Prime Minister Publishes Mandate Letters
This afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the much-anticipated ministerial mandate letters to the 38 Cabinet Ministers that comprise his government. These mandate letters have been hotly anticipated since Cabinet was named on October 26th, almost two months ago.
Mandate letters assign commitments made during the campaign and throne speech to specific Ministers who are expected to achieve near-term results. They also provide insight into the agenda of the government and provide avenues to tie policy and project asks to documented priorities. The government will be held accountable for these commitments through tracking and public reports, which is followed closely by the opposition parties in Parliament, media, stakeholder groups and by the public at large.
In his preamble that is included in each letter, the Prime Minister states that in the election held in September, Canadians entrusted the government to finish the fight against COVID-19 and support the recovery of a strong middle class while taking bold, concrete action to build a healthier, more resilient future. The Prime Minister then notes climate change and Indigenous reconciliation as two paramount issues that will guide all elements of government’s agenda going forward.
Sussex will be busy in the days ahead evaluating each mandate letter to identify opportunities to tie client interests – both policies and projects – to these public statements on the top priorities for the government as we enter 2022.
The full set of 2022 Ministerial Mandate Letters:
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mandate Letter
- Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Mandate Letter
- Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Mandate Letter
- Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Mandate Letter
- Minister of Health Mandate Letter
- Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Mandate Letter
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Mandate Letter
- Minister of National Revenue Mandate Letter
- Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Mandate Letter
- Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Mandate Letter
- Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Mandate Letter
- Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Mandate Letter
- Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Mandate Letter
- Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Mandate Letter
- Minister of Labour Mandate Letter
- Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Mandate Letter
- Minister of Canadian Heritage Mandate Letter
- President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Mandate Letter
- Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mandate Letter
- Minister of Public Services and Procurement Mandate Letter
- Minister of Natural Resources Mandate Letter
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Mandate Letter
- Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mandate Letter
- Minister of National Defence Mandate Letter
- President of the Treasury Board Mandate Letter
- Minister of Environment and Climate Change Mandate Letter
- Minister of Public Safety Mandate Letter
- Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Mandate Letter
- Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Mandate Letter
- Minister of Transport Mandate Letter
- Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Mandate Letter
- Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mandate Letter
- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Mandate Letter
- Minister of Rural Economic Development Mandate Letter
- Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Mandate Letter
- Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Mandate Letter
- Minister of Seniors Mandate Letter
- Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Mandate Letter
