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Public Safety Canada, formerly known as Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), legally incorporated as the federal Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for protecting Canadians and helping to maintain a peaceful and safe society.

Legislation for the agency began in February 2001 and the department was created in December 2003 during a reorganization of the federal government, and it became legally established when the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act came into force on April 4, 2005. The agency Emergency Preparedness Canada was created under the auspices of the Defence department before the establishment of the department by the Emergency Preparedness Act of 1988.

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.

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. 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 first Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness minister was Anne McLellan, who also served as Deputy Prime Minister. On October 30, 2008, Peter Van Loan was appointed Minister of Public Safety by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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.

Associated agencies

Review bodies

In addition, reporting to the Deputy Minister and Minister of Public Safety is the Inspector General of CSIS, one of two review bodies for the agency.

Senior officials of PS include:

Parliamentary Secretary to the Public Safety minister
Deputy Minister Public Safety.
- Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and National Security
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Policing, Law Enforcement and Interoperability
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Partnerships
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management
- Inspector General of CSIS

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v t e Federal departments, agencies, and Crown corporations of Canada
Central agencies	Finance Office of the Prime Minister Privy Council Office Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Officers of Parliament	Auditor General Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Information Commissioner of Canada Commissioner of Official Languages Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada Parliamentary Budget Officer Privacy Commissioner of Canada Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
Ministerial departments	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadian Heritage Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Employment and Social Development Environment and Climate Change Fisheries and Oceans Global Affairs Health Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Indigenous Services Innovation, Science and Economic Development Justice National Defence Natural Resources Public Safety Public Services and Procurement Transport Veterans Affairs Women and Gender Equality
Major agencies	Canada Border Services Agency Canada Energy Regulator Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Coast Guard Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Canadian Security Intelligence Service Canadian Space Agency Communications Security Establishment Correctional Service of Canada Geological Survey of Canada Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Library and Archives Canada National Film Board of Canada National Research Council of Canada Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Parks Canada Public Health Agency of Canada Public Prosecution Service of Canada Public Service Commission of Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service Canada Shared Services Canada Statistics Canada Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Major Crown corporations	Atomic Energy of Canada Bank of Canada Business Development Bank of Canada Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Canada Infrastructure Bank Canada Lands Company Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Canada Post Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Export Development Canada Farm Credit Canada National Capital Commission Royal Canadian Mint Via Rail
Other entities	Governor General of Canada Office of the Secretary to the Governor General Polar Knowledge Canada
Defunct major departments and agencies	Canadian International Development Agency Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment Passport Canada PPP Canada Solicitor General of Canada

Revision as of 17:03, 25 January 2010

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