The Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat in Canada is part of the Privy Council Office. Directed by a deputy minister, it supports the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and, through the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, the Prime Minister of Canada and Cabinet, with respect to policy and communications in such areas as federal-provincial-territorial relations, Aboriginal affairs, the evolution of the federation and Canadian unity.
Intergovernmental Affairs provides analysis, advice, liaison and strategic planning. It monitors policy files with important intergovernmental dimensions, assesses federal, provincial and territorial priorities, and works with federal departments and the provincial and territorial governments. It also addresses constitutional and legal issues relating to the evolution of the federation and Canadian unity.
The mandate of Intergovernmental Affairs also consists in co-ordinating the efforts of the Government of Canada to make the federation more efficient and to enable governments to address citizens' needs ever more effectively.
The Ministry of IntergovernmentalAffairs (MIA) is a policy-oriented ministry that provides strategic advice and support to the Premier, the Minister and Cabinet on intergovernmental issues across Canada and relevant international issues around the world.
Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers – meeting as the Council of the Federation – took action to address several important issues at their annual summer meeting, August 8-10 in Moncton, New Brunswick.
In a statement before the Legislature today, Minister of IntergovernmentalAffairs Dr. Marie Bountrogianni said the March 19 federal budget addresses many of the province's concerns about the fiscal imbalance and fairness for Ontario, but more remains to be done.
For government to serve the citizens of Nunavut well, Executive and IntergovernmentalAffairs must be a source of solid advice, reliable leadership, effective communication, dependable data, and sound management support.
The Department of Executive and IntergovernmentalAffairs oversees the overall coordination and management of the executive branch of government, and development of the senior public service.
Other important areas of responsibility for IntergovernmentalAffairs are monitoring the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement by the Government of Nunavut, as well as our relations with other circumpolar jurisdictions.
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