Prime Minister Releases Mandate Letters for Ministers

Prime Minister Trudeau has released the ministerial mandate letters that are used to guide Cabinet’s actions in their respective portfolio areas.

Below are some highlights of the direction given to the Ministers as it relates to Canada’s aerospace industry and Vision 2025. You can read all mandate letters here.

The Honourable Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry “Continue to support Canada’s traditionally strong industries – including aerospace… to increase productivity and innovation, especially as we transition to a low-carbon economy.” “Continue to help Canadian businesses innovate and grow so that they can create good quality jobs…Continue to support innovation ecosystems across the country…particularly those based on partnerships…to support job creation, technology adoption, investment and scale-up.” “Work with the Minister of Natural Resources and the minister of Environment and Climate Change to position Canada as a global leader in clean technology.” “Support the Minister of Procurement in bringing forward analyses and options for the creation of Defence Procurement Canada.”

The Honourable Anita Anand Minister of Public Services and Procurement “Continue the modernization of procurement practices so that they are simpler, less administratively burdensome…encourage greater competition and include practices that support our economic policy goals including innovation.” “Publish clear metrics to measure government performance on procurements and make government data more readily available to vendors…” “Continue the development of better vendor management tools…Increase the diversity of bidders on government contracts.” “Work with the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry to manage the competitive process, select a supplier and enter into a contract to construct Canada’s fighter aircraft fleet.” Take the lead in “bringing forward analyses and options for the creation of Defence Procurement Canada…”

The Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Transport “Continue to improve the safety of Canada’s transportation sector through a review and modernization of relevant legislation and regulations.” “Ensure that Canada’s transportation system supports the Government’s ambitious economic growth and job creation agenda.” “Canadians require a transportation system that is safe and reliable, that facilitates trade and the movement of people and goods and that is more environmentally sustainable.”

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan Minister of National Defence Work with the Procurement Minister and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry… “to manage the competitive process, select a supplier and enter into a contract to construct Canada’s fighter aircraft fleet.” “Support the Minister of Procurement to bring forward analyses and options for the creation of Defence Procurement Canada…” “…Develop better surveillance (including by renewing the North Warning System), defence and rapid-response capabilities in the North and in the maritime and air approaches to Canada…”

The Honourable Mary Ng Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Minister of International Trade “Focus work happening… on the core goal of export promotion and development, particularly for small businesses….Lead the export mobilization of our small- and medium-sized enterprises.” “Create a new Canada Commercial Consular Service … to better support small- and medium-sized Canadian companies facing commercial of trade disputes.” “Work across the Trade Commissioner Service, Export Development Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Invest in Canada and the Canadian Commercial Corporation to ensure that all resources and maximizing our trade promotion capabilities.” “Advance Canada’s trade agenda pursuing new agreements and opportunities…”

The Honourable Carla Qualtrough Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion “Help Canadians get the skills they need for good quality jobs…develop measures that maximize labour force participation.” “Continue to support the work of the national campaign to promote the skilled trades as first choice careers for young people.” “With the support of the Minister of Finance, continue the implementation of the new Canada Training Benefit, for launch in 2020.”

The Honourable Mélanie Joly Minister of Economic Development Minister of Official Languages “…continue supporting the creation of worker transition centres that will offer skills development initiatives and economic and community diversification activities in Western and Eastern Canada.”. “Lead the development of a renewed framework for regional economic development…” “Work across government to ensure that the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) have the tools that they need to support the Government’s overall economic agenda…” Support “the creation of worker transition centres that will offer skills development initiatives and economic and community diversification activities in Western and Eastern Canada.”

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Foreign Affairs “Ensure a close link between foreign, defence, development and trade policy.” “Work with the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Northern Affairs and partners through the Arctic and Northern policy Framework to develop better surveillance (including by renewing the North Warning System), defence and rapid-response capabilities in the North and in the maritime and air approaches to Canada…”