Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released his much-anticipated supplementary ministerial mandate letters to the 36 Cabinet Ministers that comprise his government. These are the second round of Trudeau mandate letters since the 2019 election.
Mandate letters elaborate on commitments made during the campaign and throne speeches. They provide insight to the priorities of the government and avenues to tie policy and project asks with priorities. The government will be held accountable for these commitments through tracking and public reports, followed closely by the media and by the public at large.
While the Prime Minister is clear that the overall priorities for this government, such as Indigenous Reconciliation and climate change, remain the same, these supplementary letters include specific language about the duty of Ministers to work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and manage the issues it has exacerbated.
Sussex will be busy in the days ahead evaluating each mandate letter to identify opportunities to tie client interests – both policies and programs – to these new-public statements on the top priorities for the government in 2021.
The full set of 2021 Supplementary Ministerial Mandate Letters:
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
President of the Treasury Board
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Special Representative for the Prairies
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages
Minister of National Revenue
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Minister of National Defence
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development
Minister for Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
Minister of Health
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Minister of International Development
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Minister of Natural Resources
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Minister of Labour
Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Minister of Digital Government
Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance
Minister of Canadian Heritage
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Minister of Indigenous Services
Minister of Seniors
Minister of Northern Affairs
Minister of Transportation
