The Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat’s (CICS) only program is to provide continuity of planning and archival services, and impartial administrative support, for federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) and provincial-territorial (PT) conferences of first ministers, ministers, and deputy ministers, throughout Canada.
CICS does not work directly with the public, nor does it choose its clientele in any sense; it works in close collaboration to support its clients which are other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments. CICS is called upon to respond to decisions taken by governments to meet on key national or specific issues; decisions concerning the content, participants, and location of such meetings are all factors beyond the control of the Secretariat.
GBA+ information is not collected, analyzed, or reported for CICS’ program.
Core Responsibility: Intergovernmental Conference Services
Program Name: Conference Services
Program Goals: The programs aims to provide administrative support and planning services for federal-provincial-territorial and provincial-territorial conferences of first ministers, ministers and deputy ministers, throughout Canada
Target Population: All Canadians, indirectly through the provision of conferencing support services to other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments and their associated first ministers, ministers and deputy ministers.
Not available. CICS has no direct impact on gender and diversity as it relates to its program.
Nothing to report for 2022-23. CICS does not work directly with the public, nor does it choose its clientele in any sense; it works in close collaboration to support its clients which are other federal, provincial, and territorial government departments. CICS is called upon to respond to decisions taken by governments to meet on key national or specific issues; decisions concerning the content, participants, and location of such meetings are all factors beyond the control of the Secretariat.