The following list outlines the structure of the federal government of Canada, the collective set of federal institutions which can be grouped into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In turn, these are further divided into departments, agencies, and other organizations which support the day-to-day function of the Canadian state.
The list includes roughly 130 departments and other organizations, with nearly 300,000 employees, who collectively form the Public Service of Canada. Special Operating Agencies (which are departmental organizations), and non-departmental organizations such as Crown corporations, administrative tribunals, and oversight organizations are parts of the public service operating in areas seen as requiring a higher level of independence from it and the direct political control of ministers. Public servants are agents of the Crown and responsible to Parliament through their relevant minister.
This list is organized according to functional grouping and is further subdivided by category such as offices, departments, agencies, and Crown corporations:
See also: Monarchy of Canada.
See main article: Public Service of Canada.
| AAFC | 1868 | Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) | Lawrence Hanson(Deputy Minister) |
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| Canadian Heritage | PCH | 1993 | Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) | Isabelle Mondou (Deputy Minister) |
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| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs | CIRNAC | 2019 1880 (historic) | Gary Anandasangaree (Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations) | Valerie Gideon(Deputy Minister) |
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| Employment and Social Development | ESDC | 2003 | Jenna Sudds (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development)Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages) | Paul Thompson(Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development) Sandra Hassan (Deputy Minister of Labour; Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development) |
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| Environment and Climate Change | ECCC | 1971 | Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) | Jean-François Tremblay(Deputy Minister) |
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| Fisheries and Oceans | DFO | 1868 | Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) | Annette Gibbons(Deputy Minister) |
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| Global Affairs | GAC | 1909 | Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs)Ahmed Hussen (Minister of International Development) Mary Ng (Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development) | David Morrison (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs) John Hannaford (Deputy Minister of International Trade) Leslie MacLean (Deputy Minister of International Development) |
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| Health | HC | 1993 1919 (historic) | Mark Holland (Minister of Health) | Stephen Lucas (Deputy Minister) |
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| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | HICC | 2002 | Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities) | Kelly Gillis (Deputy Minister) |
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| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | IRCC | 1994 | Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) | Catrina Tapley (Deputy Minister) |
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| Indigenous Services | ISC | 2019 | Patty Hajdu (Minister of Indigenous Services) | Christiane Fox (Deputy Minister) |
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| Innovation, Science and Economic Development | ISED | 1993 | François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) | Paul Thomson (Deputy Minister) |
See main article: Regional Development Agency (Canada).
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| Justice | JUS | 1868 | Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General) | Shalene Curtis-Micallef (Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General) |
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| National Defence | DND | 1923 | Bill Blair (Minister of National Defence) Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Associate Minister of National Defence) | Stefanie Beck (Deputy Minister) General Jennie Carignan (Chief of Defence Staff) |
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| Natural Resources | NRCan | 1994 | Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources) | Michael Vandergrift (Deputy Minister) |
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| PS | 2003 | Dominic LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs)Harjit Sajjan (Minister of Emergency Preparedness) | Rob Stewart (Deputy Minister) |
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| Public Services and Procurement | PSPC | 1996 | Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement; Receiver General) | Bill Matthews (Deputy Minister; Deputy Receiver-General) |
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| Transport | TC | 1935 | Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport) | Arun Thangaraj (Deputy Minister) |
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| VAC | 1944 | Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Veterans Affairs) | Peter Ledwell (Deputy Minister) |
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| Women and Gender Equality | WAGE | 2018 1976 (historic) | Marci Ien (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth) | Gina Wilson (Deputy Minister) | None |
| Canada Revenue Agency | CRA | 2003 1867 (historic) | Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue) | Bob Hamilton (Commissioner of Revenue) |
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| Branch | Abbreviation | Established | Minister | Commander |
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| Canadian Army | CA | 1855 | Anita Anand | Jocelyn Paul |
| Canadian Forces Intelligence Command | CFINTCOM | 2013 | M.C. Wright | |
| Canadian Joint Operations Command | CJOC | 2012 | Bob Autchterlonie | |
| Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | CANSOFCOM | 2006 | Steve Boivin | |
| Royal Canadian Air Force | RCAF | 1914 | Eric Kenny | |
| Royal Canadian Navy | RCN | 1910 | Angus Topshee | |
| Canadian Forces Military Police | CFMP | 1917 | Simon Trudeau | |
See main article: Parliament of Canada.
See main article: Court system of Canada.