The Government of Canada is directed by the Cabinet, a group of senior government ministers led by the Prime Minister. Cabinet committees are a set of committees in the ministry that are responsible for enacting their agenda.
When the Prime Minister is unable to attend Cabinet or the chair and any vice-chair of a Cabinet committee are absent, the next most senior minister in the ministerial ranking should take the chair. Committee membership is limited to ministers, but non-ministers may attend in some cases.
Current committees Members of the following cabinet committees are from the 30th Canadian Ministry, headed by Mark Carney as prime minister since March 2025.https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/cabinet-committee-mandate-and-membership
Name Chair Vice-Chair Terms of referenceNational Security CouncilMark Carney, Prime MinisterAnita Anand, Minister of Foreign AffairsTo consider matters relating to national security, foreign policy, defence, trade strategy, international relations, development, resilience and resource security.Treasury BoardShafqat Ali, President of the Treasury BoardFrançois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National RevenueTo consider matters relating to government digitization, the public service, and public funds. Has alternate members.Priorities, Planning and StrategyMark Carney, Prime MinisterSteven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons of CanadaTo consider matters relating to government strategy and legislation implementation.Operations and Parliamentary AffairsDominic LeBlanc, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, One Canadian Economy, and President of the King's Privy Council for CanadaSteven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons of CanadaTo consider matters relating to parliamentary affairs and emerging issues.Build CanadaTim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesChrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal TradeTo consider matters relating to housing, infrastructure, climate change, the economy, and Indigenous prosperity.Government Transformation / Government EfficiencyFrançois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National RevenueJoël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and ProcurementTo consider matters relating to government delivery and the reduction of its expenditures.Secure and Sovereign CanadaDavid McGuinty, Minister of National DefenceAnita Anand, Minister of Foreign AffairsTo consider matters relating to Canada-U.S. relations, Canadian sovereignty, and foreign affairs.Quality of Life and Well-BeingSteven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and CultureJulie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate ChangeTo consider matters relating to safety, Indigenous relations, and community.Incident Response GroupMark Carney, Prime MinisterOnly activated to respond to a national crisis or threat. Eleanor Olszewski, the Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience, serves as a "core member".
Former committees Cabinet Committee on Security, Public Health and Emergencies, established under the Martin government
The following were included in the Trudeau government, between 2015 and 2025: Agenda, Results and Communication Cabinet Committee Canada in the World & Public Security Cabinet Committee Canada-United States Relations Cabinet Committee Defence Procurement Cabinet Committee Diversity and Inclusion Cabinet Committee Environment, Climate Change and Energy Cabinet Committee Growing the Middle Class Cabinet Committee Litigation Management Cabinet Committee
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