Deputy Minister champions and committees
Deputy Ministers are professional, non-partisan public servants. Their role is to provide their Minister with the expert advice needed for the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, and to undertake the day-to-day management of the department on behalf of the Minister.
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Deputy Minister champions
Deputy Minister champions provide support and guidance to various communities or programs from a strategic level and build awareness of and advance issues.
Deputy Minister committees
The Clerk of the Privy Council chairs three Deputy Minister Committees which:
- Advance the management agenda and the renewal of the Public Service;
- Function as the human resources committee for the senior executive cadre of the Public Service; and
- Discuss the implementation of the Government’s policy agenda and priorities.
In addition to these Clerk-chaired Deputy Minister Committees, Deputy Ministers sit on various policy and operational committees to advance the implementation of the Government’s agenda in an integrated way and strengthen government-wide policy coherence. These committees focus on issues such as economic growth, the net-zero economy, social well-being, digital government, Indigenous reconciliation, international affairs, national security, and more. Departments provide secretariat and policy support for these committees.
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