Departments and Agencies

This comprehensive list provides direct links to the primary Web sites of Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations, as well as links to Web sites maintained by organizations for which various departments and agencies are responsible.

If the name of the organization you are looking for is not listed, try consulting the Population Affiliation Report. It contains information on all current Government of Canada departments, agencies, Crown corporations and special operating agencies, and also includes a listing of organizations that no longer exist or that have been privatized.

1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
   
   
   1. Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program
      
      
   2. Canadian Rural Partnership
      
      
   3. Co-operatives Secretariat
      
      
   4. Fish and Seafood On-line
      
      
   5. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
      
      
   6. Market Analysis Division
      
      
   7. Plant Gene Resources of Canada
      
      
   8. Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
      
      
   9. Research and Analysis Directorate
      
      
2. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
   
   
3. Atlantic Pilotage Authority Canada
   
   
4. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
   
   
5. Auditor General of Canada, Office of the
   
   

1. Bank of Canada
   
   
   1. Bank Notes
      
      
   2. Currency Museum
      
      
2. Business Development Bank of Canada
   
   

1. Cadets Canada
   
   
2. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
   
   
3. Canada Business Network
   
   
4. Canada Council for the Arts
   
   
5. Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
   
   
6. Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
   
   
7. Canada Firearms Centre
   
   
8. Canada Industrial Relations Board
   
   
9. Canada Lands Company Limited
   
   
   1. Canada Lands Company
      
      
   2. Old Port of Montréal Corporation Inc.
      
      
   3. Parc Downsview Park Inc.
      
      
10. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
    
    
11. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
    
    
12. Canada Post Corporation
    
    
13. Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
    
    
    1. Taxes
       
       
    2. Child and Family Benefits
       
       
14. Canada School of Public Service
    
    
15. Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation
    
    
    1. Canada Agriculture Museum
       
       
    2. Canada Aviation Museum
       
       
    3. Canada Science and Technology Museum
       
       
16. Canada Transportation Act Review
    
    
17. Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
    
    
18. Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
    
    
19. Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
    
    
20. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    
    
21. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
    
    
22. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
    
    
23. Canadian Coast Guard
    
    
24. Canadian Commercial Corporation
    
    
25. Canadian Dairy Commission
    
    
26. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
    
    
27. Canadian Food Inspection Agency
    
    
28. Canadian Forces Grievance Board
    
    
29. Canadian Grain Commission
    
    
30. Canadian Heritage
    
    
    1. Aboriginal Affairs Branch
       
       
    2. Canadian Conservation Institute
       
       
    3. Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
       
       
    4. Canadian Heritage Information Network
       
       
    5. Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion
       
       
    6. Exchanges Canada
       
       
    7. International Affairs Branch
       
       
    8. Multiculturalism
       
       
    9. Official Languages
       
       
    10. Sport Canada
        
        
    11. Virtual Museum of Canada
        
        
31. Canadian Human Rights Commission
    
    
32. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
    
    
33. Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    
    
34. Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
    
    
35. Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
    
    
36. Canadian International Development Agency
    
    
    1. Youth Zone
       
       
37. Canadian International Trade Tribunal
    
    
38. Canadian Judicial Council
    
    
39. Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
    
    
    1. Canadian Museum of Civilization
       
       
       1. Canadian Children's Museum
          
          
       2. Canadian Postal Museum
          
          
       3. IMAX® Theatre
          
          
    2. Canadian War Museum
       
       
    3. Virtual Museum of New France
       
       
40. Canadian Museum of Nature
    
    
41. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
    
    
42. Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
    
    
43. Canadian Polar Commission
    
    
44. Canadian Police College
    
    
45. Canadian Race Relations Foundation
    
    
46. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
    
    
47. Canadian Space Agency
    
    
48. Canadian Tourism Commission
    
    
49. Canadian Transportation Agency
    
    
    1. Air Travel Issues and Complaints
       
       
50. Canadian Wheat Board
    
    
51. Cape Breton Development Corporation
    
    
52. Cape Breton Growth Fund (CBGF)
    
    
53. Citizenship and Immigration Canada
    
    
54. Climate Change (Government of Canada)
    
    
55. Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs, Office of the
    
    
56. Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the
    
    
57. Commissioner of Review Tribunals CPP/OAS, Office of the
    
    
58. Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
    
    
59. Communications Security Establishment
    
    
60. Communications Security Establishment Commissioner, Office of the
    
    
61. Competition Bureau
    
    
62. Competition Tribunal
    
    
63. Copyright Board Canada
    
    
64. Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
    
    
65. Courts Administration Service
    
    

1. Defence Construction Canada
   
   
2. Defence Research and Development Canada (Defence R&D Canada)
   
   
   1. Research Centres
      
      

1. Elections Canada
   
   
   1. Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
      
      
2. Employment Insurance Board of Referees
   
   
3. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
   
   
4. Environment Canada
   
   
   1. Canada-Chile Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
      
      
   2. Canadian Ice Service
      
      
   3. Canadian Wildlife Service
      
      
   4. Clean Air
      
      
   5. Environment Canada's Regional Sites
      
      
   6. Freshwater
      
      
   7. Global Climate Change
      
      
   8. Meteorological Service of Canada
      
      
   9. National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
      
      
   10. North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC)
       
       
5. Environmental Protection Review Canada
   
   
6. Ethics Commissioner, Office of the
   
   
7. Export Development Canada
   
   

1. Farm Credit Canada
   
   
2. Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
   
   
3. Federal Court
   
   
4. Federal Court of Appeal
   
   
5. Federal Labour Standards Review
   
   
6. Finance Canada, Department of
   
   
   1. Canada Investment and Savings (Canada Savings Bonds)
      
      
7. Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
   
   
8. Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
   
   
9. Fisheries and Oceans Canada
   
   
   1. Atlantic Fisheries Policy Review
      
      
   2. Canadian Hydrographic Service
      
      
   3. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
      
      
   4. Canadian Waters
      
      
   5. Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
      
      
   6. Marine Environmental Data Service
      
      
   7. Marine Navigation Services
      
      
   8. Marine Services On-line
      
      
   9. Regions
      
      
   10. Science
       
       
   11. Sustainable Aquaculture
       
       
10. Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC)
    
    
    1. Canada's Human Security Agenda
       
       
    2. Canadian International Policy
       
       
    3. Consular Affairs
       
       
    4. Countries and Regions
       
       
    5. Embassies and Consulates
       
       
    6. International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS)
       
       
    7. Passport Canada
       
       
    8. SafeLane - Canada's Guide to the Global Ban on Landmines
       
       
11. Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
    
    
12. Functional Communities of the Government of Canada
    
    

1. Governor General of Canada
   
   
2. Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Canada
   
   

1. Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission
   
   
2. Health Canada
   
   
   1. Pest Management Regulatory Agency
      
      
3. House of Commons
   
   
4. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
   
   
   1. Canada Education Savings Grant
      
      
   2. Canada Student Loans Program
      
      
   3. Employment Insurance (EI)
      
      
   4. Labour Program
      
      
   5. National Homelessness Initiative
      
      
   6. Youth Employment Strategy
      
      

1. Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
   
   
2. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
   
   
   1. Indian Oil and Gas Canada
      
      
   2. Kids' Stop
      
      
3. Indian Claims Commission
   
   
4. Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
   
   
5. Industry Canada
   
   
   1. Aboriginal Business Canada
      
      
   2. Broadband for Rural and Northern Development
      
      
   3. Canada's Digital Collections
      
      
   4. Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
      
      
   5. CommunAction.ca
      
      
   6. Communications Research Centre
      
      
   7. Consumer Connection
      
      
   8. Electronic Commerce Branch
      
      
   9. FedNor - Federal Economic Development Initiative in
      Northern Ontario
      
      
   10. Information and Communications Technologies
       
       
   11. Innovation in Canada
       
       
   12. Investment Canada Act
       
       
   13. Measurement Canada
       
       
   14. Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications (SITT) Gateway
       
       
   15. Spectrum Management and Telecommunications
       
       
   16. Strategis: Canada's Business and Consumer Site
       
       
   17. Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Office of the
       
       
6. Information Commissioner of Canada, Office of the
   
   
7. Infrastructure Canada
   
   
8. Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
   
   
9. Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics
   
   
10. International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
    
    
11. International Development Research Centre
    
    
12. International Joint Commission
    
    
13. International Trade Canada (ITCan)
    
    
    1. Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
       
       
    2. Investment, Science and Technology Branch
       
       
    3. Team Canada
       
       
    4. Trade Negotiations and Agreements
       
       

1. Justice Canada, Department of
   
   

1. Laurentian Pilotage Authority
   
   
2. Law Commission of Canada
   
   
3. Leadership Network, The
   
   
4. Library and Archives Canada
   
   
   1. Canadian Genealogy Centre
      
      
   2. Information Management Services
      
      
   3. Learning Centre
      
      
   4. Multicultural Resources and Services
      
      
   5. Portrait Gallery of Canada
      
      
   6. Preservation
      
      

1. Marine Atlantic
   
   
2. Military Police Complaints Commission
   
   

1. NAFTA Secretariat - Canadian Section
   
   
2. National Advisory Council on Aging
   
   
3. National Arts Centre
   
   
4. National Battlefields Commission
   
   
5. National Capital Commission (NCC)
   
   
6. National Crime Prevention Strategy
   
   
7. National Defence
   
   
   1. Canada's Air Force
      
      
      1. Air Force Reserve
         
         
   2. Canada's Army
      
      
      1. Army Reserve
         
         
   3. Canada's Navy
      
      
      1. Naval Reserve
         
         
   4. Cadets Canada
      
      
   5. Canadian Forces Liaison Council
      
      
   6. Canadian Forces Pension Office
      
      
   7. Canadian Post War Military and Dependant Graves
      
      
   8. Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Rangers
      
      
   9. Chief of the Defence Staff
      
      
   10. Dependent Education Management
       
       
   11. Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
       
       
   12. Directorate of History and Heritage
       
       
   13. Human Resources Military
       
       
   14. Human Resources Civilian
       
       
   15. National Search and Rescue Secretariat
       
       
   16. Recruiting
       
       
   17. Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
       
       
8. National Energy Board
   
   
9. National Farm Products Council
   
   
10. National Film Board of Canada
    
    
11. National Gallery of Canada
    
    
    1. Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
       
       
12. National Joint Council
    
    
13. National Literacy Secretariat
    
    
14. National Research Council Canada
    
    
    1. Biotechnology Research Institute
       
       
    2. Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
       
       
    3. Canadian Bioinformatics Resource
       
       
    4. Canadian Technology Network
       
       
    5. Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
       
       
    6. Industrial Materials Institute
       
       
    7. Industrial Research Assistance Program
       
       
    8. Institute for Aerospace Research
       
       
    9. Institute for Biodiagnostics
       
       
    10. Institute for Biological Sciences
        
        
    11. Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology
        
        
    12. Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
        
        
    13. Institute for Information Technology
        
        
    14. Institute for Marine Biosciences
        
        
    15. Institute for Microstructural Sciences
        
        
    16. Institute for National Measurement Standards
        
        
    17. Institute for Ocean Technology
        
        
    18. Institute for Research in Construction
        
        
    19. Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute
        
        
    20. Plant Biotechnology Institute
        
        
    21. Research Press
        
        
    22. Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences
        
        
15. National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
    
    
16. National Search and Rescue Secretariat
    
    
17. Natural Resources Canada
    
    
    1. Atlas of Canada
       
       
    2. Canadian Forest Service
       
       
    3. Climate Change
       
       
       1. Energy Efficiency, Office of
          
          
    4. Earth Sciences Sector
       
       
       1. Geological Survey of Canada
          
          
       2. Geomatics Canada
          
          
       3. Polar Continental Shelf Project
          
          
    5. Energy, Minerals and Metals Information Centre
       
       
    6. Energy Sector
       
       
    7. Minerals and Metals Sector
       
       
       • Explosives Regulatory Division
         
         
    8. Northern Pipeline Agency Canada
       
       
18. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
    
    
19. Networks of Centres of Excellence
    
    

1. Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
   
   

1. Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada
   
   
2. Parks Canada
   
   
3. Parliament of Canada
   
   
4. Passport Canada
   
   
5. Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
   
   
6. Pension Appeals Board
   
   
7. Policy Research Initiative
   
   
8. Prime Minister of Canada, Office of the
   
   
9. Privacy Commissioner of Canada
   
   
10. Privy Council Office
    
    
    1. Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
       
       
    2. Intergovernmental Affairs
       
       
    3. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Office of the
       
       
    4. Leader of the Government in the Senate, Office of the
       
       
    5. Regulatory Affairs and Orders in Council Secretariat
       
       
    6. Smart Regulation Initiative
       
       
11. Public Health Agency of Canada
    
    
    1. Canadian Health Network (CHN)
       
       
    2. Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC)
       
       
    3. Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPR)
       
       
    4. Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (CIDPC)
       
       
    5. Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses (LFZ)
       
       
    6. Centre for Healthy Human Development (CHHD)
       
       
    7. Centre for Surveillance Coordination (CSC)
       
       
    8. National Microbiology Laboratory (NML)
       
       
    9. Public Health Agency of Canada - Alberta and Northwest Territories Region
       
       
    10. Public Health Agency of Canada - Atlantic Region
        
        
12. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
    
    
    1. Canada Border Services Agency
       
       
    2. Canada Firearms Centre
       
       
    3. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
       
       
    4. Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP
       
       
    5. Correctional Investigator, Office of the
       
       
    6. Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
       
       
    7. Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness
       
       
    8. National Parole Board
       
       
    9. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
       
       
    10. Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
        
        
13. Public Sector Pension Investment Board
    
    
14. Public Service Commission of Canada
    
    
    1. Employment Opportunities in the Public Service
       
       
15. Public Service Human Resources Management Agency
    of Canada
    
    
    1. Official Languages
       
       
16. Public Service Integrity Office
    
    
17. Public Service Labour Relations Board
    
    
18. Public Service Staffing Tribunal
    
    
19. Public Works and Government Services Canada
    
    
    1. Canadian General Standards Board
       
       
    2. Compensation Sector
       
       
    3. Consulting and Audit Canada
       
       
    4. Contracts Canada
       
       
    5. Federal Public Service Pension Plan
       
       
    6. Government Information Services Branch
       
       
    7. Government On-Line
       
       
    8. Industrial Security Sector
       
       
       1. Canadian and International Industrial Security Directorate
          
          
       2. Controlled Goods Directorate
          
          
       3. Program Harmonization and Services Directorate
          
          
    9. Information Technology Services Branch (ITSB)
       
       
    10. Professional Services Procurement Directorate
        
        
    11. Receiver General for Canada
        
        
    12. Translation Bureau
        
        

1. Queens Quay West Land Corporation
   
   

1. Rebuilding Afghanistan
   
   
2. Receiver General for Canada
   
   
3. Review Tribunal (Agriculture and Agri-food)
   
   
4. Royal Canadian Mint
   
   
5. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
   
   

1. Security Intelligence Review Committee
   
   
2. Senate of Canada
   
   
3. Service Canada
   
   
4. Social Development Canada (SD)
   
   
   1. Income Security Programs
      
      
   2. Office for Disability Issues
      
      
   3. Social Development Directorate
      
      
5. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
   
   
   1. Canada Research Chairs
      
      
6. Species at Risk Act Public Registry
   
   
7. Standards Council of Canada
   
   
8. Statistics Canada
   
   
   1. 2001 Census Site
      
      
9. Status of Women Canada
   
   
10. Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the
    
    
11. Supreme Court of Canada
    
    

1. Tax Court of Canada
   
   
2. Team Canada inc
   
   
3. Technology Partnerships Canada
   
   
4. Telefilm Canada
   
   
5. Transport Canada
   
   
   1. Boating Safety, Office of
      
      
6. Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
   
   
7. Transportation Safety Board of Canada
   
   
8. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
   
   
   1. Chief Information Officer
      
      
   2. Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program
      
      
   3. Modern Comptrollership
      
      
   4. Reports of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
      
      

1. Veterans Affairs Canada
   
   
2. Veterans Review and Appeal Board Canada
   
   
3. VIA Rail Canada Inc.
   
   
4. Voluntary Sector Initiative
   
   

1. Western Economic Diversification Canada