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62-846: CPIC was approved for use by the Treasury Board of Canada and became operational in 1972. It is maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with the central registry located at the RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario , Canada. It is one part of an umbrella program covering several services called the "National Police Services (NPS)". Other functions within NPS include the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Canadian Police College (CPC), Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC),

124-601: A brigade size. At the summit, Canada also committed new military aid for Ukraine, specifically, six drone cameras and up to 39 armoured combat support vehicles. Days later, Anand visited General Dynamics Land Systems ' facility in London, Ontario to meet with workers who assemble the armoured combat support vehicles, and said in an interview, “GDLS armoured vehicles are top of the line and we want to provide vehicles that are readily usable, easily accessible and able to be repaired if damaged. Ukraine asked for these.” In July 2022, at

186-541: A Bachelor of Arts (honours) in political studies from Queen's University ; a Bachelor of Arts (honours) in jurisprudence from Wadham College , Oxford University ; a bachelor of laws from Dalhousie University ; and a master of laws from the University of Toronto . She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994. Anand has held academic positions at Yale , Queen's University and Western University . Before her election, Anand

248-576: A cabinet minister in Canada. Anita Indira Anand was born in Kentville , Nova Scotia . Her parents (both now deceased) were both Indian physicians; her mother Saroj D. Ram was an anesthesiologist, and her father S.V. (Andy) Anand was a general surgeon. Her father was from Tamil Nadu and her mother was from Punjab . Anand has two sisters: Gita Anand, who is an employment lawyer in Toronto, and Sonia Anand , who

310-578: A car, drove to the Annapolis Valley and found the right place for his family. They settled in Kentville , a town of approximately 5,000 people, where Anand was born in 1967. Anand speaks very fondly of the family's life in Kentville. Even though they were one of a very few South Asian families in the province, they were welcomed. Anand relocated to Ontario in 1985 to pursue her undergraduate degree at Queen's University in political studies. After winning

372-556: A choice, and that choice is to negotiate with a view to de-escalation" or it will "face severe sanctions and consequences." While in Ukraine, Anand met with Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov to discuss military aid to Ukraine, including in the area of cybersecurity. Shortly after Anand's visit, in late February the Canadian government did authorize and deliver a $ 7.8 million package of lethal weapons to Ukraine. Just days before

434-576: A disclaimer by Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Paraguay, the United States of America and Uruguay, reiterating these countries "condemnation in the strongest terms of the Russian Federation's illegal, invasion of Ukraine." On August 4, 2022, Anand announced the deployment of up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces personnel to the United Kingdom to train new recruits to

496-494: A hyper-competitive market, Anand and her department adopted an aggressive procurement strategy and engaged a large number of suppliers to diversify Canada's supply chains. Through this strategy, the federal government also funded large-scale domestic production of medical supplies. The pandemic caused the federal government to rapidly increase its usual procurement tempo in order to purchase rapid tests, reagents, and swabs used for laboratory-based testing. In April 2021, Anand told

558-620: A negative impact on economies here, on food security in our hemisphere.” Canada's efforts were successful, with the conference's final declaration stating, "The conflicts present around the world, such as the invasion of Ukraine and the violent acts by armed groups that terrorize the population in Haiti are not legitimate means to settle disputes, therefore the Member States of the CDMA, seek peaceful solutions as soon as possible." The Declaration also included

620-510: A platform, known as PRIME-BC. In Ontario local records are now kept in systems known either as NICHE or Versadex , depending on the Municipalities choice of implementation. In Quebec the system used is called CRPQ (Centre de Reseignement des Policiers du Québec). The RCMP runs a similar system called PROS ( P olice R eporting O ccurrence S ystem) in provinces where they are providing contract policing as well for federal policing. In 2011,

682-404: A report to Parliament detailing her official response to all 48 of Louise Arbour 's 48 recommendations to respond to sexual misconduct and harassment in Canada's military and defence department, pursuant to Arbour's ask that Anand inform Parliament by the end of 2022 of any recommendations that the government would reject. Anand rejected none of the recommendations. “We need to attract Canadians to

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744-469: A variety of reasons, and may or may not contain information that would be entered into the CPIC system. All CPIC agencies are subject to audit on a 4-year cycle. All records added to the CPIC system must satisfy stringent entry criteria in that every record must be, valid, accurate, complete in nature and compliant with input rules. The province of British Columbia has mandated by law that all police forces share

806-599: Is a physician and researcher at McMaster University . Her parents were followers of Mahatma Gandhi and her father in fact met Mahatma Gandhi when his father, V.A. Sundaram, was working in India's independence movement. In the early 1960s, Anand's mother and father were living in Nigeria when her father travelled to Nova Scotia to investigate the possibility of immigrating to Canada or the United States. Upon landing in Halifax , he rented

868-672: Is also the minister responsible for the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. The Canadian Cabinet is arranged into several committees with varying responsibilities, but all other ones are informal structures and frequently change. Currently organized under the Financial Administration Act , 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 as it

930-490: Is composed of six Cabinet ministers, always including its president and the minister of finance . The current members, as of July 26, 2023, are as follows: There are also a number of alternate members, who may attend Treasury Board meetings in the event of conflicts of interest. The prime minister , through a Governor in Council appointment, may designate as many alternate members as the committee may need. As of April 19, 2023,

992-561: Is going to be successful, ultimately we must bet on multiple vaccines at the same time." Summing up her approach, she stated, "We are not putting all our eggs in one basket." Initially, Canada's target was to receive enough vaccines to fully immunize all eligible Canadians by September 30, 2021. Anand told The Guardian that she pressed "very, very aggressively for early deliveries from the suppliers." Negotiations for early delivery were successful, allowing Canada to meet and then surpass its immunization target two months ahead of schedule. By

1054-654: Is not shared across the border. In order for a government agency to access CPIC, they must agree to abide by the rules set out in the CPIC Reference Manual and be approved by the CPIC Advisory Committee, composed of 26 senior police officers from municipal and provincial police forces, the Ontario Police Commission and the RCMP. Non-policing agencies must also enter a memorandum of understanding with

1116-497: Is responsible for "accountability and ethics, financial, personnel and administrative management, comptrollership , approving regulations and most Orders-in-Council ". It is also unique in that its committee chair, the president of the Treasury Board, is a member of Cabinet by virtue of holding that office—other Cabinet committees are chaired by minister holding seats in Cabinet by virtue of some other office. The Treasury Board oversees

1178-593: Is the Cabinet committee of the Privy Council of Canada which oversees the spending and operation of the Government of Canada and is the principal employer of the core public service . The committee is supported by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat , its administrative branch and a department within the government itself. The committee is chaired by the president of the Treasury Board , currently Anita Anand , who

1240-486: The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , sought to reform the culture in the Canadian Armed Forces following a series of sexual misconduct scandals, and made efforts to reform and strengthen Canada's military procurement of warships and airplanes, as well as re-establishing Canada's military status amid broad criticism. She is the first Hindu woman to be elected as a member of Parliament and the first Hindu to become

1302-466: The Armed Forces of Ukraine , under Operation Unifier . Anand said, "Training missions like this, assisting our allies and our partners when they are under attack, is what we do... It is a priority for us as a country to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and with our allies." British defence minister Ben Wallace praised the announcement, stating, "Canada's expertise will provide a further boost to

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1364-573: The Department of Finance Canada . The Treasury Board, on advice of the Secretariat, sets policies regulating the authority of ministers and deputy ministers to administer and manage their departments, ensuring a government-wide approach to administration. As the principal employer of the Government of Canada, it is responsible for labour relations, collective bargaining, and pension and benefits across

1426-746: The Russian invasion of Ukraine , Anand announced a significant expansion of Canada's contribution to NATO operations in Europe. Under the umbrella of Operation Reassurance she announced the deployment of approximately 120 members of an artillery battery to join the Canadian-led NATO Enhanced Forward Presence battle group in Latvia , and the deployment of an additional Halifax-class frigate to NATO maritime forces. On March 19, HMCS Halifax (FFH 330) left port and joined NATO maritime forces in

1488-707: The Toronto -based Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office announced it had received numerous complaints from people who were denied entry into the United States, because their names were on the American Department of Homeland Security watchlist and the names were provided by the Canadian Police Information Centre, which is available to American law enforcement authorities, according to WikiLeaks . Treasury Board of Canada The Treasury Board of Canada ( French : Conseil du Trésor du Canada )

1550-555: The 15th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Brasília , Anand led an effort to convince other countries present to denounce the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . Anand told Politico that “Canada and I, as the representative here, felt that it's very important to voice this concern in a tangible way here at the conference... There is an impact of the Russian invasion on this region,

1612-817: The Baltic region. At the departure ceremony, Anand stated, "At this time it is so important for us all to be united, to stand together, to stand against unwarranted and illegal Russian aggression, and to stand up for peace, deterrence and the defensive posture on which NATO is built." Following Russia's invasion, Anand announced several packages of additional military aid to Ukraine throughout February and March 2022, including Carl Gustaf anti-armour weapons, rockets, helmets, gas masks, and night-vision goggles. Further types of military aid announced by Anand included fragmentation vests and meal packs, 4,500 M72 rocket launchers and up to 7,500 hand grenades, and funding to enable Ukraine to purchase modern satellite imagery. Anand also announced

1674-574: The CAF will work to quickly analyze and provide the path forward for the remaining recommendations. In an interview, Anand later said, "“The efficacy of our armed forces, the ability for us to grow and continue to defend our country and engage in operations nationally and internationally, depends on us getting this right. And that is why it is so important to me personally as well as to our government.” On July 9, 2022, in Truro , Anand and Prime Minister Trudeau offered

1736-647: The Canadian Armed Forces had begun to train Ukrainian forces in the use of the howitzers. On April 28, 2022, Anand met with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during her first official visit to the United States. Anand and Austin told reporters that they had discussed further military aid to Ukraine and modernization of the North American Aerospace Defense Command . On May 8, an additional $ 50 million in military assistance to Ukraine

1798-426: The Canadian Armed Forces. We need to address the reconstitution issue head-on and the way we do that, at least in part, is to evidence a sincere commitment to cultural change,” she said. In late January 2022, Anand and Prime Minister Trudeau announced that Canada would extend its training mission in Ukraine, Operation Unifier , by three years, and raise the ceiling of deployed personnel from 200 to 400. In announcing

1860-487: The Defence Staff on Anand's recommendation. On December 13, 2021, Anand offered an official apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to all those affected by sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence. She was joined by General Wayne Eyre , Chief of the Defence Staff, who apologized on behalf of the military, and Deputy Minister Jody Thomas , who apologized on behalf of

1922-464: The Faculty of Law at Queen's University, obtaining tenure and advancing to the rank of associate professor in 2003. She received a U.S.-Canada Fulbright award in 2005 and attended Yale Law School as a visiting lecturer in law (fall 2005) while teaching comparative corporate governance. She was also visiting Olin scholar in law and economics at Yale Law School (2005-2006) and undertook empirical research on

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1984-539: The Government of Canada's official apology to the members and descendants of No. 2 Construction Battalion , an all-Black battalion that faced anti-Black racism and discrimination during its service to Canada in World War I . “I am committed to eliminating systemic racism so that the discrimination faced by the No. 2 Construction Battalion, and those who followed, never happens again,” Anand said. On December 16, 2022, Anand presented

2046-594: The House of Commons Health Committee that Public Services and Procurement Canada had procured over 2.5 billion articles of personal protective equipment, "with a substantial amount of that equipment being made right here, at home." Beginning in the summer of 2020, the Canadian government signed contracts with the producers of seven leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, and the producers of supplies needed to package and administer those vaccines. Anand told The New York Times that "because we do not know which vaccine [...]

2108-526: The Liberal nomination for the riding of Oakville, Ontario, after the incumbent John Oliver announced that he would not run in the 2019 election. On June 12, 2019, Anita Anand won the Liberal nomination for the riding of Oakville, Ontario by a majority of votes on the first ballot. She defeated former member of Provincial Parliament Kevin Flynn and lawyer Tamur Shah for the nomination. On October 21, 2019, Anand won

2170-1015: The National Forensic Laboratory Services (NFLS), the National DNA Data Bank (NDDB), the Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS), the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP), Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System and National Sex Offender Registry, and the National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3). CPIC is interfaced with the United States National Crime Information Center and National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System but not all information are shared. For example, Wandering Persons Registry information

2232-560: The RCMP and may be audited from time to time for compliance. CPIC is broken down into four data banks: Investigative, Identification, Intelligence and Ancillary which contain information on: Local, municipal and provincial police services in Canada, as well as federal law enforcement agencies such as the Canada Border Services Agency and Military Police maintain their own local records in addition to CPIC records. Local records are maintained of all contact with police for

2294-526: The U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels , Anand announced an additional $ 47 million CAD in military aid to Ukraine, including "artillery rounds, satellite communications, winter clothing and drone cameras, among other assistance." On November 14, 2022, Canada announced an additional $ 500 million in military aid for Ukraine, bringing its total commitment of military aid to over $ 1 billion CAD since February 2022. On November 16, 2022, Canada announced

2356-544: The Yvan Allaire Medal from the Royal Society of Canada . The medal is bestowed annually for an outstanding contribution in governance of private and public organizations. The Royal Society stated that Anand's research "significantly altered global thinking about best practices for boards of directors, including the importance of diversity on boards". In the lead up to the 2019 federal election, Anand decided to pursue

2418-402: The age of 12 years on November 19, 2021, the first pediatric doses of the vaccine arrived in Canada two days later, on November 21, 2021. Anand was re-elected to Parliament following the 2021 Canadian federal election . She defeated Conservative Kerry Colborne with 46 per cent of the vote. On October 26, 2021, Anand was sworn in as Minister of National Defence at Rideau Hall . She is only

2480-783: The clock to identify and provide even more military aid to Ukraine.” On June 15, at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Anand announced that Canada would donate $ 9 million worth of M777 howitzer replacement barrels to Ukraine. At the 2022 NATO Leaders Summit in Madrid , Anand signed an agreement with Latvia 's Defence Minister, Artis Pabriks , to upgrade the Canadian-led NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia to

2542-430: The core public administration. The Treasury Board is supported by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, a federal department which acts as a central agency of the Government of Canada and is administered by members of the public service. The role of the Secretariat is to advise members the Treasury Board, develop policies for approval and administer certain programs on behalf of the Treasury Board. The Treasury Board

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2604-563: The department. On May 30, 2022, Anand was joined by Louise Arbour , General Wayne Eyre, and Deputy Minister Bill Matthews to release the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence. Anand accepted the report in its entirety and "welcomed" all 48 recommendations. She announced that work to implement 17 of them would begin immediately, and DND and

2666-409: The deployment of approximately forty Canadian Armed Forces combat engineers to Poland to train Ukrainian sappers under Operation Unifier . Referring to the Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, Anand said the same day, "Canada wholeheartedly condemns those brutal strikes against civilian targets and infrastructure, adding, "those strikes constitute a war crime." The next day, at a meeting of

2728-400: The duration of her time as an elected official. Anand began her legal career as an associate at Torys from 1994 to 1997 (with leave to pursue her master's degree), after articling at Torys from 1992 to 1993. She then pursued her teaching career by serving as assistant professor (adjunct) from 1997 to 1999 at the Faculty of Law of Western University . In 1999, she became assistant professor in

2790-514: The end of July 2021, Canada had received a cumulative total of more than 66.4 million vaccines. By August 2021, Canada had attained the highest vaccination rate in the world. Anand also worked to finalize Canada's agreements with vaccine producers regarding the procurement and delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses for children. After Health Canada approved the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in pediatric populations under

2852-453: The expenditures of the federal government. Ministers submit funding proposals on behalf of their departments to seek financial approval for programs and policies approved in the federal budget or by Cabinet. The president of the Treasury Board is responsible for presenting the Estimates from these submissions to Parliament . The Estimates are prepared by the Secretariat in collaboration with

2914-491: The extension of Operation Unifier in the United Kingdom through the end of 2023. At a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group later that day, Anand also announced that Canada would contribute $ 34 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, in the form of drone cameras, additional winter clothing, and satellite services. Following Ukrainian officials' repeated asks to NATO countries for air defence systems , Anand announced on January 10, 2023 that Canada would donate

2976-436: The extension, Anand stated, "The biggest contribution that Canada can make to Ukraine right now is people. We have trained, our soldiers have trained over 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers. We should not underestimate the importance of this training mission." A few days later, Anand visited Kyiv as a sign of Canadian solidarity, all while Russia significantly increased its military buildup around Ukraine. Anand stated that "Russia has

3038-577: The flow of, and care for, Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. In late April 2022, Anand announced further military aid for Ukraine. On April 22, 2022, Anand confirmed that Canada had delivered M777 howitzers to Ukrainian Forces. At a conference of the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base , Canada announced that it had signed a contract for eight armoured vehicles for Ukraine. Just days later, Anand confirmed that

3100-484: The following are alternate members of the Treasury Board: 45°25′08″N 75°41′49″W  /  45.4189°N 75.6970°W  / 45.4189; -75.6970 Anita Anand Anita Indira Anand PC MP (born 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the president of the Treasury Board since July 2023 and as Minister of Transport since September 2024. She has represented

3162-606: The gold medal in Political Studies in 1989, she went to Wadham College, Oxford to read law. After completing her studies in Oxford, she returned to Nova Scotia, to obtain her Canadian law degree at Dalhousie University before articling in Toronto. She met her husband, John, there. They married in 1995 and raised their family in Oakville for 21 years (1997-1999 and 2005 to present). The couple have four children. Anand holds four degrees:

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3224-616: The implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Canadian public companies. Anand left Queen's University for the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto in 2006 where she was a full professor. She served as associate dean from 2007 to 2009. From 2010 to 2019, Anand also served as the academic director of the Centre for the Legal Profession, as well as for its Program on Ethics in Law and Business. At

3286-462: The investigation and prosecution of military sexual misconduct cases be referred to Canada's civilian justice system. In a statement to The Globe and Mail , retired Colonel and military lawyer Michel Drapeau called the decision a "welcomed sign of leadership" and "a timely and powerful signal to the military justice system and victims that changes are coming." On November 19, 2021, Anand gave her first major speech as Minister of National Defence as

3348-557: The keynote speaker at the Halifax International Security Forum . Anand laid out her three main priorities: building a durable culture change in the Canadian Forces, better equipping Canada's military by raising military spending, and ensuring that Canada continues to support peace and stability around the world through its military deployments. On November 25, 2021, General Wayne Eyre was appointed as Chief of

3410-437: The procurement and donation to Ukraine of Canadian-made, specialized cameras for Bayraktar TB-2 drones. On March 8, during a trip to Latvia , Anand and Prime Minister Trudeau announced the multi-year renewal of Operation Reassurance . On April 14, at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton , Anand announced that the Canadian Armed Forces would deploy between 100 and 150 troops to Poland, to assist with Polish efforts to manage

3472-988: The program and ensure that the Ukrainian men and women coming to the U.K. to train to defend their country will get a wide pool of experience and skills from both U.K. forces and our international partners." In September 2022, Anand told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that it would boost the capacity of the Royal Canadian Air Force hub in Prestwick , Scotland, by adding a third C-130 Hercules aircraft and boosting its presence to 55 personnel, thus enabling it to deliver additional military aid to Ukraine. Days after Russian missiles struck Kyiv and other civilian centres in Ukraine, Anand visited Warsaw on October 11, 2022, and met with her Polish counterpart Mariusz Błaszczak . While in Warsaw, Anand announced

3534-459: The riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since the 2019 federal election , sitting as a member of the Liberal Party . From 2019 to 2021, she served as minister of public services and procurement . She oversaw Canada's procurement of vaccines and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic . From 2021 to 2023, while serving as minister of national defence, Anand led Canada's efforts to provide military aid to Ukraine during

3596-601: The riding of Oakville with 30,265 votes. Anand was sworn in as the member of Parliament for Oakville on November 22, 2019, to represent Oakville in the House of Commons in the 43rd Canadian Parliament . On November 20, 2019, Anand was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council and as the public services and procurement minister at Rideau Hall . At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , Anand and her department acted quickly to bulk buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies for Canada's health care system. In order to ensure reliable access to PPE in

3658-438: The second woman in Canadian history to take on the role of national defence minister, after former prime minister Kim Campbell in the 1990s. Anand stated that her top priority is tackling sexual misconduct and building a durable culture change in the Canadian Armed Forces . On November 4, 2021, Anand announced that she accepted in full an interim recommendation from former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour that

3720-408: The time of her election, she was a senior fellow and member of the Board of Governors of Massey College. She was also cross-appointed to the Rotman School of Management as the director of policy and research at the Capital Markets Research Institute, and to the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. On September 17, 2019, it was announced that Anand would receive

3782-428: Was a law professor at the University of Toronto . Before her political career, Anand was a professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law specializing in corporate governance and the regulation of capital markets . She was previously the J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance at the Faculty. As of October 2019, Anand is on leave from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law for

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3844-484: Was announced, including 18 drone cameras, $ 15 million for high-resolution satellite imagery, additional ammunition and small arms. On May 24, Anand announced at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Victoria that Canada had purchased more than 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition for Ukraine, which are compatible with M777 artillery guns provided by Canada, at a cost of $ 98 million CAD. Anand stated that “Canadian aid continues to flow into Ukraine, and we are working around

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