in the Saskatchewan 6 Senate are distributed to give each major region of the country equal representation. Alberta 6 Additional Representation 9 The Senate has 105 members. Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the Newfoundland and Labrador 6 recommendation of the Prime Minister and Northwest Territories 1 hold ofÀ ce until age 75. Yukon Territory 1 Nunavut 1 TOTAL 105 © Library of Parliament Gouvernements du Canada 2018 Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) / Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada (ACFC) ........86 Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) / Bureau du FEDERAL surintendant des institutions financières Canada (BSIF) ........86 Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) / Pêches et Océans Canada (MPO) . 87 Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation / Office de commercialisation du Government of Canada .................................... 2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) / Agence poisson d’eau douce................................... 91 FEDERAL Governor General & Commander-in-Chief of Canada / Gouverneur canadienne d’évaluation environnementale (ACEE)............53