Public Safety Canada

Public Safety Canada (PSC; French: Sécurité publique Canada, SPC; PSP can be used to denote both official languages), legally incorporated as the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEPC), is the department of the federal government of Canada responsible for protecting Canadians and helping to maintain a peaceful and safe society.[2]

Public Safety Canada
Sécurité publique Canada
Department overview
Formed2003
Preceding Department
TypeDepartment responsible for public safety
JurisdictionCanada
Employees1,180 (2018–19)
Annual budgetCA$$727.6 million (2018–19)[1]
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister
Child agencies
Key documents
Websitewww.publicsafety.gc.ca

History

Before the establishment of the Department of PSEPC by the Emergency Preparedness Act of 1988, the agency that existed was known as Emergency Preparedness Canada, which was created under the auspices of the Department of National Defence.

Legislation would begin in February 2001 for PSEPC, which would be created in December 2003 during a reorganization of the federal government. It became legally established when the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act came into force on 4 April 2005.

The department was created to have a single entity with responsibility for ensuring public safety in Canada and is a direct result of lessons learned from the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001. The department is in many ways similar to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, though it does not cover the protection of maritime sovereignty (which is covered by the Canadian Forces, Transport Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada).

Overview

Legislation
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act
Parliament of Canada
CitationSC 2005, c 10
Enacted2005
Status: Current legislation

The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act, came into force on 4 April 2005 during the Martin government.[3][4] The department became legally established when this Act came to be.

Structure

Most of the department comprises organizations that were previously placed under the Department of Solicitor General of Canada, however the reorganization of several federal departments and ministries added the Canada Border Services Agency to the portfolio, after the two streams of the former Canada Customs and Revenue Agency were split in 2003.[5] In addition, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP) from the Department of National Defence was also brought into the department.

The 2018–19 fiscal year budget of the department is CA$727.6 million .

Organizations

In addition to the department, there are five agencies and three review bodies within the Public Safety portfolio headed by the Minister of Public Safety.[6]

Officials

Senior officials of the department include:

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety
  • Deputy Minister
    • Associate Deputy Minister
    • Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security Branch
    • Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security Branch
    • Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and Programs Branch
    • Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management
    • Assistant Deputy Minister, Portfolio Affairs and Communications
    • Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Countering Crime Branch

See also

References
  1. "GC InfoBase". www.tbs-sct.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. "About Us". Public Safety Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. Doern, G. Bruce (2005). How Ottawa Spends, 2005-2006: Managing the Minority. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780773573307.
  4. "Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act, SC 2005, c 10". CanLII.
  5. Doern, G. Bruce (2005). How Ottawa Spends, 2005-2006: Managing the Minority. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780773573307.
  6. "Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness". Public Safety Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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