The Treasury Board of Canada ( French : Conseil du Trésor du Canada ) 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.
13-541: The committee is chaired by the president of the Treasury Board , currently Anita Anand , who 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
26-537: Is a central agency and the administrative arm of the Treasury Board . Technically, the board is a Cabinet committee of the Privy Council, and is responsible for managing the government's fiscal and administrative responsibilities, including management of the civil service and oversight of expenditures. The formal role of the president is to chair the Treasury Board. The officeholder is responsible for carrying out
39-404: 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 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
52-745: The federal government's budget each year. It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet. Chrystia Freeland is the 40th and current finance minister, assuming the role in August 2020 following the resignation of Bill Morneau . She concurrently is the deputy prime minister of Canada . Because of the prominence and responsibility of this cabinet position, it is not uncommon for former ministers of finance to later become prime minister . Charles Tupper , R. B. Bennett , John Turner , Jean Chrétien , and Paul Martin all became prime minister after previously serving as minister of finance. In addition to being
65-474: 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 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
78-709: The Treasury Board ( French : présidente du Conseil du Trésor ) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet . The president is the chair of the Treasury Board of Canada (a committee of Cabinet in the Privy Council ) and is the minister responsible for the Treasury Board Secretariat , the central agency which is responsible for accounting for the Government of Canada 's fiscal operations. The president of
91-521: The Treasury Board has been Anita Anand since July 26, 2023. As a ministerial position, the office of Treasury Board president was created in the Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board Secretariat became a full-fledged department of the federal government. Prior to 1966, the minister of finance was ex officio the chairman of the Treasury Board, as the Secretariat was part of the Department of Finance since Confederation (1867). The Secretariat
104-490: The Treasury Board is responsible for presenting the Estimates from these submissions to Parliament . The Estimates are prepared by the Secretariat in collaboration with 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
117-441: 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 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
130-590: 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, 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 President of the Treasury Board The president of
143-547: The management of the government through operationalizing the policies and programs approved by Cabinet and through providing federal departments with the necessary resources, among other things. This is a list of presidents of the Treasury Board since 1966, when the office became a full ministerial position in Cabinet. Prior to 1966, the Treasury Board Secretariat belonged to the Department of Finance and, as such,
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#1732844918879156-428: The minister of finance was ex officio the chairman of the Treasury Board. Key: This Canadian government –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Minister of Finance (Canada) The minister of finance ( French : ministre des Finances ) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet , who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Finance and presenting
169-456: The principal employer of the Government of Canada, it is responsible for labour relations, collective bargaining, and pension and benefits across 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
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