Privy Council Office (Canada)

Privy Council Office
Bureau du Conseil privé
Agency overview
Formed1867
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersOffice of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Employees1,169
Annual budgetC$144.9 million (2017–18)
Ministers responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Websitehttp://pco-bcp.gc.ca
Footnotes
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The Office's present location across from Parliament at the corner of Elgin and Wellington
The Office's present location in the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building at 80 Wellington Street in Ottawa

The Privy Council Office (French: Bureau du Conseil privé) is the central agency of the Government of Canada which acts as the secretariat to the Cabinet of Canada – a committee of the King's Privy Council for Canada – and provides non-partisan advice and support to the Canadian ministry, as well as leadership, coordination, and support to the departments and agencies of government.[4]

The clerk of the Privy Council, who leads the department, is the head of the civil service of Canada, and acts as the deputy minister to the prime minister, who is the minister responsible for the department. The Privy Council Office is located in the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building (previously known as Langevin Block) on Parliament Hill.

  1. ^ "Organizational structure". aem. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ "Departmental Plan 2018-19". aem. Privy Council Office. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  3. ^ Thompson, Elizabeth (February 24, 2017). "Budget for Trudeau's Privy Council Office biggest in a decade". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  4. ^ Smith, Alex (23 April 2009). "The Roles and Responsibilities of Central Agencies" (Background paper). Library of Parliament.

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