Overview

The Government of °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû includes ministries, agencies and Crown corporations. Its workforce of 60,000+ public servants is called the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Public Service (OPS).

The OPS:

  • helps the government of the day to develop and deliver policies and programs
  • is politically neutral and remains in place through elections
  • works in many different areas (e.g., policy, communications and program delivery)
  • is governed by the rules set out in the Public Service of °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Act, 2006

Organizational structure

The OPS is overseen by the Secretary of the Cabinet (the head of the public service) and a team of deputy ministers, one for each government ministry.

The Secretary of the Cabinet:

  • is the head of the OPS and the Premier’s most senior policy advisor
  • is responsible to all ministers for running their respective ministries

Meet the Secretary of the Cabinet.

The Deputy Ministers:

  • are appointed as the most senior public servant in each ministry
  • support their minister who heads the ministry
  • are responsible for their ministry’s day-to-day operations
  • are accountable to the Secretary of the Cabinet for managing those operations

Learn more about Deputy Ministers.

Information and Information Technology (I&IT)

I&IT provides innovative technology and web support for the public service. It includes:

  • the Office of the Corporate Chief Information Officer
  • nine I&IT business clusters

Each cluster supports a group of ministries with common technology needs:

  • Central Agencies (Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Finance)
  • Children, Youth and Social Services
  • Community Services
  • Enterprise Financial Systems and Health Services
  • Health Services Cluster
  • Justice Technology Services
  • Labour and Transportation
  • Land and Resources
  • Service°ÄÃÅÓÀÀû (the service arm of government)

The Office of the Corporate Chief Information Officer:

  • makes strategic and security decisions concerning technology
  • sets information management policy
  • oversees records management for the Archives of °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû
  • aligns I&IT work to support the government’s direction and vision
  • manages all servers, computers, software and mobile devices
  • keeps networks, information and public records secure

Diversity and accessibility

The OPS strives to be a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued and respected. Its Diversity Office is responsible for transforming the OPS into a more diverse, accessible and inclusive organization that supports all employees in reaching their full potential.

Some of the initiatives that are part of the OPS’ diversity strategy include:

  • staff training and awareness
  • recruitment and hiring policies
  • employee networks
  • workplace discrimination and harassment policies
  • diversity mentoring
  • removing barriers for people with disabilities
  • reviewing °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû statutes for accessibility

Read the OPS accessible customer service policy

Accessibility in the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Public Service

Open Government

The OPS supports the work of an open, transparent and accessible government — a new initiative underway to unlock the power of government information by sharing it freely with the public.

Learn more about open government

Browse the government’s open data catalogue