Open and Accountable Government - Justin Trudeau

Open and Accountable Government

2015

Open and Accountable Government

2015

Open and Accountable Government sets out core principles regarding the roles and responsibilities of Ministers in Canada's system of responsible parliamentary government. This includes the central tenet of ministerial responsibility, both individual and collective, as well as Ministers' relations with the Prime Minister and Cabinet, their portfolios and Parliament. It outlines standards of conduct expected of Ministers as well as addressing a range of administrative, procedural and institutional matters. It also provides guidance to ministerial exempt staff and useful information for public servants and Canadians on Canada's system of government. Finally, on the critical issue of ethical conduct, Ministers are expected to be thoroughly familiar with the Conflict of Interest Act.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Open and accountable government

Annual (irregular) [2003]Text in English and French on inverted pages. Title on added t.p.: Pour un gouvernement ouvert et responsable

Issued by Privy Council Office Issued also online pco-bcp.gc.ca

CP1-11

? Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2015.

Table of Contents

A Message to Ministers ................................................................ iv Introduction ..................................................................................vii

I Ministerial Responsibility and Accountability ............................ 1 I.1. Individual Ministerial Responsibility ............................. 1 I.2. Collective Ministerial Responsibility............................. 2 I.3. Ministerial Accountability ............................................. 2

II Portfolio Responsibilities and Support ..................................... 4 II.1. Powers, Duties and Functions.....................................4 II.2. Acting Ministers...........................................................5 II.3. Parliamentary Secretaries ........................................... 5 II.4. Public Service and Exempt Staff Support .................... 7 II.5. Central Agencies.........................................................7

III Ministerial Relations with Parliament ..................................... 8 III.1. Ministerial House Duties .............................................. 9 III.2. Parliamentary Committees and the Role of Departmental Officials ............................................... 11

IV Standards of Conduct ......................................................... 12 IV.1. Ministerial Conduct .................................................... 12 IV.2. Conflict of Interest Act ............................................. 12 IV.3. Lobbying Act ............................................................. 14 IV.4. Invitations, Sponsored Travel and Foreign Honours .. 14

Annex A Ethical and Political Activity Guidelines for Public Office Holders ..................................................................... 16 Part I: Ethical Guidelines and Statutory Standards of Conduct .................................................................... 16 Part II: Guidelines for the Political Activities of Public Office Holders ..................................................................... 17

Annex B Fundraising and Dealing with Lobbyists: Best Practices for Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries........................ 23

Annex C Access to Information and Administrative Matters....... 26 C.1. Public Access to Information and Privacy .................. 26 C.2. Cabinet, Institutional, Ministerial and Personal Records .................................................................. 27 C.3. Financial and Resource Management ..................... 29 C.4. Security ................................................................... 31

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