1. Public Administration and Canadian Political Institutions Week 5

2. Overview Westminster model Structures of the Canadian State  Central Agencies  Departments and Agencies  Crown Corporations Administrative Law

3. Westminster Model Canadian constitutional documents Fusion of powers Responsible Government

4. Cabinet The current federal Cabinet: http://www.pm.gc.ca/grfx/docs/cabinet.pdf

5. Ministerial Responsibility Individual ministerial responsibility Collective ministerial responsibility

6. Central Agencies Privy Council Office (PCO) Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Finance Department Treasury Board Secretariat

7. Privy Council Office http://pco-bcp.gc.ca

8. Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet http://pco- bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=clerk- greffier http://pco- bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=clerk- greffier http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/index.asp

9. Prime Minister’s Office Chief of Staff: Nigel Wright appointed 2011 Principal Secretary: Ray Novak appointed 2008

10. Finance Department “Finance Canada develops policies and provides advice to the Government with the goal of creating a healthy economy for all Canadians. For example, it: Plans and prepares the federal government’s budget Analyzes and designs tax policies Develops regulations for Canada’s banks and other financial institutions Administers the transfer of federal funds to the provinces and territories Develops policies on international finance and helps design our country’s tariff policies Monitors economic and financial developments in Canada and provides policy advice on a wide range of economic issues” (from Finance Department website) Branches: http://www.fin.gc.ca/afc/branches-eng.asp

11. TBS About the Secretariat: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tbs-sct/abu-ans/tbs- sct/abu-ans-eng.asp

12. Departments and Agencies http://www.canada.gc.ca/depts/major/depind- eng.html http://www.canada.gc.ca/depts/major/depind- eng.html

13. Crown Corporations Treasury Board list: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/media/nr- cp/2009/1116a-eng.asp Heads of Crown Corporations http://parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Compilations/FederalG overnment/CrownCorporation.aspx

14. Departmental Structure Example organizational charts: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept- min/chart.html http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept- min/chart.html http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/aboutus-department- menu.htm http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/aboutus-department- menu.htm http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch- dirgen/index-eng.php http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch- dirgen/index-eng.php

15. Political-Administrative Relations Inwood asks (2012: 160): “Who is actually in control of the machinery and actions of the state?”

16. Administrative Law “deals with the legal remedies available to citizens aggrieved by administrative actions” (Inwood, 2012: 201).