Generally, any new policy direction or position must be approved by Cabinet. It has historically been responsible for financial, personnel and administrative management, comptrollership, and approving regulations and most Orders-in-Council. Treasury Board is also considered an executive committee as its decisions are not normally subject to further approval. Once a decision has been reached by the Executive committee, it is recorded and communicated throughout the government in the form of a Record of Decision (RD).īesides their role in confirming decisions made by policy committees, executive committees generally consider items of special urgency, political issues and the review of senior appointments. The decision is subject to confirmation by an executive committee chaired by the Prime Minister. Once an item has been discussed at a policy committee and consensus has been reached, a Cabinet Committee Recommendation (CR) is issued. In past Parliaments, policy committees have been established to examine issues such as social affairs, the economy, the environment, foreign affairs, security, Indigenous affairs, Canada-U.S. Issues are normally brought forth by a Minister in the form of a Memorandum to Cabinet which is tendered to the appropriate Cabinet committee after it has been circulated to all member Ministers. Generally, policy committees consider proposals aimed at implementing the government's agenda, parliamentary business, and any other matter of general concern to Canadians or the government. While it is the Prime Minister's prerogative to organize Cabinet and the Cabinet committee decision-making system, in the recent past there have been two types of Cabinet committees: policy committees and executive committees. The Cabinet system is formed by Cabinet committees.
The Cabinet system performs several key functions, including: securing agreement among Ministers on Government priorities and parliamentary actions providing a forum of debate and, ensuring Ministers have the necessary information they need to carry out their responsibilities.
Members of Cabinet (Ministers) are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. Cabinet is the body of advisors that sets the federal government's policies and priorities for the country.
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