In the government of Canada the Treasury Board is the only statutory cabinet committee. It is in charge of the federal civil service, and for much of the operation of the Canadian government. Among its specific duties are negotiating labour agreements with the public service unions and serving as Comptroller General. The United States Comptroller General is the director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) (formerly known as Government Accounting Office), a government agency founded in 1921 to ensure the accountability of the federal government. ...

The Canadian cabinet is arranged into several committees, but all other ones are informal structures and frequently change. The Treasury Board is the only one created by law, and is officially a committee of the privy council. Its role in government makes it far more powerful than most cabinet committees. It is also unique in having its committee chair, President of the Treasury Board, as a separate cabinet minister. The Treasury Board is supported by the Treasury Board Secretariat. A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... The position of President of the Treasury Board was created as a ministerial position in the Canadian Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board became a fully-fledged department. ... The Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) is the administrative branch of the Treasury Board of Canada. ...

The committee is composed of five of the most powerful cabinet ministers, always including the Minister of Finance. Currently the other four ministers are Carol Skelton, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification; Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians; Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry; Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services. The current President of the Treasury Board is John Baird. The Minister of Finance is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet of Canada. ... Hon. ... The Minister of National Revenue is the member of the Canadian Cabinet responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and the administration of taxation law and collection. ... The Minister of Western Economic Diversification is the member of the Cabinet of Canada who also serves as the chief executive of Western Economic Diversification Canada. ... Jim Prentice, MP (born July 20, 1956, in South Porcupine, Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (French: Ministre des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien) heads two different departments. ... The position of Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians was created in 1985 as a portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet. ... Maxime Bernier, PC is Canadas Minister of Industry. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Industry is responsible for overseeing the federal governments economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. ... Michael Fortier, PC is the Canadian Minister of Public Works and Government Services and a Conservative senator-to-be from Quebec. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services (French: Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux) is responsible for overseeing the federal governments common service organization (Public Works and Government Services Canada), an expansive department responsible for the internal servicing and administration of... There have been various John Bairds of significance. ...