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Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (DMA) – Briefing Book

2019-04

CONSOLIDATION

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act

S.C. 2013, c. 33, s. 174

NOTE

[Enacted by section 174 of chapter 33 of the Statutes of Canada, 2013, in force on assent June 26, 2013.]

Current to March 27, 2019

Last amended on December 12, 2013

Published by the Minister of Justice at the following address:

OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS

Subsections 31(1) and (2) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows:

Published consolidation is evidence

31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown.

Inconsistencies in Acts

(2) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated statute published by the Minister under this Act and the original statute or a subsequent amendment as certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments under the Publication of Statutes Act, the original statute or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

LAYOUT

The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

NOTE

This consolidation is current to March 27, 2019. The last amendments came into force on December 12, 2013. Any amendments that were not in force as of March 27, 2019 are set out at the end of this document under the heading "Amendments Not in Force".

Powers, duties and functions of Minister

An Act respecting the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Short Title

1. Short title

Continuation of the Department

2. Department continued 

Additional Ministers

3. Minister for International Trade
4. Minister for International Development
5. Use of departmental services and facilities

Committees

6. Committees to advise and assist

Officers of the Department

7. Deputy head
8. Additional deputy heads
9. Coordinator, International Economic Relations

Powers, Duties and Functions of the Minister

10. Powers, duties and functions of Minister

Fees

11. Regulations

Agreements with Provinces

12. Agreements

Duties of Additional Ministers

13. Minister for International Trade
14. Minister for International Development

Heads of Missions

15. Definition of head of mission

Transitional Provisions

16. Minister for International Cooperation and President of CIDA
17. Positions
18. Transfer of appropriations
19. Transfer of powers, duties and functions

S.C. 2013, c. 33, s. 174

An Act respecting the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

[Assented to 26th June 2013]

Short Title

Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act

Continuation of the Department

Department continued

2 (1) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is continued under the name of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development over which the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed by commission under the Great Seal, is to preside.

Minister

(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in this Act referred to as the "Minister", holds office during pleasure and has the management and direction of the Department in Canada and abroad.

Additional Ministers

Minister for International Trade

3 A Minister for International Trade is to be appointed by commission under the Great Seal to hold office during pleasure and to assist the Minister in carrying out his or her responsibilities relating to international trade.

Minister for International Development

4 A Minister for International Development is to be appointed by commission under the Great Seal to hold office during pleasure and to assist the Minister in carrying out his or her responsibilities relating to international development, poverty reduction and humanitarian assistance.

Use of departmental services and facilities

5 A minister appointed under section 3 or 4 is to act with the concurrence of the Minister in carrying out his or her responsibilities and is to make use of the services and facilities of the Department.

Committees

Committees to advise and assist

6 The Governor in Council may establish advisory and other committees to advise or assist the Minister or to exercise and perform any powers, duties and functions that the Governor in Council specifies and may fix the remuneration and expenses to be paid to the members of the committees so established.

Officers of the Department

Deputy head

7 The Governor in Council may appoint an officer called the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to hold office during pleasure and to be the deputy head of the Department.

Additional deputy heads

8 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint three Associate Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs, each of whom is to have the rank and status of a deputy head of a department and is, under the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, to exercise and perform any powers, duties and functions, as a deputy of the Minister and otherwise, that the Minister specifies.

Deputy Ministers for International Trade and for International Development 

(2) The Governor in Council may designate one of the Associate Deputy Ministers appointed under subsection (1) to be Deputy Minister for International Trade and one to be Deputy Minister for International Development.

Coordinator, International Economic Relations

9 The Governor in Council may designate or appoint a person in the federal public administration as the Coordinator, International Economic Relations who is to have the rank and status of a deputy head of a department and is, subject to the direction of the Governor in Council, to exercise and perform any powers, duties and functions, as a deputy of the Minister and otherwise, that the Minister specifies.

Powers, Duties and Functions of the Minister

Powers, duties and functions of Minister

10 (1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister extend to and include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, not by law assigned to any other department, board or agency of the Government of Canada, relating to the conduct of the external affairs of Canada, including international trade and commerce and international development.

Powers, duties and functions of Minister

• (2) In exercising and performing his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act, the Minister is to
  • (a) conduct all diplomatic and consular relations on behalf of Canada;
  • (b) conduct all official communication between the Government of Canada and the government of any other country and between the Government of Canada and any international organization;
  • (c) conduct and manage international negotiations as they relate to Canada;
  • (d) coordinate Canada's international economic relations;
  • (e) foster the expansion of Canada's international trade and commerce;
  • (f) foster sustainable international development and poverty reduction in developing countries and provide humanitarian assistance during crises;
  • (g) coordinate the direction given by the Government of Canada to the heads of Canada's diplomatic and consular missions;
  • (h) have the management of Canada's diplomatic and consular missions;
  • (i) administer the foreign service of Canada;
  • (j) foster the development of international law and its application in Canada's external relations; and
  • (k) carry out any other duties and functions that are by law assigned to him or her.

Programs

• (3) The Minister may develop and carry out programs related to the Minister's powers, duties and functions for the promotion of Canada's interests abroad, including
  • (a) the fostering of the expansion of Canada's international trade and commerce; and
  • (b) the fostering of sustainable international development and of poverty reduction in developing countries and the provision of humanitarian assistance during crises.

Fees

Regulations

• 11 (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and the Treasury Board, make regulations prescribing
  • (a) documents issued by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration for travel purposes for which fees are payable; and
  • (b) the amount of the fees and the time and manner of their payment.

Cost recovery

(2) The fees are to be prescribed with a view to the recovery of the costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada in providing consular services.

Additional to other fees

(3) The fees are to be paid in addition to any other fees payable under section 19 of the Financial Administration Act in respect of the same documents. 2013, c. 33, s. 174 "11", c. 40, s. 175.

Agreements with Provinces

Agreements

12 The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, enter into agreements with the government of any province or any agency of a province respecting the carrying out of programs related to the Minister's powers, duties and functions.

Duties of Additional Ministers

Minister for International Trade

• 13 Subject to section 5, the Minister for International Trade is to promote the expansion of Canada's international trade and commerce by
  • (a) assisting Canadian exporters in their international marketing initiatives and promoting Canadian export sales;
  • (b) improving the access of Canadian produce, products and services to external markets through trade negotiations;
  • (c) fostering trade relations with other countries; and
  • (d) contributing to the improvement of world trading conditions.

Minister for International Development

• 14 Subject to section 5, the Minister for International Development is to foster sustainable international development and poverty reduction in developing countries and provide humanitarian assistance during crises by
  • (a) undertaking activities related to international development and humanitarian assistance;
  • (b) ensuring the effectiveness of Canada's international development and humanitarian assistance activities;
  • (c) fostering relations with other countries and organizations engaged in international development or humanitarian assistance activities; and
  • (d) ensuring Canada's contributions to international development and humanitarian assistance are in line with Canadian values and priorities.

Heads of Missions

Defifinition of head of mission

• 15 (1) In this section, head of mission means
  • (a) an ambassador, high commissioner or consul-general of Canada; or
  • (b) any other person that is appointed to represent Canada in another country or a portion of another country or at an international organization or diplomatic conference and that is designated head of mission by the Governor in Council.

Duties of head of mission

(2) Except as otherwise instructed by the Governor in Council, a head of mission is to have the management and direction of their mission and its activities and the supervision of the official activities of the various departments and agencies of the Government of Canada in the country or portion of the country or at the international organization to which they are appointed.

Transitional Provisions

Minister for International Cooperation and President of CIDA

16 Any person who holds the office of Minister for International Cooperation or of President of the Canadian International Development Agency on the day on which this section comes into force is deemed to hold the office of Minister for International Development or Deputy Minister for International Development, respectively, on and after that day.

Positions

17 Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the status of an employee who, immediately before the coming into force of this Act, occupied a position in the Canadian International Development Agency except that the employee, on the coming into force of this section, occupies their position in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development under the authority of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Transfer of appropriations

Transfer of appropriations 18 Any amount appropriated by an Act of Parliament for the fiscal year in which this section comes into force to defray the charges and expenses of the Canadian International Development Agency that is unexpended is deemed to have been appropriated to defray the charges and expenses of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.

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Transfer of powers, duties and functions

19 If, under any Act of Parliament, any instrument made under an Act of Parliament or any order, contract, lease, licence or other document, any power, duty or function is vested in or may be exercised or performed by the Minister for International Cooperation or Minister of International Cooperation, the President of the Canadian International Development Agency or any other employee of that Agency, that power, duty or function is vested in or may be exercised or performed by the Minister for International Development, the Deputy Minister for International Development or the appropriate officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, as the case may be.

Mandate letters

Dear Ms. Freeland:

I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

We promised Canadians real change – in both what we do and how we do it. Canadians sent a clear message in the last election, and our platform offered a new, ambitious plan for a strong and growing middle class. Canadians expect us to fulfill our commitments, and it is my expectation that you will do your part in delivering on those promises to Canadians.

We made a commitment to grow our economy, strengthen the middle class, and help those working hard to join it. We committed to provide more direct help to those who need it by giving less to those who do not. We committed to public investment to spur economic growth, job creation, and broad-based prosperity. We committed to a responsible, transparent fiscal plan for challenging economic times.

I expect Canadians to hold us accountable for delivering these commitments, and I expect all ministers to do their part – individually and collectively – to improve economic opportunity and security for Canadians.

It is my expectation that we will deliver real results and professional government to Canadians. To ensure that we have a strong focus on results, I will expect Cabinet committees and individual ministers to: track and report on the progress of our commitments; assess the effectiveness of our work; and align our resources with priorities, in order to get the results we want and Canadians deserve.

If we are to tackle the real challenges we face as a country – from a struggling middle class to the threat of climate change – Canadians need to have faith in their government's honesty and willingness to listen. I expect that our work will be informed by performance measurement, evidence, and feedback from Canadians. We will direct resources to initiatives that have the greatest, positive impact on the lives of Canadians, and that allow us to meet our commitments to them. I expect you to report regularly on your progress toward fulfilling our commitments and to help develop effective measures that assess the impact of the organizations for which you are answerable.

I made a personal commitment to bring new leadership and a new tone to Ottawa. We made a commitment to Canadians to pursue our goals with a renewed sense of collaboration. Improved partnerships with provincial, territorial, and municipal governments are essential to deliver the real, positive change that we promised Canadians. No relationship is more important to me and to Canada than the one with Indigenous Peoples. It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.

We have also committed to set a higher bar for openness and transparency in government. It is time to shine more light on government to ensure it remains focused on the people it serves. Government and its information should be open by default. If we want Canadians to trust their government, we need a government that trusts Canadians. It is important that we acknowledge mistakes when we make them. Canadians do not expect us to be perfect – they expect us to be honest, open, and sincere in our efforts to serve the public interest.

Our platform guides our government. Over the course of our four-year mandate, I expect us to deliver on our commitments. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that we fulfill our promises, while living within our fiscal plan. Other issues will arise or will be brought to our attention by Canadians, stakeholders, and the public service. It is my expectation that you will engage constructively and thoughtfully and add priorities to your agenda when appropriate.

As Minister, you will be held accountable for our commitment to bring a different style of leadership to government. This will include: close collaboration with your colleagues; meaningful engagement with Opposition Members of Parliament, Parliamentary Committees and the public service; constructive dialogue with Canadians, civil society, and stakeholders, including business, organized labour, the broader public sector, and the not-for-profit and charitable sectors; and identifying ways to find solutions and avoid escalating conflicts unnecessarily. As well, members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, indeed all journalists in Canada and abroad, are professionals who, by asking necessary questions, contribute in an important way to the democratic process. Your professionalism and engagement with them is essential.

Canadians expect us, in our work, to reflect the values we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, hard work, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. We will be a government that governs for all Canadians, and I expect you, in your work, to bring Canadians together.

You are expected to do your part to fulfill our government's commitment to transparent, meritbased appointments, to help ensure gender parity and that Indigenous Peoples and minority groups are better reflected in positions of leadership.

As Minister of Foreign Affairs, your overarching goal will be to restore constructive Canadian leadership in the world and to promote Canada's interests and values. This renewed leadership will serve our security and economic interests, but it will also support the deeply held Canadian desire to make a real and valuable contribution to a more peaceful and prosperous world.

You lead a strong team of Ministers, supported by the Minister of International Trade and the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie.

In particular, I will expect you to work with your colleagues and through established legislative, regulatory, and Cabinet processes to deliver on your top priorities:

Maintain constructive relations with the United States, Canada's closest ally and most important economic and security partner, and lead efforts to deepen trade and commerce between our two countries. You will lead a whole-of-government approach and strategy to the relationship, working with the relevant ministers to advance the common goal of growing the middle class by:

• ensuring border security and facilitating the movement of people, goods and services. This should involve increased engagement with provinces and territories on border and regulatory issues;
• continuing joint efforts to address global security threats, combat terrorism, and defend our continent;
• cooperating on energy security and energy infrastructure; and
• advancing shared action on environmental issues and climate change, including through collaboration on clean technology development and innovation.

Strengthen trilateral North American cooperation with the United States and Mexico. This will involve working with the relevant Ministers to enhance North America's global competitiveness and facilitate trade and commerce within the continent, including with respect to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Expand Canadian diplomacy and leadership on global issues and in international institutions. This includes:

• strengthening relationships with key bilateral, regional and multilateral partners;
• working with the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, the Minister of International Trade, the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Status of Women and other relevant ministers to champion the values of inclusive and accountable governance, including by promoting human rights, women's empowerment and gender equality, and peaceful pluralism, inclusion and respect for diversity;
• in collaboration with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, make Canada a leader of international efforts to combat climate change;
• working with the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, to increase Canada's support for United Nations peace operations and its mediation, conflict-prevention, and post-conflict reconstruction efforts;
• seeking leadership opportunities for Canada and Canadians in multilateral institutions; and
• acceding to the Arms Trade Treaty.

Ensure a close link between foreign, defence, development and trade policy.

Work with the Minister of National Defence to ensure that any deployment of the Canadian Armed Forces aligns with Canada's national interest, our multilateral commitments and the government's policy objectives.

Continue the revitalization of Canada's public diplomacy, stakeholder engagement, and cooperation with partners in Canada and abroad.

Increase Canada's educational and cultural interaction with the world. This includes:

supporting the Minister of Canadian Heritage in restoring the Promart and Trade Routes International cultural promotion programs, updating their design, and increasing related funding.

These priorities draw heavily from our election platform commitments.

I expect you to work closely with your Deputy Minister and his or her senior officials to ensure that the ongoing work of your department is undertaken in a professional manner and that decisions are made in the public interest. Your Deputy Minister will brief you on issues your department may be facing that may require decisions to be made quickly. It is my expectation that you will apply our values and principles to these decisions, so that issues facing your department are dealt with in a timely and responsible manner, and in a way that is consistent with the overall direction of our government.

Our ability, as a government, to successfully implement our platform depends on our ability to thoughtfully consider the professional, non-partisan advice of public servants. Each and every time a government employee comes to work, they do so in service to Canada, with a goal of improving our country and the lives of all Canadians. I expect you to establish a collaborative working relationship with your Deputy Minister, whose role, and the role of public servants under his or her direction, is to support you in the performance of your responsibilities.

We have committed to an open, honest government that is accountable to Canadians, lives up to the highest ethical standards, and applies the utmost care and prudence in the handling of public funds. I expect you to embody these values in your work and observe the highest ethical standards in everything you do. When dealing with our Cabinet colleagues, Parliament, stakeholders, or the public, it is important that your behaviour and decisions meet Canadians' well-founded expectations of our government. I want Canadians to look on their own government with pride and trust.

As Minister, you must ensure that you are aware of and fully compliant with the Conflict of Interest Act and Treasury Board policies and guidelines. You will be provided with a copy of Open and Accountable Government to assist you as you undertake your responsibilities. I ask that you carefully read it and ensure that your staff does so as well. I draw your attention in particular to the Ethical Guidelines set out in Annex A of that document, which apply to you and your staff. As noted in the Guidelines, you must uphold the highest standards of honesty and impartiality, and both the performance of your official duties and the arrangement of your private affairs should bear the closest public scrutiny. This is an obligation that is not fully discharged by simply acting within the law. Please also review the areas of Open and Accountable Government that we have expanded or strengthened, including the guidance on non-partisan use of departmental communications resources and the new code of conduct for exempt staff.

I know I can count on you to fulfill the important responsibilities entrusted in you. In turn, please know that you can count on me to support you every day in your role as Minister.

I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to serve with you as we build an even greater country. Together, we will work tirelessly to honour the trust Canadians have given us.

Sincerely,

Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada

Dear Mr. Carr:

I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of International Trade Diversification.

We are now in the third year of implementing our plan to grow our economy, strengthen the middle class, and help those people working hard to join it. We are providing more direct help to those people who need it by giving less to those who do not. We are making strong public investments to spur economic growth, job creation, and broad-based prosperity. We implemented a responsible, transparent fiscal plan for challenging economic times.

Canadians will hold us accountable for delivering these commitments, and I expect all ministers to do their part – individually and collectively – to improve economic opportunity and security for Canadians.

It is my expectation that we will deliver real results and professional government to Canadians. To ensure that we have a strong focus on results, I will expect Cabinet committees and individual ministers to: track and report on the progress of our commitments; assess the effectiveness of our work; and align our resources with priorities, in order to get the results we want and Canadians deserve.

If we are to tackle the real challenges we face as a country – from a struggling middle class to the threat of climate change – Canadians need to have faith in their government's honesty and willingness to listen. I expect that our work will be informed by performance measurement, evidence, and feedback from Canadians. We will direct our resources to those initiatives that are having the greatest, positive impact on the lives of Canadians, and that will allow us to meet our commitments to them. I expect you to report regularly on your progress toward fulfilling our commitments and to help develop effective measures that assess the impact of the organizations for which you are answerable.

I made a personal commitment to bring new leadership and a new tone to Ottawa. We made a commitment to Canadians to pursue our goals with a renewed sense of collaboration. Improved partnerships with provincial, territorial, and municipal governments are essential to deliver the real, positive change that we promised Canadians. No relationship is more important to me and to Canada than the one with Indigenous Peoples. It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.

We have also committed to set a higher bar for openness and transparency in government. It is time to shine more light on government to ensure it remains focused on the people it serves. Government and its information should be open by default. If we want Canadians to trust their government, we need a government that trusts Canadians. It is important that we acknowledge mistakes when we make them. Canadians do not expect us to be perfect – they expect us to be honest, open, and sincere in our efforts to serve the public interest.

Our platform guides our government. I expect us to deliver on all of our commitments. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that we fulfill our promises, while living within our fiscal plan. Other issues will arise or will be brought to our attention by Canadians, stakeholders, and the public service. It is my expectation that you will engage constructively and thoughtfully and add priorities to your agenda when appropriate.

As Minister, you will be held accountable for our commitment to bring a different style of leadership to government. This will include: close collaboration with your colleagues; meaningful engagement with Opposition Members of Parliament, Parliamentary Committees and the public service; constructive dialogue with Canadians, civil society, and stakeholders, including business, organized labour, the broader public sector, and the not-for-profit and charitable sectors; and identifying ways to find solutions and avoid escalating conflicts unnecessarily. As well, members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, indeed all journalists in Canada and abroad, are professionals who, by asking necessary questions, contribute in an important way to the democratic process. Your professionalism and engagement with them is essential.

Canadians expect us, in our work, to reflect the values we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, hard work, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. We will be a government that governs for all Canadians, and I expect you, in your work, to bring Canadians together.

You are expected to do your part to fulfill our government's commitment to transparent, meritbased appointments, to help ensure gender parity and that Indigenous Canadians and minority groups are better reflected in positions of leadership.

As Minister of International Trade Diversification, your goals are to increase and diversify trade and attract job-creating investment to Canada. The benefits of trade must be widely shared. This objective must be central to your work, while simultaneously making the case for trade through clear communications with Canadians as we move forward with our trade agenda.

In particular, I will expect you to work with your colleagues and through established legislative, regulatory, and Cabinet processes to deliver on your top priorities:

Lead work with relevant Ministers to develop and implement our Trade Diversification Strategy. You will draw from expertise in Canada's Trade Commissioner Service, Export Development Canada and Invest in Canada. This strategy should include:

• transparent performance measures to ensure we are focused on increasing and diversifying trade for the benefit of the middle class. You should work with the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion to ensure all possible work is done to follow-up with the export promotion opportunities that come from signed agreements;
• strategies to increase trade with key global markets whether or not a trade agreement already exists, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region;
• an assessment of how the Government of Canada's trade resources are currently applied in contrast to where Canadians' economic opportunities lie; and,
• maximizing Invest in Canada to position Canada as a top destination for global investment and promote our economic brand. Invest in Canada must work seamlessly with provincial, territorial and municipal governments to provide concierge services. You will ensure Invest in Canada has the support it needs to work across governmental departments and agencies to make Canada the most attractive destination for global investment and to remove unnecessary barriers to inbound investment.

Lead the implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the swift ratification and implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Implement, expand and diversify Canada's Free Trade Agreements globally. This includes:

• advancing Canada's trade agenda - pursuing agreements and opportunities that create jobs and economic benefits for the middle class and those working hard to join it;  
• advancing our ongoing trade discussions with Mercosur, the Pacific Alliance, ASEAN, China, and India;
• increase support provided to Canadian businesses to take advantage of the opportunities that flow after trade agreements are signed, including by drawing on resources from across government and from public and private sector partners, to ensure Canadian businesses fully benefit from these agreements; and,
• promoting trade and investment with emerging markets.

Support the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion in the export mobilization of our small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This should include an examination of current programming and ensuring that Canada is maximizing the comparative advantage it holds with its vibrant diversity and diaspora communities.

Support efforts led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to deepen trade and commerce between Canada and the United States and strengthen North America's global competitiveness.

Work with me, your fellow Ministers, and our respective departments to ensure that our global engagements are maximizing relationship and partnership opportunities for Canadian businesses and workers.

Promote and protect Canadian agricultural interests during trade negotiations.

Work with the Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Small Business and Export Promotion to improve Canadian competitiveness, create jobs and generate economic growth. This includes:

• ensuring alignment of our Trade Diversification Strategy with the Innovation and Skills Plan; and,
• engaging provincial, territorial and municipal governments to strengthen the overall Canadian brand and reduce costs and administrative burden for investors and Canadian companies engaged in international trade.

These priorities draw heavily from our election platform commitments.

I expect you to work closely with your Deputy Minister and his or her senior officials to ensure that the ongoing work of your department is undertaken in a professional manner and that decisions are made in the public interest. Your Deputy Minister will brief you on issues your department may be facing that may require decisions to be made quickly. It is my expectation that you will apply our values and principles to these decisions, so that issues facing your department are dealt with in a timely and responsible manner, and in a way that is consistent with the overall direction of our government.

Our ability, as a government, to successfully implement our platform depends on our ability to thoughtfully consider the professional, non-partisan advice of public servants. Each and every time a government employee comes to work, they do so in service to Canada, with a goal of improving our country and the lives of all Canadians. I expect you to establish a collaborative working relationship with your Deputy Minister, whose role, and the role of public servants under his or her direction, is to support you in the performance of your responsibilities.

We have committed to an open, honest government that is accountable to Canadians, lives up to the highest ethical standards, and applies the utmost care and prudence in the handling of public funds. I expect you to embody these values in your work and observe the highest ethical standards in everything you do. When dealing with our Cabinet colleagues, Parliament, stakeholders, or the public, it is important that your behaviour and decisions meet Canadians' well-founded expectations of our government. I want Canadians to look on their own government with pride and trust.

As Minister, you must ensure that you are aware of and fully compliant with the Conflict of Interest Act and Treasury Board policies and guidelines. You will be provided with a copy of Open and Accountable Government to assist you as you undertake your responsibilities. I ask that you carefully read it and ensure that your staff does so as well. I draw your attention in particular to the Ethical Guidelines set out in Annex A of that document, which apply to you and your staff. As noted in the Guidelines, you must uphold the highest standards of honesty and impartiality, and both the performance of your official duties and the arrangement of your private affairs should bear the closest public scrutiny. This is an obligation that is not fully discharged by simply acting within the law. Please also review the areas of Open and Accountable Government that we have expanded or strengthened, including the guidance on non-partisan use of departmental communications resources and the new code of conduct for exempt staff.

I know I can count on you to fulfill the important responsibilities entrusted in you. In turn, please know that you can count on me to support you every day in your role as Minister.

I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to serve with you as we build an even greater country. Together, we will work tirelessly to honour the trust Canadians have given us.

Yours sincerely,

Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada

Dear Minister:

I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of International Development and La Francophonie. You will be part of a strong team of ministers led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

We have promised Canadians a government that will bring real change – in both what we do and how we do it. Canadians sent a clear message in this election, and our platform offered a new, ambitious plan for a strong and growing middle class. Canadians expect us to fulfill our commitments, and it is my expectation that you will do your part in delivering on those promises to Canadians.   

We made a commitment to invest in growing our economy, strengthening the middle class, and helping those working hard to join it. We committed to provide more direct help to those who need it by giving less to those who do not. We committed to public investment as the best way to spur economic growth, job creation, and broad-based prosperity. We committed to a responsible, transparent fiscal plan for challenging economic times.

I expect Canadians to hold us accountable for delivering these commitments, and I expect all ministers to do their part – individually and collectively – to improve economic opportunity and security for Canadians.

It is my expectation that we will deliver real results and professional government to Canadians. To ensure that we have a strong focus on results, I will expect Cabinet committees and individual ministers to: track and report on the progress of our commitments; assess the effectiveness of our work; and align our resources with priorities, in order to get the results we want and Canadians deserve.

If we are to tackle the real challenges we face as a country – from a struggling middle class to the threat of climate change – Canadians need to have faith in their government's honesty and willingness to listen. I expect that our work will be informed by performance measurement, evidence, and feedback from Canadians. We will direct our resources to those initiatives that are having the greatest, positive impact on the lives of Canadians, and that will allow us to meet our commitments to them. I expect you to report regularly on your progress toward fulfilling our commitments and to help develop effective measures that assess the impact of the organizations for which you are answerable.

I made a personal commitment to bring new leadership and a new tone to Ottawa. We made a commitment to Canadians to pursue our goals with a renewed sense of collaboration. Improved partnerships with provincial, territorial, and municipal governments are essential to deliver the real, positive change that we promised Canadians. No relationship is more important to me and to Canada than the one with Indigenous Peoples. It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.

We have also committed to set a higher bar for openness and transparency in government. It is time to shine more light on government to ensure it remains focused on the people it serves. Government and its information should be open by default. If we want Canadians to trust their government, we need a government that trusts Canadians. It is important that we acknowledge mistakes when we make them. Canadians do not expect us to be perfect – they expect us to be honest, open, and sincere in our efforts to serve the public interest.

Our platform guides our government. Over the course of our four-year mandate, I expect us to deliver on all of our commitments. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that we fulfill our promises, while living within our fiscal plan. Other issues will arise or will be brought to our attention by Canadians, stakeholders, and the public service. It is my expectation that you will engage constructively and thoughtfully and add priorities to your agenda when appropriate.

As Minister, you will be held accountable for our commitment to bring a different style of leadership to government. This will include: close collaboration with your colleagues; meaningful engagement with Opposition Members of Parliament, Parliamentary Committees and the public service; constructive dialogue with Canadians, civil society, and stakeholders, including business, organized labour, the broader public sector, and the not-for-profit and charitable sectors; and identifying ways to find solutions and avoid escalating conflicts unnecessarily. As well, members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, indeed all journalists in Canada and abroad, are professionals who, by asking necessary questions, contribute in an important way to the democratic process. Your professionalism and engagement with them is essential.

Canadians expect us, in our work, to reflect the values we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, hard work, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. We will be a government that governs for all Canadians, and I expect you, in your work, to bring Canadians together.

You are expected to do your part to fulfill our government's commitment to transparent, meritbased appointments, to help ensure gender parity and that Indigenous Canadians and minority groups are better reflected in positions of leadership.

As Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, your overarching goal will be to lead Canada's efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to help reduce poverty and inequality in the world.

In particular, I will expect you to work with your colleagues and through established legislative, regulatory, and Cabinet processes to deliver on your top priorities:

Refocus Canada's development assistance on helping the poorest and most vulnerable, and supporting fragile states. This would include:

• consulting with Canadian stakeholders and international aid organizations to create a new policy and funding framework to guide Canada's aid decisions, empower people, and support broad-based, sustainable growth in the developing world;
• supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a global set of development goals adopted by the United Nations in September 2015;
• working with the Minister of Foreign Affairs to champion the values of inclusive and accountable governance, peaceful pluralism, respect for diversity, and human rights including the rights of women and refugees;
• ensuring that Canada's valuable development focus on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health is driven by evidence and outcomes, not ideology, including by closing existing gaps in reproductive rights and health care for women;
• making Canada a leader in development innovation and effectiveness, including by strengthening aid transparency and supporting better data collection and analysis, and by examining current and new aid delivery mechanisms and partnerships; and
• in collaboration with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Finance, providing assistance to countries that are vulnerable to the destabilizing effects of climate change, including through climate finance.

Work with the Minister of Finance on development financing issues. 

Work with the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on international migration issues, and on our commitment to resettle 25,000 refugees from Syria.

Work with me, and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, to integrate international opportunities into the Youth Service Program.

Ensure Canada's strong and sustained engagement in the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

These priorities draw heavily from our election platform commitments. The government's agenda will be further articulated through Cabinet discussions and in the Speech from the Throne when Parliament opens.

I expect you to work closely with your Deputy Minister and his or her senior officials to ensure that the ongoing work of your department is undertaken in a professional manner and that decisions are made in the public interest. Your Deputy Minister will brief you on issues your department may be facing that may require decisions to be made quickly. It is my expectation that you will apply our values and principles to these decisions, so that issues facing your department are dealt with in a timely and responsible manner, and in a way that is consistent with the overall direction of our government.

Our ability, as a government, to successfully implement our platform depends on our ability to thoughtfully consider the professional, non-partisan advice of public servants. Each and every time a government employee comes to work, they do so in service to Canada, with a goal of improving our country and the lives of all Canadians. I expect you to establish a collaborative working relationship with your Deputy Minister, whose role, and the role of public servants under his or her direction, is to support you in the performance of your responsibilities.

In the coming weeks, the Privy Council Office (PCO) will be contacting you to set up a meeting with PCO officials, your Deputy Minister and the Prime Minister's Office to further discuss your plans, commitments and priorities.

We have committed to an open, honest government that is accountable to Canadians, lives up to the highest ethical standards, and applies the utmost care and prudence in the handling of public funds. I expect you to embody these values in your work and observe the highest ethical standards in everything you do. When dealing with our Cabinet colleagues, Parliament, stakeholders, or the public, it is important that your behaviour and decisions meet Canadians' well-founded expectations of our government. I want Canadians to look on their own government with pride and trust.

As Minister, you must ensure that you are aware of and fully compliant with the Conflict of Interest Act and Treasury Board policies and guidelines. You will be provided with a copy of Open and Accountable Government to assist you as you undertake your responsibilities. I ask that you carefully read it and ensure that your staff does so as well. I draw your attention in particular to the Ethical Guidelines set out in Annex A of that document, which apply to you and your staff. As noted in the Guidelines, you must uphold the highest standards of honesty and impartiality, and both the performance of your official duties and the arrangement of your private affairs should bear the closest public scrutiny. This is an obligation that is not fully discharged by simply acting within the law. Please also review the areas of Open and Accountable Government that we have expanded or strengthened, including the guidance on non-partisan use of departmental communications resources and the new code of conduct for exempt staff.

I know I can count on you to fulfill the important responsibilities entrusted in you. In turn, please know that you can count on me to support you every day in your role as Minister.

I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to serve with you as we build an even greater country. Together, we will work tirelessly to honour the trust Canadians have given us.

Yours sincerely,

Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada

*This Ministerial Mandate Letter was signed by the Prime Minister in the Minister's first official language.

Dear Ms. Joly:

I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie.

We are now in the third year of implementing our plan to grow our economy, strengthen the middle class, and help those people working hard to join it. We are providing more direct help to those people who need it by giving less to those who do not. We are making strong public investments to spur economic growth, job creation, and broad-based prosperity. We implemented a responsible, transparent fiscal plan for challenging economic times.

Canadians will hold us accountable for delivering these commitments, and I expect all ministers to do their part – individually and collectively – to improve economic opportunity and security for Canadians.

It is my expectation that we will deliver real results and professional government to Canadians. To ensure that we have a strong focus on results, I will expect Cabinet committees and individual ministers to: track and report on the progress of our commitments; assess the effectiveness of our work; and align our resources with priorities, in order to get the results we want and Canadians deserve.

If we are to tackle the real challenges we face as a country – from a struggling middle class to the threat of climate change – Canadians need to have faith in their government's honesty and willingness to listen. I expect that our work will be informed by performance measurement, evidence, and feedback from Canadians. We will direct our resources to those initiatives that are having the greatest, positive impact on the lives of Canadians, and that will allow us to meet our commitments to them. I expect you to report regularly on your progress toward fulfilling our commitments and to help develop effective measures that assess the impact of the organizations for which you are answerable.

I made a personal commitment to bring new leadership and a new tone to Ottawa. We made a commitment to Canadians to pursue our goals with a renewed sense of collaboration. Improved partnerships with provincial, territorial, and municipal governments are essential to deliver the real, positive change that we promised Canadians. No relationship is more important to me and to Canada than the one with Indigenous Peoples. It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.

We have also committed to set a higher bar for openness and transparency in government. It is time to shine more light on government to ensure it remains focused on the people it serves. Government and its information should be open by default. If we want Canadians to trust their government, we need a government that trusts Canadians. It is important that we acknowledge mistakes when we make them. Canadians do not expect us to be perfect – they expect us to be honest, open, and sincere in our efforts to serve the public interest.

Our platform guides our government. I expect us to deliver on all of our commitments. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that we fulfill our promises, while living within our fiscal plan. Other issues will arise or will be brought to our attention by Canadians, stakeholders, and the public service. It is my expectation that you will engage constructively and thoughtfully and add priorities to your agenda when appropriate.  

As Minister, you will be held accountable for our commitment to bring a different style of leadership to government. This will include: close collaboration with your colleagues; meaningful engagement with Opposition Members of Parliament, Parliamentary Committees and the public service; constructive dialogue with Canadians, civil society, and stakeholders, including business, organized labour, the broader public sector, and the not-for-profit and charitable sectors; and identifying ways to find solutions and avoid escalating conflicts unnecessarily. As well, members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, indeed all journalists in Canada and abroad, are professionals who, by asking necessary questions, contribute in an important way to the democratic process. Your professionalism and engagement with them is essential.

Canadians expect us, in our work, to reflect the values we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, hard work, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. We will be a government that governs for all Canadians, and I expect you, in your work, to bring Canadians together.

You are expected to do your part to fulfill our government's commitment to transparent, meritbased appointments, to help ensure gender parity and that Indigenous Canadians and minority groups are better reflected in positions of leadership.

As Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, your goals are to promote and increase tourism in Canada which is a fast growing sector that employs nearly two million Canadians, and to harness the full economic potential of this key sector of our economy; safeguard and promote our two official languages as well as ensure Canada's strong and sustained engagement in the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

In particular, I will expect you to work with your colleagues and through established legislative, regulatory, and Cabinet processes to deliver on your top priorities:

• Work with your provincial, territorial, and municipal counterparts to promote Canadian tourism and strengthen the Canadian brand abroad for tourists. This should include the development of a new federal Tourism Strategy, its core objective being the creation of new opportunities and jobs for the middle class in the tourism sector across Canada.
• Work with your Ministerial colleagues to identify and address structural barriers to Canada's tourism sector to help unlock investment in the sector and diversify Canada's source of tourists and attractions. As an example, this work should help us meet our objectives related to the Canada-China Year of Tourism, including doubling the number of Chinese tourists to Canada by 2021.
• Support the Minister of Environment and Climate Change in her responsibilities for Parks Canada, in promoting Canada's National Parks globally, and in working with nearby communities, where possible, to help grow eco-tourism industries and create jobs.
• Continue to implement the Action Plan for Official Languages that you developed, which embodies the government's commitment to support and promote our two official languages and the vitality of our official languages minority communities. In parallel begin an examination towards modernizing the Official Languages Act.
• Prepare celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act.
• Establish a free, online service for learning and retaining English and French as second languages – the name of this service should honour our late colleague the Honourable Mauril Bélanger, P.C. who developed the idea. The President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government will support you as required.
• Work with the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government to ensure that all federal services are delivered in full compliance with the Official Languages Act.
• Ensure Canada's strong and sustained engagement in the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, particularly with me at the upcoming summit in Yerevan, and work with members to better define its core mandate, improve its functioning and transparency, and increase its impact. ï‚· In collaboration with other French-speaking countries, defend, strengthen and promote the use of French around the world, including in the digital sphere and within international organizations. This role will include responsibility within the Government of Canada for TV5 Québec Canada and TV5Monde.

These priorities draw heavily from our election platform commitments.

I expect you to work closely with your Deputy Minister and his or her senior officials to ensure that the ongoing work of your department is undertaken in a professional manner and that decisions are made in the public interest. Your Deputy Minister will brief you on issues your department may be facing that may require decisions to be made quickly. It is my expectation that you will apply our values and principles to these decisions, so that issues facing your department are dealt with in a timely and responsible manner, and in a way that is consistent with the overall direction of our government.

Our ability, as a government, to successfully implement our platform depends on our ability to thoughtfully consider the professional, non-partisan advice of public servants. Each and every time a government employee comes to work, they do so in service to Canada, with a goal of improving our country and the lives of all Canadians. I expect you to establish a collaborative working relationship with your Deputy Minister, whose role, and the role of public servants under his or her direction, is to support you in the performance of your responsibilities.

We have committed to an open, honest government that is accountable to Canadians, lives up to the highest ethical standards, and applies the utmost care and prudence in the handling of public funds. I expect you to embody these values in your work and observe the highest ethical standards in everything you do. When dealing with our Cabinet colleagues, Parliament, stakeholders, or the public, it is important that your behaviour and decisions meet Canadians' well-founded expectations of our government. I want Canadians to look on their own government with pride and trust.

As Minister, you must ensure that you are aware of and fully compliant with the Conflict of Interest Act and Treasury Board policies and guidelines. You will be provided with a copy of Open and Accountable Government to assist you as you undertake your responsibilities. I ask that you carefully read it and ensure that your staff does so as well. I draw your attention in particular to the Ethical Guidelines set out in Annex A of that document, which apply to you and your staff. As noted in the Guidelines, you must uphold the highest standards of honesty and impartiality, and both the performance of your official duties and the arrangement of your private affairs should bear the closest public scrutiny. This is an obligation that is not fully discharged by simply acting within the law. Please also review the areas of Open and Accountable Government that we have expanded or strengthened, including the guidance on non-partisan use of departmental communications resources and the new code of conduct for exempt staff.

I know I can count on you to fulfill the important responsibilities entrusted in you. In turn, please know that you can count on me to support you every day in your role as Minister.

I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to serve with you as we build an even greater country. Together, we will work tirelessly to honour the trust Canadians have given us.

Yours sincerely,

Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada

*This Ministerial Mandate Letter was signed by the Prime Minister in the Minister's first official language.

Ministerial Mandate Letter Commitments for ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Minister of International Development

Minister of International Trade Diversification

GAC Mandate Letter Commitments Dashboard

This dashboard provides a snapshot of current progress towards completing the 53 Ministerial Mandate Letter Commitments assigned to GAC's three ministers. Contact PRR for more information. Updated August 1, 2019

DEPUTY MINISTERS

Marta Morgan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

On April 18, 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Marta Morgan to the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, effective May 6, 2019.

Prior to joining ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ, since June 2016, Ms. Morgan was deputy minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. In that previous role, she led the development of immigration policies and programs to support Canada's economic growth, developed strategies to manage the significant growth in asylum claims and improved client service. Before that, Ms. Morgan acquired extensive leadership experience in a range of

Before that, Ms. Morgan acquired extensive leadership experience in a range of economic policy roles both at Industry Canada and the Department of Finance Canada. In those departments, as assistant deputy minister and associate deputy minister, she provided leadership in telecommunications policy, spectrum policy, aerospace and automobile sectoral policy, and in the development of two federal budgets.

Prior to her time at Industry Canada, Ms. Morgan held positions at the Forest Products Association of Canada, the Privy Council Office, and Human Resources Development Canada.

She has also been a member of the board of the Public Policy Forum since 2014.

Ms. Morgan has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in economics from McGill University and a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Diane Jacovella, Deputy Minister of International Development

On June 23, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Diane Jacovella as Deputy Minister of International Development, effective July 31, 2017. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Jacovella had served as associate deputy minister of foreign affairs since March 14, 2016.

Diane Jacovella joined the public service of Canada in 1988 and spent the first 12 years of her career at Health Canada. She then worked as director of policy in the Voluntary Sector Task Force at the Privy Council Office (2000 to 2002); as director general, strategic integration, at Human Resources Development Canada (2002 to 2004); and as director general, strategic policy, in the Security and Intelligence Secretariat at the Privy Council Office (2004 to 2006). In 2006, she joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as director general, eastern and southern Africa, and then occupied the position of vice president of Multilateral and Global Programs Branch from 2007 to 2013. In November 2013, she served as assistant deputy minister, global issues and development, at Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. She also served as G7 foreign affairs sous-sherpa.

Ms. Jacovella holds a master's degree in regional studies and a graduate diploma in management of public services from the University of Quebec, as well as a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Ottawa.

John Hannaford, Deputy Minister for International Trade

On December 7, 2018, the Prime Minister appointed John F.G. Hannaford as Deputy Minister of International Trade at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ, effective January 7, 2019.

From January 2015 to January 2019, Mr. Hannaford was the foreign and defence policy adviser to the Prime Minister and Deputy Minister in the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada.

Until December 2014, Mr. Hannaford was the assistant secretary to the Cabinet for foreign and defence policy in the Privy Council Office. Prior to December 2011, Mr. Hannaford was Canada's ambassador to Norway. Before that, for two years, Mr. Hannaford was director general of the Legal Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. As a member of Canada's foreign service, he had numerous assignments in Ottawa and at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C., during the early years of his career.

Mr. Hannaford graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class) in history. After earning a Master of Science in international relations at the London School of Economics, he completed a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Toronto and was called to the bar in Ontario in 1995.

In addition to his work as a public servant, Mr. Hannaford has been an adjunct professor in both the Faculty of Law and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.

Jonathan T. Fried, Coordinator, International Economic Relations

Mr. Fried is the Personal Representative of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the G20 and Coordinator for International Economic Relations at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ, with a horizontal mandate to ensure coherent policy positions and government-wide strategic planning in international economic organizations and forums regarding, for example, Canada-Asia and other international trade and economic issues.

He served as Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO from 2012 to 2017, where he played a key role in multilateral trade negotiations, including as Chair of the WTO's General Council in 2014 and chair of the Dispute Settlement Body in 2013. He was the co-Chair of the G20's Trade and Investment Working Group with China in 2015, and the "Friend of the Chair" for Germany in 2016. Formerly Canada's Ambassador to Japan; Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean at the International Monetary Fund; Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister; Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for the Department of Finance and Canada's G7 and G20 Finance Deputy. Mr. Fried has also served as Associate Deputy Minister; Assistant Deputy Minister for Trade, Economic and Environmental Policy; Chief Negotiator on China's WTO accession; Director General for Trade Policy; and chief counsel for NAFTA.

Mr. Fried is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Trade and Investment and of the Steering Committee of the e15 initiative on Strengthening the Global Trading System. He serves on the advisory boards of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, the World Trade Symposium and the Central and East European Law Institute. Mr. Fried was named in 2015 as the inaugural recipient of the Public Sector Lawyer Award by the Canadian Council on International Law to honour his service and contribution to public international law.

HUMAN RESOURCES (HCM)

MANDATE

MANDATE The Assistant Deputy Minister of Human Resources is primarily accountable for supporting Canada's international agenda through the strategic management of HR programs for Canada-Based Staff (CBS) and Locally Engaged Staff (LES) at Headquarters, in regional offices and abroad.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

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• Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to be signed between ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ and Dalhousie University for continued research on employees and dependents affected by health events in Cuba.
• HCM and CFM, along with medical specialists from Dalhousie University and Health Canada, to attend a Medical Symposium related to the health events in Cuba in Washington D.C. on August 27th
• Annual HOM process will continue through Summer and Fall seeking agrément from host countries and Governor General Order in Council approvals.
• Complete a gender balanced EX-02 and EX-03 promotional exercise.
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• Consideration of a new financial benefit for employees speaking critical and enduring foreign languages in key related positions abroad.
• Phoenix Branch Blitz for section 34 managers' work lists (ongoing)

ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

After having completed his master's degree in industrial relations, Francis Trudel joined the Department of National Defence (DND) in January 1998 as a Special Projects Officer. During his nine years at DND, Francis held several Executive positions.

In April 2007 Francis joined Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada as Director General, Planning and Operations, with the responsibility for service delivery and operational planning. In September 2009, at the request of the Associate Deputy Minister, he led a departmental task force assessing the financial and human resources risks taken on by the Department. In July 2010 he was appointed Canadian ambassador to Uruguay. In June 2012, after a significant restructuring of Corporate Services that resulted in the abolishment of the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) position for Human Resources, he returned at Headquarters as Director General, Corporate and Operational Human Resources.

Since September 2014 Francis has been the ADM of Human Resources, a position created by the amalgamation of the former Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the former Canadian International Development Agency.

HOT ISSUES

• Appointments of successful candidates (approx. 300) into the new rotational Foreign Service International Assistance (FSIA) stream have begun. This is a key workforce objective further to the formulation of the department, joining under a single ministry, diplomatic, trade, and International assistance workforces.
• Various other promotional processes: For the rotational community, in addition to the EX-02-03 above, we have initiated EX-01 and FS-03 processes and will soon be launching an FS-01 process through Post-Secondary Recruitment for both internal and external candidates. This will be complemented by a comprehensive collective staffing strategy for non-rotational positions building on what managers have inputted through the departmental HR planning exercise and as a result of implementing the decision on mobility.
• Implementation of Bill C-65 managing workplace violence and harassment in the workplace which enshrines harassment within the Canadian Labour Code.
• Collective bargaining between PAFSO (representing FS) and Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) have concluded and a new agreement has been signed. CAPE (representing EC) and PIPSC (representing CO) have now both reached tentative agreements with TBS and new collective agreements should be ratified in late summer / early fall. Negotiations with PSAC (representing PM, AS, CR) [REDACTED]
• Departmental Audit Committee – Service Standards on Classification and Staffing (Management Action Plan was remitted with activities already underway).
• The Framework and principles under which Locally Engaged Staff are being managed are undergoing a foundational review in 2019-20. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs is the lead deputy minister and is accountable for this 5000+ whole-of-government workforce.
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• The 2019 summer rotation is being governed by the newly negotiated Foreign Service Directives as well as under the new International Household Goods and Effects Relocation Services contract (Global Relocation contract).

INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM (ACM)

MANDATE

Under the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for managing Canada's missions abroad. To that end, the branch was created in 2008 as a whole-of-government resource responsible for centrally managing a network of people, infrastructure, assets, and services that enables the Government of Canada to deliver its international programs and priorities at 178 missions in 110 countries. The branch's mandate includes:

• Managing and delivering common services abroad through Mission-based teams throughout the network
• Managing and maintaining a network of over 2200 properties around the world, requiring investment planning, strategic portfolio management, and responsive support to Missions' real property needs
• Supporting the presence abroad, including cost-sharing, of GAC's network partners (GC Departments/Agencies, Provinces and other nations).
• Project management and delivery for new construction, fit-out, major and minor capital projects, physical security abroad, etc.
• Mission procurement operations, including real property and Duty of Care
• Global logistics operations, including diplomatic mail and distribution service.
• Materiel management, including fleet and mission inventory management The branch's annual vote 1 and vote 5 budgets is around $600 million and represents roughly one-third of the department's budgets in these areas.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Budgets at P3. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Dan Danagher is a public service executive with over 35 years of experience. He has been the Assistant Deputy Minister of the International Platform Branch since 2015 and served previously at the Assistant Deputy Minister-level in human resources at the Canada Revenue Agency and PWGSC. Dan began his career in 1983 in a trade capacity at External Affairs and International Trade. Since then - in a career that has taken him to Supply and Services, DFAIT, Agriculture and Agrifood, TBS, and other departments - Dan has developed a strong background in project management, procurement, communications, information management, human resources, management policy, and finance. He has a strong track record in change management, focusing on building strong foundations to ensure enduring high performance.

Dan has proudly served on the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign cabinet since 2011. He is also a management representative on the Public Service Commission's Joint Advisory Committee and has served as the vice-chair (employer side) of the National Joint Council since 2014. Dan has a Bachelor's of Commerce and an MBA.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

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HOT ISSUES

• In 2017 ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ was provided $1.8 billion in funding under duty of care to mitigate risks to the physical infrastructure, mission readiness, and security of information. The branch was allocated approximately $800 million over ten years for a program of work consisting of real property capital projects and acquisitions, such as armoured cars, aimed at increasing our security posture abroad. This amount includes the construction or relocation of several new chanceries including in Colombo, Moscow, Mexico and New Delhi.
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• The Tokyo Chancery was built in 1991 and full ownership of the building will revert to us in 2021. GAC is currently assessing opportunities under feasibility. We have a dedicated executive-led team working on this project.
• A new chancery was recently completed in Paris and the French government subsequently indicated it may charge Canada VAT and capital gains taxes at approximately $18 million for the sale of the former cultural centre in Paris. We are working with the Department of Finance Canada to find a solution, which could involve offering France reciprocal treatment of non-diplomatic properties.

CORPORATE PLANNING, FINANCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SCM)

MANDATE

The Corporate Planning, Finance and IT Branch provides service and support to the Department in the areas of financial management, information management and information technology, corporate planning, accommodations and procurement.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development 

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Arun Thangaraj has over 20 years of federal government experience. In 2011, he joined the former Canadian International Development Agency, as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In July 2015, Arun was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer of ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of corporate planning, IM/IT and financial planning for the Department. Arun has served on of a number of governance boards including the Finance and Operations Committee of the Global Fund and is currently a member of the Public Sector Pension Advisory Committee.

Arun is a sessional lecturer in the School of Public Administration at Carleton University where he has taught management stream courses for the past twelve years. He holds an Honours BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto, a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Carleton University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa and holds a CMA/CPA designation.

• Decision on Grants and Contributions initiatives that will be prioritized for ministerial approval (Foreign Affairs/Trade/Development) prior to the writ (including decision on announcements that will need to include named partners with confirmed G&C funding)
• Mid-October: USS for approval - GAC's Investment Plan dashboard update to TBS
• Mid-November: all deputies for approval - 2018-19 Departmental Results Report
• November 15: USS for approval - the departmental Information Technology Plan projects and progress report.
• December: USS for approval - 2020-21 Departmental Priorities
• The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will most probably be required to approve hospitality requests. A briefing to DMA is suggested.
• According to the Directive on Delegation of Spending and Financial Authorities, the existing delegation chart must be presented to new deputy heads for information purposes within 30 calendar days of their appointment.

HOT ISSUES

• Supps A: It is very unlikely that the Department will have Supplementary Estimates A (because of the election) – Supps A will be done for Departments with urgent important need of funds – otherwise departments have to cash managed. Funding for new initiatives will be postponed to Supps B (December 2019).
• ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ Renovations: Modernization of the department's workspaces in the National Capital Region, and Mid-Life refit of the Lester B. Pearson Building, with work on Tower D beginning in the fall of 2019 and current work on the main front entrance to be completed by May of 2020.
• Modernization of International IT Network: Ongoing investments to improve bandwidth and mobility and new initiative with SSC to renew the network using cloud services and to improve the security posture.
• Partnership with Shared Services Canada (SSC) is integral to the success of ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ IM/IT delivery of Government of Canada programs and services internationally. The SSC mandate embodies email, data center, network, and workplace technology devices services. Consultation at all levels between the organizations must continue to be on-going for timely problem resolution and recognizing the intricacies of delivery IT solutions abroad.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS (LCM)

MANDATE

The ADM Public Affairs is Head of Communications for the department, responsible to you as Deputy Head for compliance with the requirements of government policy for communications. Branch activities are aimed at advancing the priorities of the government and department internationally, providing support to Canadians traveling abroad, and informing the department's staff.

The branch provides support directly to the offices of the department's three main ministers through three portfolio strategic communications divisions. The strategic communications units are also centrally involved in ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ's participation in the management of major issues with broad impact across the government.

The ADM and the DGs typically participate in government-wide issue response task forces, taking the lead for communications where required. The branch manages all headquarters media relations activities, responding to more than 5,200 media enquiries, more than any other department. The branch also provides 24/7 monitoring, media analysis and reporting services.

The branch manages internal communications for the department, including direct support to the deputy ministers across the full range of their communications and outreach activities.

The branch manages the department's official digital properties, and in this area we are also a government leader contributing to innovation and best practices for other departments. We provide direct support to missions in the management of their digital properties and social media accounts including training to diplomats on the use of new and emerging social media tools. The division is also resourced to take-over accounts on behalf of missions affected by crises or natural disasters.

Public Affairs also manages policy compliance for departmental communications. This includes the management, planning and reporting of advertising, Public Opinion Research, the federal identity, publications and compliance with standards for electronic platforms and publications.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Caretaker convention for the federal election:
• Government communications significantly affected.
• Most government advertising suspended on June 30; and
• Additional restrictions come into force when the official campaign begins.

• The annual meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), September 17-30:
• Typically draws significant media attention, in particular leaders' speeches;
• Summits on climate change and Sustainable Development Goals are scheduled; but
• Given that Canadian ministerial participation not expected this year, Canadian media interest should be reduced.

HOT ISSUES

• Managing consular cases is an on-going priority for LCM and represents a significant portion of day-today activities.
• Canada-China tensions related to Meng, including arbitrary detention of Kovrig and Spavor (with consular implications), increasing economic pressure by China is a sustained communications challenge.
• Recent communications on China have focused on demonstrating Canada's commitment to the rule of law and defending Canadian values.
• Canada-US relationship:
• US ratification of CUSMA could take place during the election period; and
• The US administration could take unpredictable steps affecting the trading relationship and Canadian economy.
• Cuba: The unexplained health incidents of Canadian diplomats posted to Havana and the department's response continues to pose an internal communications challenge.
• Venezuela: communications focused on ensuring Canada's position is clearly articulated while providing up-to-date travel information to Canadians and coordinating with the Lima Group.
• Foreign interference in Canadian politics and elections: the branch is closely engaged in the development of appropriate communications around the issue of potential foreign interference.

ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Stéphane Levesque was appointed as ADM Public Affairs at the start of December 2018. Prior to his appointment he was Director General Communications, International and Defence at the Privy Council Office (PCO). He has filled a number of other senior roles at PCO, namely Director General, Communications Advertising and Marketing (2016 - 17); Executive Director for Social and Economic (2015-16); and Director, New Media (2013-15). He also worked at Transport Canada as the Director, Web, Creative and Internal Communications (2010-13).

Mr. Levesque has taken on a number of high-profile leadership roles in federal government communications and in support of the communications community including co-leading the implementation of the Web Renewal project (2012-2015); supporting the development of the updated Government of Canada Policy on Communications and the Federal Identity; and drafting Annex J of the Open and Accountable Government document — "Personal and Partisan Use of Social Media by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries."

STRATEGIC POLICY (PFM)

MANDATE

The branch is the department's home for "Insight, Hindsight and Foresight". It supports ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ in understanding the wider Canadian and global context, including trends and constraints which may impact Canada's global policy and program choices and actions, and contributes to clarifying and designing Canada's international and regional roles in a rapidly evolving and transformational period. The branch designs, delivers and coordinates strategic policy advice on current and emerging feminist foreign policy, economic diplomacy and international assistance matters, leads the Department's evaluation, results and delivery, research and foresight functions, and data strategy coordination. It shapes Canadian positions in major global forums like the G7, G20, OECD, and World Economic Forum, and fosters relationships with a diversity of Canadian and international actors, including think tanks and academia, civil society, the private sector, foundations, and other orders of government. The branch coordinates the Medium-Term Planning and Budget processes, acts as secretariat for the Deputy Minister Committees on Global Trends, Foreign Affairs and Defence (GTFAD), supports departmental representation at the Deputy Minister Committees on Economic Trends and Policies (ETP), Innovative Growth and the Department's Performance Management and Evaluation Committee, and chairs the ADM Policy Group, and ADM International Assistance Committee.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Elissa Golberg was named Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Policy at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ in September 2018. She is also the Department's Champion for Innovation and Experimentation, Head of Performance Management, Chief Results and Delivery Officer, and Chair of the Resource Management Committee. Ms. Golberg has held several senior Canadian government roles, including Assistant Deputy Minister – Partnerships for Development Innovation (2015-2017); Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Geneva) and to the Conference on Disarmament (2011-2015); Director-General of the Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (2009-2011), and Representative of Canada in Kandahar, Afghanistan (20082009). Ms. Golberg holds a Master's degree in International Relations. She has been a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and has published on humanitarian, fragile state and public policy related matters. She is a recipient of the NATO ISAF General Service Medal, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, the Public Service Award of Excellence, and 3 Minister's Awards for Foreign Policy Excellence.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS 

• Ongoing lead on MTP and Transition
• Finalize new management framework for the International Assistance Envelope
• [REDACTED]
• Memorandum to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Development (Crisis Pool ask)

HOT ISSUES

• G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, August 24-26
• [REDACTED]
• UNGA high level week (Sept. 23 to 27):
• Mon Sept 23: SG's Climate Summit, High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
• Tues Sept 24: Opening of General Debate (morning, continuing daily until Mon. Sept 30); SDG Summit (starts in afternoon and continues on Sept. 25)
• Wed Sept 25: (SDG Summit continues)
• Thurs Sept 26: High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, High-level Meeting on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
• Friday Sept 27: High-level Meeting to review progress made in addressing the priorities of small island developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA)

GLOBAL ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT (MFM)

MANDATE

The branch advances Canadian priorities through thematic policy leadership, managing global investments and delivering specialized knowledge and advice on health, social, economic and environmental issues. The branch also delivers effective, needs-based humanitarian assistance in response to complex emergencies and natural disasters in developing countries. It is also the lead in Canadian engagement with multilateral and global organizations, including the UN, International Financial Institutions, and the Commonwealth and La Francophonie.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development 

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Minister of Foreign Affairs Approval of the International Conference Allotment Memo for the Canadian Delegation to the 74th UN General Assembly, September 2019.
• Approval of voting instructions for the election of the DG of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), September.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs approval of letter of credentials for the Canadian delegation to the Fourteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), New Delhi, India, September 2-13, 2019.
• African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Governors Consultative Committee (including Canada's delegate) will meet to discuss the proposal for a 7th General Capital Increase, September 18, 2019.
• Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Approval of the Scientific Integrity Policy, October.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs approval of letter of credentials for the Canadian delegation to participate in COP25 in Chile, December 2-13 2019.

ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Christopher MacLennan is currently the Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Issues and Development. In this role, he leads on Canada's development assistance efforts through multilateral and global partners, humanitarian assistance and priority thematic policy issues such as the empowerment of women and girls, health and education and green economic growth. Mr. MacLennan also serves as Canada's G7 foreign affairs sous-Sherpa. He has also served as acting Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet for Priorities and Planning and ADM of Policy Innovation at the Privy Council Office. Prior to PCO, Mr. MacLennan was Director General for Health and Nutrition at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). Mr. MacLennan led the team that organized the Prime Minister's Saving Every Woman, Every Child Summit on maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in 2014. This work followed on his previous work for the G8 Muskoka Initiative on MNCH in 2010. Mr. MacLennan holds a Ph.D. from Western University specializing in constitutional development and international human rights and has numerous publications including Toward the Charter: Canadians and the Demand for a National Bill of Rights, 19291960.

HOT ISSUES

• Advancing Canada's UN Security Council bid (2021-2022) in the final stretch before the vote in June 2020
• United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week (September 2019), including the UNSG's Climate Summit (Sept 23, 2019).
• Monitoring and responding to humanitarian crises, including in Yemen, Libya, Bangladesh/Myanmar, as well as the humanitarian implications of the ongoing Venezuela crisis.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS (IFM)

MANDATE

The International Security and Political Affairs Branch (IFM) is responsible for addressing international crises and the security of Canadians through the delivery of strategic policy advice, tailored analysis, and specialized programming. The branch plays a core role in exercising Canada's leadership in protecting and strengthening the rules-based international order and advancing Canadian values related to human rights, freedoms and inclusion, democracy, peace and stabilization programming, and security cooperation.

Working closely with Canada's bilateral, multilateral, and intergovernmental partners, the branch is at the forefront of Canada's policy and programming responses to pressing and emerging global security issues such as foreign interference, international cyber security, international crime and terrorism, weapons proliferation, violent extremism, conflict-affected states, and authoritarianism. The branch supports Canadian participation in key multilateral bodies, including NATO, the UN Human Rights Council, the OSCE, the G7 (IFM serves as the G7 Political Director), the Global Counterterrorism Forum, the International Atomic Energy Agency, OPCW, the Conference on Disarmament, and the Global Coalition Against Daesh. The branch also coordinates the GAC's relationship with Canada's Five Eyes intelligence partners. The branch would play a core role in developing Canadian approaches as a potential member of the UN Security Council in 2021-22.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development 

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER (POL ITICAL DIRECTOR)

Daniel J. Costello (B.A. Honours, Political Science, McGill University, 1984; M.A. Philosophy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1991; Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1995) taught for several years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and l'Université François Rabelais in Tours, France, before returning to Canada to serve as Policy Adviser and Executive Assistant to the Director of Policy and Research in the Office of the Prime Minister (1996-99), Executive Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1999-2002) and Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002-2004). He returned to teaching at the University of Ottawa in the fall of 2004 prior to joining Foreign Affairs Canada in 2005, where he has served as Director General for Intergovernmental Relations and Domestic Outreach (2005-06), Director General for the European Union and Western Europe (200608), Ambassador to the Republic of Poland with concurrent responsibility for Belarus (200912), Director General for Strategic Policy (2012-13), Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe and the Middle East (2013-15), and Ambassador of Canada to the European Union (2015-19). He began his assignment as Assistant Deputy Minister (Political Director) for International Security and Political Affairs in August 2019.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Minister of Foreign Affairs approval on the PSOPs Strategy.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs approval for Canada to host 2020 Canada-UK Global Conference for Media Freedom and on follow up actions from July 2019 Conference.
• [REDACTED]
• First flight by the Tactical Airlift Deployment (TAL) to UN peacekeeping mission to Africa anticipated to take place by the end of August.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs approval of Canada's position with regards to the U.S. International Maritime Coalition.
• Inform MINA of Canada's support of a candidate for the new Director General of IAEA, September.
• UNGA 1ST Committee on International Security and Disarmament, October 7- November 8.
• NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, November 18-19, Brussels.
• NATO Leaders meeting, December 3-4, London.
• OSCE Foreign Ministers Meeting, December 5-6, Bratislava.

HOT ISSUES

• Countering Violent Extremism and Islamophobia: Advancing proposals for a Prime Minister-led initiative to counter extremist narratives such as Islamophobia that lead to violence and promote inclusion
• Foreign interference and threats to democracy/election: increased focus of Rapid Response Mechanism to monitor threats of foreign interference in Canadian election (Oct 21) with potentially weekly engagement of DM in Panel of 5.
• The Task Force on International Critical Incidents (FCID) is currently managing one critical incident involving a Canadian citizen taken hostage in Burkina Faso.
• [REDACTED]

PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION (KFM)

MANDATE

The branch implements multi-sectoral and multi-country programming in developing countries to advance the objectives of the Feminist International Assistance Policy. The branch leverages the best that Canada has offer on the global stage by working principally through Canadian organizations that, through their extensive local partner networks and deep knowledge of local context, can reach and work with the poorest and most vulnerable, complementing the Department's government to government and multilateral programs.

The branch engages Canadians in international development at home and abroad. Flagship initiatives such as the Volunteer Cooperation Program provide unique opportunities for Canadians to contribute to Canada's international assistance. Other efforts to mobilize Canadians such as International Development Week and partnerships with national, provincial and regional councils of international cooperation increase domestic awareness and understanding of, and commitment to international development issues. KFM is also leading the establishment of the Equality Fund through a $300 million commitment to mobilize unprecedented resources from private philanthropy and other funders in support of women's organizations and movements in developing countries.

Innovation is central to the branch's mandate which acts as a catalyst for innovation across ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ's development stream, leading active communities of practice, developing tools, engaging other government departments and international networks, and sharing good practices and knowledge.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Minister of International Development 

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CHIEF TRADE COMMISSIONER OF CANADA

Ailish Campbell was named Chief Trade Commissioner in March 2017. She leads a team of Trade Commissioners in 160 offices that serve Canadian business interests to help firms sell, grow and go global.

Previously, she was General Director at Finance Canada responsible for the federal budget in innovation and defence policy areas, and Vice President, Policy International and Fiscal Issues, at the Business Council of Canada where she led CEO engagement in China, Japan and India. She began her career in the federal public service as a trade negotiator in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations.

Ailish holds a Master of Science (Economics) from the London School of Economics and a Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford and is designated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Ailish and her husband Dan have two children. They enjoy skiing and hiking.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Launch of the new International Education Strategy by MINT (and possibly Employment and Social Development Canada Minister) on August 21 (TBC)
• [REDACTED]
• TCS Annual Report 2019 (October)

HOT ISSUES

• Implementation of the Trade Diversification Strategy (incremental funding of $289.5 million over 5 years/$69.8 million ongoing) announced in the 2018 Fall Economic Statement, with a target of increasing Canada's overseas exports by 50 percent by 2025
• Under the Strategy, the number of Trade Commissioners available to serve exporters is set to increase by 7 percent in overseas markets and by 40 percent in the domestic regional network
• Challenges to staff TCS positions and consequently lapsing a portion of funds allocated to the Trade Diversification Strategy
• Implementation of Key Account phase two with up to 80 clients on boarded by late 2019
• Six new Trade Commissioner positions are being staffed to support diversity programming across the regional network
• Launching new Canadian Technology Accelerators (CTAs) in Mexico, London, Berlin and Delhi, helping high-growth technology firms scale up by connecting them with export, investment, and partnership opportunities in global innovation centres
• Updating the Trade Commissioner Service's tools, including a modern web presence and new client relationship management for seamless client referrals between federal and provincial partners
• Close collaboration with AAFC on canola export diversification
• First national recruitment for Trade Commissioners at the CO level in 4 years
• Implementation of the International Education Strategy ($28.9 million over 5 years and $6.5 million ongoing to the department) announced in Budget 2019
• Outreach and training workshops for SMEs on Canada's FTAs – to date over 4,000 participants have attended
• Federal, provincial and territorial and Consider Canada City alliance (CCCA) meetings in collaboration with Invest in Canada to further strengthen domestic partnerships in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) promotion and attraction

TRADE POLICY AND NEGOTIATIONS (TFM)

MANDATE

The branch is responsible for the development and implementation of Canadian trade policy, including managing all international trade, investment and air transportation rights negotiations; issue management related to international trade policy; litigation and dispute settlement; and the administration of import and export controls under the Export and Import Permits Act.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Implementation of Bill C-47 and associated regulations to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
• Entry into force of the modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA)
• WTO Reform: Ottawa Group Vice-Ministers meeting in Geneva
• Round 8 Canada-Mercosur FTA negotiations(after federal elections tbc)
• Advance Canada-Pacific Alliance Negotiations

HOT ISSUES

• Ratification of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
• Canada-United Kingdom Trade Dialogue
• Suspension of Canola Seed Exports to China
• Australia wine WTO dispute
• WTO Reform Review of export permits [REDACTED]

ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Steve Verheul became Assistant Deputy Minister of the Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ in mid-2017. In addition to this role, Mr. Verheul has been Canada's Chief Negotiator for the CUSMA negotiations. Prior to that, Mr. Verheul was appointed as Canada's Chief Negotiator for negotiations between Canada and the European Union from 20092016. He worked in international trade policy at Agriculture and AgriFood Canada from 1989 to 2009, where he worked on the NAFTA negotiations and the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations that led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Bruce Christie serves as Canada's Chief Negotiator for the CPTPP and the Canada-Mercosur FTA. Prior to that, he has held a number of senior positions in Ottawa and abroad, including as Chief Air Negotiator and Director-General of the Intellectual Property, Investment and Services Trade Policy Bureau from 2014 to 2017. Previously he was Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO at the Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva from 2009 to 2014, during which he served as the Chairman of the WTO Committee on Government Procurement.

LEGAL AFFAIRS (JFM)

MANDATE

The branch is the Government of Canada's principal source of advice on public international law.

The branch supports the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade in their statutory duties to foster the development of international law and its application in Canada's external relations - a key element of a rules-based international order - as well as to pursue bilateral and multilateral negotiations.

The branch's lawyers manage and develop policy and advice on international legal issues, advocate on behalf of Canada in international litigation and provide operational services such as negotiating and interpreting international agreements.

The branch's two areas of expertise are international trade law and public international law. International trade law includes areas such as market access and trade remedies law, investment and services law, and softwood lumber litigation. Public international law includes areas such as international peace and security, state sovereignty and extraterritoriality, consular and diplomatic law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, economic law, international treaty law, international criminal law, international environmental law as well as oceans and airspace law.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Alan Kessel assumed his responsibilities as ADM Legal Affairs and Legal Adviser in September 2017. Prior to this appointment Mr. Kessel was Deputy High Commissioner in London between September 2013 and August 2017.

Mr. Kessel has held numerous positions in the Legal Branch, including that of the Legal Adviser (2005–2013); as Deputy Legal Adviser and Director General of the Bureau of Legal Affairs (2004–2005); as Director of the United Nations, Criminal and Treaty Law Division.

His postings abroad have included the Canadian Embassy in Sweden (1985–1987), the Canadian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1990–1994) and the Canadian High Commission in London, U.K. (2000–2004, 2013-2017).

Mr. Kessel received his bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from the University of Waterloo and his law degree in 1979 from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1981. After several years in private practice in Toronto, he joined the Department in 1983.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Whether to proceed with the implementation and ratification of the Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (NAFTA 2.0).
• Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) negotiations are ongoing, with the next round due to take place in August.
• Canada and the US have agreed to exchange diplomatic notes to bring into effect the new CanadaU.S. Preclearance Agreement on August 15, 2019.
• Tabling of Canada's Annual Report to Parliament under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) (which references the SNC-Lavalin file).
• [REDACTED]
• [REDACTED] 

HOT ISSUES

• [REDACTED]
• OECD Working Group on Bribery, responsible for monitoring the implementation and enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, issued a public statement of concern regarding the SNC-Lavalin matter in March 2019. As requested by the Working Group, Canada provided an update on this matter in June 2019. The Working Group expects Canada to continue to provide updates at future meetings, including in October and December 2019.
• The two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, have now been in custody for over 100 days. The sustained investigation of Kovrig's activities as a diplomatic agent is a flagrant contravention of his residual immunities (in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations) which provides for functional immunities that continue to protect those activities, even after the diplomatic assignment has ended.
• Reform of current UN models for investor-state dispute settlement (JLT lawyer is the elected chair of the Working Group at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law responsible for developing reforms).
• WTO - Ensuring the continuation of a rules-based international trading order by engaging with a group of like-minded WTO members (the "Ottawa group") to address the current concerns with the dispute settlement system and to find alternative approaches in the event that the current stalemate with appointments to the WTO Appellate Body persists.

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (WGM)

MANDATE

The branch advances Canada's priorities in the 48 countries in SubSaharan Africa. The branch consists of three bureaus - the Southern and Eastern Africa Bureau (WED), the Western and Central Africa Bureau (WWD) and the Pan-Africa Affairs Bureau (WFD) - as well as 16 missions and 5 offices in the field, in 19 countries. Within the Government of Canada, the branch acts as the main vector to advance, support and coordinate Canada's foreign policy objectives in Sub-Saharan Africa which include: promoting human rights and inclusive governance; supporting poverty reduction efforts that reach the poorest and most vulnerable and building healthy and empowered people and communities; investing in inclusive and green economic growth and supporting a diversified trade agenda that benefits Canadians and Africans; and, contributing to peace and security, with a focus on fragile and conflict affected states. The branch manages political, trade and development relationships with SubSaharan African countries and regional institutions including the African Union and the African Development Bank, and leads on relevant issues in multilateral fora, including the UN and the G7. The branch is responsible for international assistance totaling approximately $630 M/year including Canada's programming, policy dialogue and stakeholder engagement activities in support of the Feminist International Assistance Policy in the region. The branch also provides consular services to Canadian citizens abroad, manages an active advocacy and diplomacy program, as well as a trade program that delivers commercial services and advice to Canadian businesses and supports their pursuit of international business opportunities.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Leslie E. Norton has served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Sub-Saharan Africa Branch at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ, since August 2016. Previously she served as Director General, Southern and Eastern Africa Bureau from 2015 to 2016, and as Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance Bureau from 2009 to 2015, first at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and then in the amalgamated department. At Headquarters, her other executive-level assignments have included Director, International Humanitarian Assistance and Food Aid Unit from 2006-2008, and Director, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group from 2008-2009. She began her career in Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and then moved to CIDA working in a range of positions in Africa, Asia and Multilateral Branches, including postings to Bangladesh and Geneva. As of late September/early October, will be taking up a new assignment as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations and to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Approval to invite African Union Commission (AUC) President Faki to Canada and approval of the first Canada – AUC High-Level Dialogue
• [REDACTED]
• Approval of the Narrative of Canada's Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa (ministerial levels)
• Approval of Canada's Engagement in the Sahel document (deputy minister-level)
• Decision on the date for the next Canada-South Africa Bilateral Consultations to be hosted by South Africa (usually at deputy minister-level – South African Deputy Minister equivalent blocked November 20 – December 12, 2019 as time window)
• Decision on the date for the next Canada-Nigeria Binational Commission to be hosted in Ottawa at deputy minister-level.

HOT ISSUES

• Sahel Region – G7 focus
• Mali – The end of the deployment of the Canadian Air Task Force to MINUSMA in Gao and the deteriorating security situation in the centre of the country
• Sudan –Governance transition following fall of 30-year dictatorship and signature of a Transitional Constitutional Arrangement for the next 36 months.
• Cameroon – Worsening human rights situation in the Anglophone regions and repression of the political opposition
• Burkina Faso – Deteriorating security situation and kidnapping case
• DRC – Ebola crisis

EUROPE, ARCTIC, MIDDLE EAST AND MAGHREB (EGM)

MANDATE

From London, Moscow and the Arctic region to Baghdad and Rabat, the branch's four bureaus cover a large and diverse portfolio of countries, supporting bilateral engagement and regional initiatives [REDACTED]. There is a high degree of political attention in the branch's region demonstrated by the significant number of high level meetings and visits and the 3.5B Middle East Strategy. The branch manages a number of politically complex issues, running the gamut from Brexit to Daesh. It also promotes increased, diversified, progressive and inclusive international trade and foreign direct investment throughout the region including through the ongoing ratification and implementation of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Trade Agreement. The branch's significant development program includes priorities such as poverty alleviation, women's economic empowerment and support to democracy and human rights. The branch also supports relevant branches and our missions in providing timely consular services for Canadians as well as advocacy on non-consular cases (ex: permanent residents). Our work in each stream is underpinned by the Feminist Foreign Policy agenda.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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Peter MacDougall Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Maghreb 

Peter MacDougall assumed his responsibilities as ADM Europe, Arctic and Maghreb (EGM) in July 2019. Prior to this, Mr. MacDougall was Ambassador of Canada to Jordan from 2016 to 2019. He was the assistant secretary to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy from January 2015 to August 2016.

Mr. MacDougall has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of British Columbia (1988); a bachelor of social work from the University of Victoria (1992); a master of social work from McGill University (1998); a master of arts in international relations from Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne (2014); and Diploma, École nationale d'administration, Strasbourg (2014).

Mr. MacDougall worked in the non-profit sector prior to joining Health Canada in 2000. He became director of HRSDC's Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative in 2004. In 2006, he became director of Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Relations at CIC, and subsequently, DG, Admissibility Policy, and DG, Refugee Affairs, before joining the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office in 2011 as director of operations.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• August 13-15: MINA hosting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Toronto and Nunavut
• August 20: Anticipated release of Canada's Arctic and Northern Policy Framework
• August 24-26: PM to G7 Summit in Biarritz, France
• August 30-September 1: Governor General visit to the Netherlands and Poland
• September 7: Israeli election
• September 15: Tunisia Presidential Election
• September 17: DM-level Canada-U.K. 3+3 in Halifax (TBC)
• September 30: Deadline to appeal Federal Court decision on settlement wine labelling
• October 31: Official Brexit

HOT ISSUES

• Europe/Eurasia
• UK/Brexit
• Ukraine: Ongoing conflict and political transition
• Turkey: [REDACTED] and relations with Russia
• [REDACTED]
• Middle East/Maghreb
• [REDACTED]
• Yemen: Second round of UN-led peace negotiations
• Iran: Warsaw Process
• Iran-USA: Increasing tensions leading to USA calls for allies to help with safeguarding shipping in the Persian Gulf.
• Saudi Arabia: Ongoing bilateral dispute including trade/economic consequences and [REDACTED]
• Israel/West Bank/Gaza: Deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza; [REDACTED], and; Israel/Palestinians-related resolutions in multilateral fora
• Syria: Regional dynamics
• [REDACTED]
• Libya: Increasing instability
• Algeria: Political transition

AMERICAS (NGM)

MANDATE

The branch advances Canada's priorities in the 39 countries across North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The branch consists of five bureaus as well as 48 missions, in 25 countries. The branch promotes Canada's interests and values in Canada and across our mission network through policy development, trade promotion, diplomacy, advocacy, and effective engagement. The branch also supports the Department's 2019-20 priorities of strengthening the rules-based international order, implementing a feminist approach, pursuing more diversified, modern and inclusive trade and investments in the region, as well as strengthening Canada's place in North America. Our international assistance contributes to poverty reduction, fostering peace and security, and in so doing, advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Through our Geo Coordination and Mission Support function at Headquarters, we champion innovation and coordinate missions and geographic branches to advance Government of Canada priorities, enabling effective collaboration, both internally and with other Governmental stakeholders, effective information sharing, planning and reporting, and effective public diplomacy. Through our mission network, the branch further provides timely and appropriate consular services for Canadians abroad. In all our offices, the branch aims to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.

On Latin America and the Caribbean, Canadian leadership is sought. Our convening power is evidenced though engagement in the Lima Group (Group of friends of Venezuela), the Organization of American States and other multilateral fora. The branch is working to develop long term vision for Canada in the region across all three business lines.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Michael Grant is ADM for the Americas at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ. A diplomat since 1994, Michael has served in Serbia, Turkey (with responsibility for Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan), Argentina, Mexico, Libya as Ambassador, and most recently as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

In Ottawa, Michael has served in various positions covering the Middle East, G7 and international security at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ, the Privy Council Office and as Director General for International Security Policy at the Department of National Defence. Michael is originally from Saint John, New Brunswick, and is a Graduate of Concordia University (BAdmin, 1992).

He began his professional life as a Canadian Sales Representative for Allied Mineral products from Columbus, Ohio. An avid hockey player, average golfer and aspiring yogi, Michael spends his spare time pretending he is a 1970s rocker with his kids.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• August 22—Visit of U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo
• Aug 27—MINA Visit to Cuba
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• Oct 20—Bolivia Presidential Elections
• Oct 27—Argentina Presidential Elections
• Oct 27 –Uruguay Presidential Elections
• Oct 14-15—APEC Finance Minister's meeting, Santiago Chile
• Nov 13-14—BRICS Summit—Brasilia, Brazil
• Nov 13-14—APEC Ministerial Meeting, Santiago Chile (MINT Level)
• Nov 16-17—APEC Economic Leader Meting, Santiago Chile (PM Level)
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• Nov 18-22—Canada-Mercosur FTA Negotiations (Round 8)—TBC
• Dec 9-12—COP 25- Santiago, Chile

HOT ISSUES

• U.S. Relations: [REDACTED]
• Venezuela Crisis
• Nicaragua: [REDACTED]
• Cuba: [REDACTED]
• Migration & Borders in the Americas: [REDACTED]
• OAS Secretary General election (anticipated in the Spring of 2020)

ASIA-PACIFIC (OGM)

MANDATE

The branch is focussed on leveraging Canadian interests in the most economically dynamic region in the world – a region that has tremendous potential for Canada. The Asia Pacific region is home to emerging super powers such as China; emerging powers, such as India, home to 1.3 billion people. Many other Asian countries are going through rapid transitions in economic development. The branch promotes Canada's interests and values through policy development, diplomacy, and advocacy; and in so doing, it is strengthening the rules-based international order and implementing a feminist approach. The branch also supports increased and more diverse trade and investment in the region, with an emphasis in 2019-20 on pursuing more diversified, modern and progressive trade. Our international assistance contributes to poverty reduction, fostering peace and security, and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Through our mission network, the branch further provides timely and appropriate consular services for Canadians abroad. In all our offices, the branch aims to foster a diverse, inclusive working environment, for all employees.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Pacific Island Forum (PIF) – Senator Boehm is attending the forum from August 11 to 20 which is taking place in Tuvalu.
• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – The annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting is taking place in Santiago Chile on November 16-17

ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER

Mr. Paul Thoppil was appointed as Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific in January 2019. Prior to his appointment he was the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Finances, Results and Delivery Officer of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). From 2009 to 2014 Mr. Thoppil was the Commercial Minister at the Canadian Embassy to Japan in Tokyo. Between joining ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ in 2004 and his posting in Japan in Japan in 2009, Mr. Thoppil was Director General at Global Affairs for Innovation and Partnerships, Corporate Finance, Corporate Planning, and Global Business and Opportunities. He has also previously worked as CFO and V.P. of Risk and Financial Services for the Canadian Commercial Corporation as well as the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Department of Finance.

Mr. Thoppil is married to Naina Thoppil and has two children. He obtained degree from the University of Ottawa and is a Charted Professional Accountant.

HOT ISSUES

• Tensions between Canada and China are strained since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou on December 1, 2018. Canada continues to seek the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and clemency for Robert Schellenberg. Canada also seeks to resolve bilateral issues over canola, while taking steps to protect the domestic industry. We continue to work diplomatically to encourage support for Canada's position.
• [REDACTED] Of grave concern is the mass repression as well as extra-judicial detention of as many as 1 million (possibly more) Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang province under the pretext of countering extremism.
• India: On August 5, India chose to change the status of Indian-administered Kashmir removing its authority to have its own constitution, flag and significant autonomy over all matters save for certain issues such as foreign affairs and defence. Much of the area has been under lockdown since the decision and tensions with Pakistan have risen.
• Hong Kong: Following attempts by the Legislative Council to introduce a bill that would allow for extradition of people to China, significant protest have continued to affect the city. Most recently demonstrators have managed to shut down parts of the city including segments of the train system as well as shutting down the airport.
• North Korea: [REDACTED] Following a historic crossing into North Korea at the Demilitarized Zone, and temporary pause in missile launches, North Korea has made five missile tests of shortrange ballistic missiles.
• Afghan peace process (highly fluid): The peace process between the Taliban and the U.S. continue with rumours that a peace agreement may have been reached. However the Afghan government, who are not part of the negotiations, are critical of the potential agreement.
• Myanmar: Genocidal attacks against the Rohingya in August 2017 led to the exodus of over 740 000 Rohingya into Bangladesh. Minister Freeland, Minister Monsef and the Government's strategy have placed Canada in a leadership role, working with Special Envoy Bob Rae. Refugee camps with no prospects for repatriation in the short-term and escalating violence in Myanmar are key concerns.
• Brunei: On April 3, Brunei gazetted the final stage of its Sharia Penal Code which includes corporal punishment and the death penalty for offences such as theft, apostasy, sodomy, same-sex relations, and blasphemy. Brunei's Universal Periodic Review is scheduled at the UN Human Rights Council in May.

LEGAL SERVICES UNIT (JUS)

MANDATE

The unit comprises 26 Department of Justice lawyers and advises ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ on all legal aspects of its operations – except on public international law and military law – to the extent it forms part of ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ's area of responsibility. The branch is nested in a vast nationwide network of Justice Canada lawyers and paralegals, benefitting from recognized experts in a plethora of specialties, which makes the Department of Justice Canada's largest law firm. It provides the following services: (i) legal advice on issues of Canadian law, including Crown law, labour and employment law, consular affairs, national security, intellectual property, access to information and privacy; (ii) legal advice on commercial law (transfer payments, public procurement, construction law, etc.); (iii) legal advice on real property law (leases, acquisition and disposition of property, etc.); (iv) legal advice on the negotiation, drafting, and interpretation of legal instruments, whether binding or non-binding; (v) litigation support; and (vi) drafting of legal instruments, domestic or commercial.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

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HOT ISSUES

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SENIOR GENERAL COUNSEL , DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Daniel Roussy, LL-L, LL-B Appointed Senior General Counsel at ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ Legal Services Unit (JUS) since September 2017, Daniel is a member of the Barreau du Québec (1993) and the Law Society of Ontario (1995). He holds a licence in civil and common law from the National Program at the University of Ottawa. He previously held the position of General Counsel at the CRTC and worked with the LSUs of ESDC, CSIS and DFO.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE (VBD)

MANDATE

The Office of the Chief Audit Executive (OCAE) conducts internal audits and advisory engagements on all programs and functions within ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ.

The internal audit function helps the department achieve its mandate by bringing an independent, systematic and disciplined approach to assess the effectiveness of governance operations, risk management practices and internal controls. The audits are planned using risk-based methodology which is undertaken every two years. In the offsetting year, the risk-based audit plan is refreshed to capture any new or emerging risks.

Audit reports are tabled before the Departmental Audit Committee (DAC), chaired by Stephen Wallace, BA and supported by Laurie Edwards, CPA; Andree Lafortune, CPA and Kim Scott, MA. The DAC membership was just recently renewed.

The OCAE conducts follow up on all internal and external audit recommendations to ensure timely implementation to properly address risk areas identified by the audits. The follow-up status report on audit recommendations is also routinely tabled at the DAC.

The OCAE acts as the liaison with external assurance providers such as the Office of the Auditor General and the Public Service Commission.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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CHIEF AUDIT EXECUTIVE

Brahim Achtoutal joined ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ in November 2015 as Chief Audit Executive. He has significant experience, spanning over 25 years, working in both private and public sector in various management positions.

After spending over 15 years in the private sector working in the banking industry and then for Ernst & Young in the area of external financial audit and due diligence he accepted a position in the public service. His career with the federal government started with former Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada before joining ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ.

Brahim is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), has an MBA from HEC Montréal University and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) is conducting its annual Public Accounts – Pay Stabilization audit. The CFO and OCAE will support the OAG over the course of the summer to complete this work.
• There are two upcoming Departmental Audit Committee meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for November 15, 2019 where we will be tabling four audits and the second is scheduled for December 12, 2019 where we will be tabling another four audits.

HOT ISSUES

• There are 104 outstanding audit recommendations (65 internal and 26 external).
• Four upcoming mission audits in Beirut, Manila, Abidjan and Haiti.

INSPECTION, INTEGRITY AND VALUES & ETHICS BUREAU (ZID)

MANDATE

The Inspector General (IG) is responsible for the inspection of Canada's missions abroad; values and ethics guidance and compliance (including harassment, conflict of interest and PSDPA wrong-doing disclosures*); fraud risk management; mental health and employee assistance services; and all investigations related to V&E matters and fraud. The IG also provides support and guidance to Heads of Mission and undertakes different forms of outreach and intervention across the mission network. The office, which comprises 3 divisions, operates with autonomy from other departmental structures, to reinforce its neutrality, confidentiality and objectivity; the IG reports directly to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, while, separately, the Director for Values & Ethics also has direct delegated authority from the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on wrongdoing disclosures and harassment. *Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will receive various reports on [REDACTED]
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INSPECTOR GENERAL (DIRECTOR GENERAL)

Tamara Guttman, Inspector General since September 2016.

Tamara is a career diplomat, who joined the foreign service in 1990. She served as Ambassador of Canada to Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia from 2010 to 2013, and from 2013 to 2016 as Director General of the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs). She has also served abroad at Canada's missions in Rome, Copenhagen, Seoul and Budapest, and was speechwriter and foreign policy advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada 2001-2003. She has a BA from Carleton University (1989).

Deputy Inspector General / Director of Inspections: Pierre Giroux (ZIV)

Director, Special Investigations Unit: Jerome Bernier (ZIU)

Director, Values & Ethics and Workplace Well-being: (Heather DiPenta – departs Aug 16; position being re-staffed) (ZIB)

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• The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will receive email summaries of mission inspection reports, and later will receive memos with the formal, completed mission inspection reports for review and acknowledgement (reports are approved by the IG); in 2019-20, inspections include WSHDC (June 2019); MIAMI and ATNTA (fall 2019); LSBON and ASTNA (December); BMAKO and DAKAR (Feb/Mar).
• Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will receive the IG's annual 'Trends and Issues' report on observations and findings across the ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ network, expected in late September

HOT ISSUES

• EXCO discussed mental health and harassment issues in ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ in March; the branch will lead follow-up on these (updated strategies, program and capacity questions)
• The branch plays an active role in preparing Heads of Missions and other staff for postings abroad, including diverse training activities, and guidance on best practices, risks and accountabilities
• ZID and HCM will coordinate ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ implementation of Bill C-65, which amends the Canada Labour Code on harassment and workplace violence
• The IG will contact Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs as required to brief and seek guidance on [REDACTED]

CORPORATE SECRETERIAT (DCD)

MANDATE

The Corporate Secretariat coordinates advice and provides services to ministers and deputy ministers related to Cabinet and parliamentary affairs, correspondence, and executive briefing. It is also responsible for departmental performance and compliance related to obligations under the Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Canada Evidence Act, and the Statutory Instruments Act (i.e., regulations making). The Corporate Secretariat provides strategic advice and support for the department's corporate governance committees, particularly the Executive Committee, and acts as a focal point for the department's work to advance open and transparent government. Its Ministerial Liaison Unit plays a unique role in its direct administrative support to ministers' and deputy ministers' offices. The Corporate Secretariat's primary clients are ministers and deputy ministers, however, in all areas of its mandate (e.g., Cabinet affairs, executive briefing, ATIP, etc.), it also provides advice and support to clients in divisions across the department, including training on processes, strategies and legal obligations.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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DIRECTOR GENERAL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY

Jennifer MacIntyre holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University (1997) and a Masters in Public Administration from Queen's University (2008). Jennifer served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister responsible for international visits and summits before joining the former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2003. She was Deputy Director with the Global Partnership Program, responsible for Canada's nuclear security programming in the Russian Federation, until 2006, when she was posted to Washington, D.C., as Counsellor (Intergovernmental Affairs) and Executive Assistant to the Ambassador to the United States. In 2011, she returned to Ottawa as the Director of the Europe and Eurasia Bureau's Bilateral Relations and Operations Division. In 2013, she was appointed Ambassador to the Swiss Federal Council with concurrent accreditation to the Principality of Liechtenstein. In 2017, she was appointed Ambassador of Canada for Climate Change. She was named Director General and Corporate Secretary in 2018. She is the departmental concierge for the upcoming transition in October/November 2019.

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Executive Committee retreat on transition and medium-term planning on September 5.
• Confirmation of corporate governance committee structure; modifications recommended following recent review.
• Approval by the Deputy Minister of the annual report on the implication of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery on Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the enforcement of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

HOT ISSUES

• Concierge support to ministers and ministers' offices on transition.
• Coordination of Caretaker Convention advice and Caretaker Tracker, in partnership with strategic policy and communications.
• Support to PFM on transition briefing material.
• Implementation of new proactive disclosure requirements the amended Access to Information Act.
• Departmental consultations to improve briefing products.
• Modernizing processes for ministerial correspondence (e.g., paperless, electronic signature, etc.)

OFFICE OF PROTOCOL (XDD)

MANDATE

The Office of Protocol advances Canada's bilateral relations and foreign policy objectives in partnership with geographic branches and PCO, and facilitates the presence and work of the foreign diplomatic community in Canada, by:

• Coordinating visits to Canada by foreign Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs/Trade/Development, Heads of International Organizations and guests of the government (i.e., the Governor General, Prime Minister or Portfolio Ministers); and managing the official travel abroad by the Governor General, Prime Minister, Portfolio Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.
• Managing/coordinating official events (in Canada and abroad) hosted by the Prime Minister, Portfolio Ministers, and senior officials from ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ and other federal departments.
• Managing the National Airport Courtesies Program, which provides airport courtesy clearances for foreign dignitaries visiting Canada and the Canada Reception Centre (Terminal Lounge/Hangar 11, Ottawa Airport).
• Managing practical compliance with the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act (and related Orders in Council and frameworks) and develops, administers and monitors policies and programs for facilitating the establishment of foreign diplomatic and consular, international organizations, and the presence of their representatives in Canada.
• Providing services related to the agrément and accreditation of foreign representatives, the issuance of visas and appropriate credentials, diplomatic security and protection, privileges and immunities, and outreach and ceremonial programs for foreign Heads of Mission (HoMs).

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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DIRECTOR GENERAL CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

Stewart Wheeler became Chief of Protocol of Canada in January 2019. Prior to that he served as ADM of International Relations/Chief of Protocol in Ontario's Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (201618). Stewart has over 20 years experience in the Foreign Service, with postings in Washington, London, Bogota, Kabul and as Ambassador of Canada to Iceland (2012-16). He also served as Press Secretary to Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.

In overseas assignments, Stewart has covered policy areas including: U.S. congressional relations, trade promotion, Arctic foreign policy, energy trade policy, human rights, peace processes, post-conflict reconstruction, and public affairs. In Ottawa, he has worked in parliamentary and Cabinet relations, media relations, Mexico Relations, corporate and internal communications.

Stewart studied international relations at Trent University and the Universidad de Granada in Spain. He received the Minister's Award for Foreign Policy Excellence in 1999, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, and the Operational Service Medal – South-West Asia Ribbon, for his civilian service in Afghanistan (2010-2011).

90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Visit of the Prime Minister to the G7 Summit (Biarritz, France: August 23-26)
• Visit of the Governor General to the Netherlands and Poland - 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War (August 29 – September 2)
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• Visit of the Secretary of State of the USA (Ottawa; August 22)
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HOT ISSUES

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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS (DPD)

MANDATE

The International Assistance Operations Bureau (Special Bureau) was created in 2017 to provide centralized guidance and coordination for all branches responsible for international assistance programs. The bureau reports directly to the Deputy Minister for International Development on behalf of ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ Deputy Ministers responsible for international assistance.

The bureau provides guidance, advice, tools and training to programming branches on how to operationalize international assistance. The bureau is also mandated to streamline, simplify, and harmonize programming approaches, including development of related guidance and program policies. The bureau leads on results reporting and risk management for international assistance, as well as housing the results-based management Centre of Excellence. The bureau oversees key horizontal files, such as Women, Voice and Leadership. Finally, the bureau engages program branches throughout the investment planning and approval process in order to support and track progress, particularly with regard to departmental international assistance commitments.

FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES*

*Indicative numbers only. May receive further funding through the year through TB Submissions, cost recovery, RMC requests, etc. **G & Cs have not yet been approved by the Deputy Minister of International Development

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90-DAY HORIZON – MILESTONES & DECISION POINTS

• Move to a new budget review process for non-repayable, international development contribution agreements that will speed up negotiations;
• Launch a new round of Organizational Capacity Assessments (OCAs) on project monitoring and innovation;
• Engage partner organizations through the Task Force on Increasing Effectiveness (TaFIE) on how to improve external communications; and
• Building on previous TaFIE recommendations, develop a light approval and management process for low dollar value/low complexity projects.
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DIRECTOR GENERAL

*Incoming- date TBC

Edmond D. Wega began his public service career at Transport Canada in 2001. He subsequently worked with the Department of Finance Canada, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the Privy Council Office. He joined the Canadian International Development Agenda in 2003, working on Canada's assistance to Central and Eastern Europe. In the following years, he held various managerial positions, including Director of the Canada Fund for Africa Secretariat, responsible for the delivery of Canada's G8 commitment in support of the New Partnership for Africa's Development.

He subsequently served abroad, in Addis Ababa (2008-2012) and in Maputo (2012-2015) as Head of Aid and Senior Director responsible for Canada's development programs in Ethiopia and Mozambique. At ¶¶ÒùÊÓƵ, Mr. Wega led the Pan Africa Development Program as Senior Director (2015-2016) before serving as Director General of the Eastern and Southern Africa Bureau. Most recently, Mr. Wega served as Ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso and Benin.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRIORITIES

REVITALIZING RULES-BASED IN'T ORDER

ERADICATING POVERTY

DIVERSIFIED, INCLUSIVE TRADE

CANADA'S PLACE IN NORTH AMERICA

FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY

NORTH AMERICA

• United States:
• CUSMA ratification/, Title III Helms Burton Act
• Migration and border security
• Continental Security
• Mexico:
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EUROPE

• EU/United Kingdom:
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• Ukraine:
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• Russia:
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

• Economic partnerships (Canada-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement, CanadaPacific alliance)
• Migration flows and impact [REDACTED] humanitarian crises
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• LIMA group engagement/leadership
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AFRICA

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• Pol transition (Sudan)
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• Irregular Migration [REDACTED]
• Sahel
• G7 Focus, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

MULTILATERAL

• UN:
• UNGA High Level Week engagement (September 2019)
• Peace operations:
• MINUSMA
• Elsie Initiative,Vancouver Principles
• Peace and Stabilization Operations Programs (PSOP) strategy
• NATO:
• NATO mission in Iraq and Latvia
• Co-operation in the Arctic Notable decisions/votes:
• Prime Minister Representative/Sherpa for Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Economic and Social Council and Food and Agriculture Organization elections ï‚· [REDACTED]

LEGAL/REGULATORY

• Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) contract
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• Meng Wanzhou extradition request, consular cases
• Possible new sanctions regulations

CONSULAR and CRITICAL INCIDENTS

• Duty of Care report to TBS
• Mission Security [REDACTED]
• Health incidents [REDACTED]
• Consular Cases:
• Schellenberg (China)
• Kovrig/Spavor (China)
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• Kidnapping:
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CORPORATE and HUMAN RESOURCES

• Bill C-58 and proactive disclosure
• MTP coordination across department
• Revised governance committee structure
• New Foreign Service-International Assistance stream
• Collective bargaining (PAFSO)
• Promotion exercises (EX, FS)

MIDDLE EAST 

• Israel/ Middle East Peace Process (MEPP):
• Ongoing support, participation in global efforts for peace
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• Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA)
• Syria
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• White Helmets
• Gulf States:
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• Bilateral/diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia
• Dubai 2020 mining conference
• Yemen:
• Humanitarian situation – monitoring and response
• Peace Talks (ongoing)

ASIA

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• China:
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• DPRK:
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• Myanmar:
• Ongoing engagement/support on Rohingya crisis
• India:
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• Afghanistan
• Peace process

UPCOMING EVENTS/TRAVEL

G7 Summit (France): August 24-26 (PM Trudeau, Min Freeland TBC)

Approved by Elissa Golberg, ADM, Strategic Policy