Corporate Services

The Corporate Services Branch provides administrative, financial, human resources, information and informatics and technical services to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Privy Council Office (PCO) and associated ministers’ offices. Some of these services are also available to commissions of inquiry.

The Branch also provides a number of services of interest to the general public. These include:

Executive Correspondence Services

Executive Correspondence Services provides correspondence services to the Prime Minister and PCO ministers. It responds to non-political mail and e-mail addressed to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

Correspondence Services issues greetings and special messages signed by the Prime Minister for community events and milestone anniversaries and birthdays. It also responds to telephone enquiries from the general public.

Volumes can reach over 2 million items of correspondence in a given year.

Access to Information and Privacy Requests

The Access to Information and Privacy Office (ATIP) responds to requests for information made under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

The ATIP office maintains a reading room where the public may examine requested departmental records. Visitors can also view departmental manuals and publications related to access to information.

For more information on ATIP, or to make a request, call: (613) 957-5210.

Further Reading

The Role and Structure of the Privy Council Office (2007)

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