Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)

Office of the Prime Minister
Cabinet du Premier minister
Logo of the Office of the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building in 2013, when it was known as the Langevin Block
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1867 (1867-07-01)
HeadquartersOffice of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building, Ottawa, Ontario
Annual budget$10,050,503 (2020–2021)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitepm.gc.ca

The Office of the Prime Minister (commonly called the prime minister's office or PMO; French: Cabinet du Premier ministre; CPM) comprises the political staff which support the prime minister of Canada. Located in the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council Building in Ottawa, Ontario. The PMO provides policy advice, information gathering, communications, planning, and strategizing. It should not be confused with the Privy Council Office (PCO) – a department of the Government of Canada and part of the Public Service, which is expressly non-partisan. The PMO is concerned with making policy, whereas the PCO is concerned with executing the policy decisions.

Katie Telford manages the PMO, serving as chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since November 4, 2015. The position of principal secretary has been vacant since February 18, 2019.

  1. ^ Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada; Open Government, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. "Expenditures of Ministers' Offices". open.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-09.