PreparingCabinetDocuments
Preparing Cabinet Documents
What are Cabinet documents
Cabinet, and its various Committees, are the forum through which Ministers make collective decisions about government policy. At these meetings, policy proposals are brought forward by individual ministers, or sometimes by several ministers working together, for their colleagues' consideration. Cabinet documents are the primary instruments through which Ministers bring forward policy proposals for the consideration and approval of their Cabinet colleagues. Cabinet documents are typically a Memorandum to Cabinet (for approval) or a deck (for discussion).
Memorandum to Cabinet
A Memorandum to Cabinet is the official document is put forward to seek policy approval and facilitate decision-making from Cabinet. Writing a Memorandum to Cabinet (MC) is the culmination of a long and often complex process of consultation, analysis and reflection. Early in the process of developing an initiative—legislation, policy, program or other—the institution should examine whether there will be an impact, positive or negative, on official languages and record the findings of its analysis in the MC.[1]
Writing Cabinet Documents
Detailed guidance for writers sets out the expectations for the preparation of Cabinet documents with practical advice to help in the preparation of high-quality, timely submissions.
- 2017 - Guidance for the Drafting of Memoranda to Cabinet
- 2014 - Policy on the Security of Cabinet Confidences
- Templates
- Memorandum to Cabinet - FR
- Quick Guide for Dry Runs
- Presentations to Cabinet
- Guideline on Chief Financial Officer Attestation for Cabinet Submissions https://intranet.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=27256
- CSPS - GBA +
