Question Period Note: Governor in Council Appointments

The Canadian Heritage Portfolio contains 163 positions, including eight vacant positions.

• The Government adopted a more rigorous approach to Governor in Council (GIC) appointments.
• This approach is open, transparent, and merit-based while achieving gender parity and reflecting Canada’s diversity.
• The Government fills positions as provided by legislation.

VACANCIES
Leadership (Chair, part-time) or full-time vacancies: 6

• Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (4)
o Commissioner (1)
o Directors (3)

• National Battlefields Commission (1)
o Secretary

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (1)
o Member (Alberta/Northwest Territories)

Part-time vacancies: 2

• National Arts Centre (1)
o Member

• Telefilm Canada (1)
o Member

INCUMBENTS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
Number of incumbents continuing in office until a successor is appointed: 5
• Canadian Museum of History (1)
o Chairperson

• National Gallery of Canada (1)
o Trustee

• National Museum of Science and Technology (1)
o Trustee

• Canadian Museum of Nature (1)
o Trustee

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1)
o Director

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