Federal organizations

Federal responsibilities

Your petition must raise a question or concern about environmental issues related to sustainable development that fall within the scope of the federal government’s responsibilities.

The following federal organizations are required to respond to environmental petitions:

Federal organizations not listed above have the option of responding to petitions.

A

Accessibility Standards Canada

Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

C

Canada Border Services Agency

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Canada Emission Reduction Incentives Agency

Canada Employment Insurance Commission

Canada Energy Regulator

Canada Revenue Agency

Canada School of Public Service

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Canadian Grain Commission

Canadian Heritage

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Canadian Space Agency

Canadian Transportation Agency

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceRCMP

Communications Security Establishment Canada

Copyright Board Canada

Correctional Investigator Canada

Correctional Service Canada

Courts Administration Service

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

E

Employment and Social Development Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada

F

Farm Products Council of Canada

Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Finance Canada, Department of

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

G

Global Affairs Canada

H

Health Canada

I

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

Indigenous Services Canada

Infrastructure Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Invest in Canada Hub

J

Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges IncorporatedInc.

Justice Canada, Department of

L

Law Commission of Canada

Leaders’ Debates Commission

Library and Archives Canada

M

Military Grievances External Review Committee

Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada

N

National Capital Commission

National Defence

National Film Board

National Research Council Canada

National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat

Natural Resources Canada

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Northern Pipeline Agency of Canada

O

Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada

Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

Office of the Intelligence Commissioner

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada

Office of the Secretary to the Governor General

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada

Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada

P

Pacific Economic Development Canada

Parks Canada

Parole Board of Canada

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

Polar Knowledge Canada

Prairies Economic Development Canada

Privy Council Office

Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Prosecution Service of Canada

Public Safety Canada

Public Service Commission of Canada

Public Services and Procurement Canada

R

Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceRCMP External Review Committee

Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

S

Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians

Shared Services Canada

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Statistics Canada

T

The National Battlefields Commission

Transport Canada

Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

V

Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Review and Appeal Board

W

Women and Gender Equality Canada


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