Public Safety Canada

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Public Safety Canada

Sécurité publique Canada
Department overview
Formed	2003
Preceding Department	Department of the Solicitor General
Type	Department responsible for public safety and emergency management not assigned to another federal organization national security emergency preparedness
Jurisdiction	Government of Canada
Employees	1,400 (2023–24, as indicated in Main Estimates)
Annual budget	$2.6 billion CAD (2023–24 budget, as indicated in Main Estimates)
Ministers responsible	Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness
Department executive	Tricia Geddes, Deputy Minister
Child agencies	RCMP CBSA CSIS Correctional Service of Canada Parole Board of Canada
Key documents	Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act Emergency Management Act
Website	www.publicsafety.gc.ca
Footnotes
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Public Safety Canada (PSC; French: Sécurité publique Canada, SPC; PSP), legally incorporated as the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEPC), is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for (most) matters of public safety, emergency management, national security, and emergency preparedness in Canada.^[3]

The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of public safety and minister of emergency preparedness.