The minister of public services and procurement (french: ministre des services publics et de l’approvisionnement) is the

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in the

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who is responsible for overseeing the

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's "common service organization" (

Public Services and Procurement Canada Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; french: Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada)''Public Services and Procurement Canada'' is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Public Works ...

), an expansive department responsible for the internal servicing and administration of the federal government. A flavour for the department is given by the list of acts and regulations for which it is responsible."Acts and Regulations" page for the Department of Public Works
/ref> The minister of public services and procurement is also the

receiver general for Canada The receiver general for Canada (french: receveur général du Canada) is responsible for making payments to the Government of Canada each fiscal year, accepting payments from financial institutions and preparing the Public Accounts of Canada, co ...

. The ''Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, 1996'' states: "In the Minister's capacity as Receiver General, the Minister shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties and functions assigned to the receiver general by law." The current minister is

Helena Jaczek Krystina Helena Jaczek is a Canadian physician and Liberal politician, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Markham—Stouffville in the House of Commons of Canada and as the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Receiv ...

, who took over on August 31, 2022, from

Filomena Tassi Filomena Tassi is a Canadian politician who has served as the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario since August 31, 2022. A member of the Liberal Party, Tassi represents the riding of Hamilto ...

List of ministers

Key: Prior to 1996, the responsibilities of the current Public Works and Government Services portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of

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and

Minister of Supply and Services Minister of Supply and Services was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1969 to 1996. On July 12, 1996, office of the Minister of Supply and Services and the office of the Minister of Public Works were abolished and replaced with the office of ...

Acts for which the minister is responsible

# ''Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act'' # ''Bridges Act'' # ''Canadian Arsenals Limited Divestiture Authorization Act'' # ''Defence Production Act'' # ''Department of Public Works and Government Services Act'' # ''Dry Dock Subsidies Act'' # ''Expropriation Act'' # ''Federal District Commission to have acquired certain lands, An Act to confirm the authority of the'' # ''Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act'' # ''Government Property Traffic Act'' # ''Kingsmere Park Act'' # ''National Flag of Canada Manufacturing Standards Act'' # ''Ottawa River, An Act respecting certain works'' # ''Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act'' # ''Pension Benefits Division Act'' # ''Publication of Statutes Act'' # ''Seized Property Management Act'' # ''Shared Services Canada Act'' # ''Surplus Crown Assets Act'' # ''Translation Bureau Act'' Source:

References

External links

* Public Services and Procurement {{canada-gov-stub