All posts tagged "Government of Canada"

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  New Canadian PM Mark Carney forms government, with minister of government transformation among appointments

  Mark Carney – the former public servant who served both the Department of Finance and central bank in Canada and was governor of the Bank of England in the UK

  • Posted March 17, 2025
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  Letter from Ottawa: Navigating through a year of uncertainty

  With a change of prime minister imminent and a new president over the border, the Canadian public service faces a year of change – at a time when the government

  • Posted January 20, 2025
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  All change in Canadian top jobs as election looms

  The top of the Canadian civil service has seen major changes this week, including new appointments as deputy clerk of the Privy Council and head of the Privy Council Office.

  • Posted August 25, 2021
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  Canada mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all federal workers

  All federal government workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September, according to an announcement made by the government of Canada on Friday. A further vaccine mandate

  • Posted August 16, 2021
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  The growing friction between bilingualism and other forms of inclusion in Canada

  A letter from Ottawa: The state’s commitment to the French and English languages is rubbing against hopes for greater inclusion, writes Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council. But

  • Posted April 16, 2021
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  Canadian government announces new initiatives to boost diversity and inclusion

  Canada has launched a new package of measures designed to remove barriers and promote inclusion and accessibility in its public services, emphasising its commitment to improving diversity. The recommendations were

  • Posted February 1, 2021
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  Canada’s digital chief Alex Benay quits government

  Alex Benay has announced he will step down as Canada’s chief information officer next month to “take on new challenge” at tech start-up MindBridge. “It is with mixed emotions that

  • Posted August 8, 2019
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  Canada’s 2017 budget: what federal staff need to know

  The Liberals’ second federal Budget under prime minister Justin Trudeau, published on Wednesday, has been designed to please the middle class – upsetting public sector unions, which called for more

  • Posted March 24, 2017
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  Janice Charette, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Government of Canada: Exclusive Interview

  Janice Charette has held the top civil service post in Canada for more than nine months now. She tells Global Government Forum what she would like to achieve by 2020

  • Posted July 21, 2015
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