The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS; french: Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, SCT) is the administrative branch of the

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(the committee of ministers responsible for the financial management of the federal government) and a central agency of the

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. The role of the Secretariat is to support the Treasury Board and to provide advice to Treasury Board members in the management and administration of the government. The Treasury Board Secretariat is headed by the secretary of the Treasury Board, currently

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, who is responsible to

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through the

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, currently

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Function

The TBS assists the Treasury Board, which functions as the government's management committee by overseeing the operations of the federal government as a whole and serving as the principal employer of the core public administration. The TBS is also responsible for supporting the Treasury Board in its comptrollership role, providing oversight of the financial management functions in departments and agencies. TBS offices are located primarily at 90 Elgin Street,

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, though there are several smaller offices elsewhere in Ottawa/Gatineau, as well as regional offices throughout Canada.

Secretary

In February 2018, Prime Minister

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announced that

, who was then city manager for the Toronto government and formerly had been secretary of the Cabinet in the

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and head of the Ontario Public Service, was to become secretary of the Treasury Board on 4 April 2018. He was previously secretary to the Ontario Treasury Board for three years, and deputy minister of finance in the federal government.

Current Structure of Treasury Board Secretariat

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**Secretary of the Treasury Board ***Associate Secretary ***

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***Comptroller General of Canada ****Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Economic Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector ****Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Security and Justice Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Priorities and Planning Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Social and Cultural Sector ****Assistant Secretary, Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs Sector ****Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Officer Branch ****Senior Director, Internal Audit and Evaluation Bureau ****Senior General Counsel, Legal Services Branch The GC 2.0 Program Office in the CIO Branch of Treasury Board Secretariat is responsible for maintaining

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, the Government of Canada internal wiki.

Access to information and privacy

The ''

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'' gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and any person or corporation present in Canada a right to access records of government institutions that are subject to the Act. The ''Privacy Act'' gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals present in Canada the right to access their personal information held by government institutions that are subject to the Act. The Treasury Board Secretariat is responsible for issuing direction and guidance to government institutions with respect to the administration of the ''Access to Information Act'' and interpretation of this policy.

References

External links

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Proactive disclosure reports
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