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Official website: Government of Canada
The roles of the many institutions and people that help govern our country.
The Monarch
History of the monarchy in Canada, role of the King
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General’s role, national honours and awards, how to visit Rideau Hall
Prime Minister
The Prime Minister’s itinerary and news releases, his team and mandate
Cabinet
Members of the Cabinet, past and present; their role as the executive branch of government
Ministers
Ministers and parliamentary secretaries
Parliament
The Senate and the House of Commons, how a bill becomes a law
Departments and agencies
List of all Government of Canada departments and agencies
Governor in Council
View a list of vacant Governor in Council positions. Learn about our new way of appointing to these positions. Get information on compensations, terms and condition of employment, and performance management.
Judicial
Learn how judges are appointed. Apply to become a judge or a member of the Judicial Advisory Committee.
Ministerial
Get information on appointments made under the authority of a Minister and links to ministerial appointment opportunities.
Senate
Learn more about the government's process for Senate appointments.
General assistance by telephone
Telephone service hours
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (your local time). Our office is closed on statutory holidays.
Contact information
Contacts by department or agency
Enter a department name or abbreviation to find a contact us page.
Department contacts
AbbreviationAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada
AAFC
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
ACOA
Atlantic Pilotage Authority Canada
APA
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
AECL
Auditor General of Canada (Office of the)
OAG
Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada Museum
Blue Water Bridge Canada
BWB
Business Development Bank of Canada
BDC
Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal
CART
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Canada Border Services Agency
CBSA
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
CDIC
Canada Development Investment Corporation
CDEV
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
CED
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
CEIC
Canada Firearms Centre
CAFC
Canada Industrial Relations Board
CIRB
Canada Lands Company Limited
CLC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMHC
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
CPPIB
Canada Post
CPC
Canada Research Chairs
Canada Revenue Agency
CRA
Canada School of Public Service
CSPS
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
CATSA
Canadian Army
CA
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
CCOHS
Canadian Coast Guard
CCG
Canadian Commercial Corporation
CCC
Canadian Conservation Institute
CCI
Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
Canadian Dairy Commission
CDC
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
IAAC
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CFIA
Canadian Grain Commission
CGC
Canadian Heritage
PCH
Canadian Heritage Information Network
CHIN
Canadian Human Rights Commission
CHRC
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
CIPO
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
CICS
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
CITT
Canadian Judicial Council
CJC
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
CMHR
Canadian Museum of History
CMH
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
CMIP
Canadian Museum of Nature
CMN
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
CanNor
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CNSC
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
CPMA
Canadian Police College
CPC
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
CRRF
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS
Canadian Space Agency
CSA
Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
TCS
Canadian Transportation Agency
CTA
Canadian War Museum
CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
CRCC
Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (Office of the)
FJA
Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (Office of the)
OCL
Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the)
OCOL
Communications Research Centre Canada
CRC
Communications Security Establishment Canada
CSEC
Communications Security Establishment Commissioner (Office of the)
OCSEC
Competition Bureau Canada
COBU
Competition Tribunal
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (Office of the)
CIEC
Copyright Board Canada
CB
CORCAN
Correctional Investigator Canada
OCI
Correctional Service Canada
CSC
Courts Administration Service
CAS
Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
CMAC
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
CIRNAC
Defence Construction Canada
DCC
Defence Research and Development Canada
DRDC
Democratic Institutions
Destination Canada
DC
Elections Canada
Elections
Employment Insurance for individuals
EI
Employment and Social Development Canada
ESDC
Environment and Climate Change Canada
ECCC
Environmental Protection Review Canada
EPRC
Export Development Canada
EDC
Farm Credit Canada
FCC
Farm Products Council of Canada
FPCC
Federal Bridge Corporation
FBCL
Federal Court of Appeal
FCA
Federal Court of Canada
FC
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
FedDev Ontario
Federal Ombudsman for Victims Of Crime (Office of the)
OFOVC
Finance Canada (Department of)
FIN
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
FCAC
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
FINTRAC
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DFO
Global Affairs Canada
GAC
Governor General of Canada
OSGG
Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Canada
GLPA
Health Canada
HC
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
HSMBC
Human Rights Tribunal of Canada
HRTC
Innovation Hub
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
IRB
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
IRCC
Indian Oil and Gas Canada
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
INAC
Indigenous Services Canada
ISC
Industrial Technologies Office
ITO
Information Commissioner (Office of the)
OIC
Infrastructure Canada
INFC
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
ISED
Intelligence Commissoner (Office of the)
Intergovernmental Affairs
International Development Research Centre
IDRC
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges
JCCBI
Justice Canada (Department of)
JUS
Labour Program
Laurentian Pilotage Authority Canada
LPA
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Library and Archives Canada
LAC
Marine Atlantic
MarineAtlantic
Measurement Canada
MC
Military Grievances External Review Committee
MGERC
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada
MPCC
National Arts Centre
NAC
National Battlefields Commission
NBC
National Capital Commission
NCC
National Defence
DND
Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Office of the)
National Energy Board
NEB
National Film Board
NFB
National Gallery of Canada
NGC
Canada Science and Technology Museum
National Research Council Canada
NRC
Natural Resources Canada
NRCan
National Seniors Council
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Canada
NSERC
Northern Pipeline Agency Canada
NPA
Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada
OHSTC
Chief Military Judge (Office of the)
OCMJ
Pacific Economic Development Canada
PacifiCan
Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada
PPA
Parks Canada
PC
Parliament of Canada
Parole Board of Canada
PBC
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada
PMPRB
Polar Knowledge Canada
POLAR
PPP Canada
P3C
Prairies Economic Development Canada
PrairiesCan
Prime Minister of Canada
Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Office of the)
OPC
Privy Council Office
PCO
Procurement Ombudsman (Office of the)
OPO
Public Health Agency of Canada
PHAC
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
PPSC
Public Safety Canada
PS
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada (Office of the)
PSIC
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
PSP Investments
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada
PSDPTC
Public Service Commission of Canada
PSC
Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board
PSLREB
Public Services and Procurement Canada
PSPC
Royal Canadian Navy
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada
SCT
Ridley Terminals Inc.
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Royal Canadian Mint
Mint
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
ERC
Royal Military College of Canada
RMCC
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC
Service Canada
ServCan
Shared Services Canada
SSC
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
SSHRC
Social Security Tribunal of Canada
SST
Standards Council of Canada
SCC-CCN
Statistics Canada
StatCan
Women and Gender Equality Canada
WAGE
Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (Office of the)
OSB
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (Office of the)
OSFI
Supreme Court of Canada
SCC
Tax Court of Canada
TCC
Taxpayers' Ombudsperson (Office of the)
OTO
Telefilm Canada
Translation Bureau
Transport Canada
TC
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
TATC
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
TSB
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
TBS
Veterans Affairs Canada
VAC
Veterans' Ombudsman (Office of the)
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
VRAB
VIA Rail Canada
VIA Rail
Virtual Museum of Canada
VMC
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
WDBA
- Structure of government
The roles of the many institutions and people that help govern our country.
The Monarch
History of the monarchy in Canada, role of the King
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General’s role, national honours and awards, how to visit Rideau Hall
Prime Minister
The Prime Minister’s itinerary and news releases, his team and mandate
Cabinet
Members of the Cabinet, past and present; their role as the executive branch of government
Ministers
Ministers and parliamentary secretaries
Parliament
The Senate and the House of Commons, how a bill becomes a law
Departments and agencies
List of all Government of Canada departments and agencies
- Democracy and elections
- Government appointments
Governor in Council
View a list of vacant Governor in Council positions. Learn about our new way of appointing to these positions. Get information on compensations, terms and condition of employment, and performance management.
Judicial
Learn how judges are appointed. Apply to become a judge or a member of the Judicial Advisory Committee.
Ministerial
Get information on appointments made under the authority of a Minister and links to ministerial appointment opportunities.
Senate
Learn more about the government's process for Senate appointments.
General assistance by telephone
Telephone service hours
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (your local time). Our office is closed on statutory holidays.
Contact information
- Telephone: 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232)
- TTY: 1-800-926-9105
- From outside Canada: Call 1 800 O-Canada from abroad
Contacts by department or agency
Enter a department name or abbreviation to find a contact us page.
Department contacts
AbbreviationAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada
AAFC
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
ACOA
Atlantic Pilotage Authority Canada
APA
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
AECL
Auditor General of Canada (Office of the)
OAG
Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada Museum
Blue Water Bridge Canada
BWB
Business Development Bank of Canada
BDC
Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal
CART
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Canada Border Services Agency
CBSA
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
CDIC
Canada Development Investment Corporation
CDEV
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
CED
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
CEIC
Canada Firearms Centre
CAFC
Canada Industrial Relations Board
CIRB
Canada Lands Company Limited
CLC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMHC
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
CPPIB
Canada Post
CPC
Canada Research Chairs
Canada Revenue Agency
CRA
Canada School of Public Service
CSPS
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
CATSA
Canadian Army
CA
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
CCOHS
Canadian Coast Guard
CCG
Canadian Commercial Corporation
CCC
Canadian Conservation Institute
CCI
Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
Canadian Dairy Commission
CDC
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
IAAC
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CFIA
Canadian Grain Commission
CGC
Canadian Heritage
PCH
Canadian Heritage Information Network
CHIN
Canadian Human Rights Commission
CHRC
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
CIPO
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
CICS
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
CITT
Canadian Judicial Council
CJC
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
CMHR
Canadian Museum of History
CMH
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
CMIP
Canadian Museum of Nature
CMN
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
CanNor
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CNSC
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
CPMA
Canadian Police College
CPC
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
CRRF
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS
Canadian Space Agency
CSA
Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
TCS
Canadian Transportation Agency
CTA
Canadian War Museum
CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
CRCC
Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (Office of the)
FJA
Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (Office of the)
OCL
Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the)
OCOL
Communications Research Centre Canada
CRC
Communications Security Establishment Canada
CSEC
Communications Security Establishment Commissioner (Office of the)
OCSEC
Competition Bureau Canada
COBU
Competition Tribunal
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (Office of the)
CIEC
Copyright Board Canada
CB
CORCAN
Correctional Investigator Canada
OCI
Correctional Service Canada
CSC
Courts Administration Service
CAS
Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
CMAC
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
CIRNAC
Defence Construction Canada
DCC
Defence Research and Development Canada
DRDC
Democratic Institutions
Destination Canada
DC
Elections Canada
Elections
Employment Insurance for individuals
EI
Employment and Social Development Canada
ESDC
Environment and Climate Change Canada
ECCC
Environmental Protection Review Canada
EPRC
Export Development Canada
EDC
Farm Credit Canada
FCC
Farm Products Council of Canada
FPCC
Federal Bridge Corporation
FBCL
Federal Court of Appeal
FCA
Federal Court of Canada
FC
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
FedDev Ontario
Federal Ombudsman for Victims Of Crime (Office of the)
OFOVC
Finance Canada (Department of)
FIN
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
FCAC
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
FINTRAC
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DFO
Global Affairs Canada
GAC
Governor General of Canada
OSGG
Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Canada
GLPA
Health Canada
HC
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
HSMBC
Human Rights Tribunal of Canada
HRTC
Innovation Hub
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
IRB
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
IRCC
Indian Oil and Gas Canada
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
INAC
Indigenous Services Canada
ISC
Industrial Technologies Office
ITO
Information Commissioner (Office of the)
OIC
Infrastructure Canada
INFC
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
ISED
Intelligence Commissoner (Office of the)
Intergovernmental Affairs
International Development Research Centre
IDRC
Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges
JCCBI
Justice Canada (Department of)
JUS
Labour Program
Laurentian Pilotage Authority Canada
LPA
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Library and Archives Canada
LAC
Marine Atlantic
MarineAtlantic
Measurement Canada
MC
Military Grievances External Review Committee
MGERC
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada
MPCC
National Arts Centre
NAC
National Battlefields Commission
NBC
National Capital Commission
NCC
National Defence
DND
Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Office of the)
National Energy Board
NEB
National Film Board
NFB
National Gallery of Canada
NGC
Canada Science and Technology Museum
National Research Council Canada
NRC
Natural Resources Canada
NRCan
National Seniors Council
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Canada
NSERC
Northern Pipeline Agency Canada
NPA
Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada
OHSTC
Chief Military Judge (Office of the)
OCMJ
Pacific Economic Development Canada
PacifiCan
Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada
PPA
Parks Canada
PC
Parliament of Canada
Parole Board of Canada
PBC
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada
PMPRB
Polar Knowledge Canada
POLAR
PPP Canada
P3C
Prairies Economic Development Canada
PrairiesCan
Prime Minister of Canada
Privacy Commissioner of Canada (Office of the)
OPC
Privy Council Office
PCO
Procurement Ombudsman (Office of the)
OPO
Public Health Agency of Canada
PHAC
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
PPSC
Public Safety Canada
PS
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada (Office of the)
PSIC
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
PSP Investments
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada
PSDPTC
Public Service Commission of Canada
PSC
Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board
PSLREB
Public Services and Procurement Canada
PSPC
Royal Canadian Navy
Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada
SCT
Ridley Terminals Inc.
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Royal Canadian Mint
Mint
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
ERC
Royal Military College of Canada
RMCC
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC
Service Canada
ServCan
Shared Services Canada
SSC
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
SSHRC
Social Security Tribunal of Canada
SST
Standards Council of Canada
SCC-CCN
Statistics Canada
StatCan
Women and Gender Equality Canada
WAGE
Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (Office of the)
OSB
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (Office of the)
OSFI
Supreme Court of Canada
SCC
Tax Court of Canada
TCC
Taxpayers' Ombudsperson (Office of the)
OTO
Telefilm Canada
Translation Bureau
Transport Canada
TC
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
TATC
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
TSB
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
TBS
Veterans Affairs Canada
VAC
Veterans' Ombudsman (Office of the)
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
VRAB
VIA Rail Canada
VIA Rail
Virtual Museum of Canada
VMC
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority
WDBA