Who the Crown appoints, from the public record

Governor in Council appointments

Canada publishes every federal appointment to a Crown corporation, agency, board or tribunal, with the date each appointee was named. This is that record.

At a glance

201

Crown corporations, agencies and tribunals

1,435

current appointments

1,412

people named

Bodies by appointees

Immigration and Refugee Board143

Parole Board of Canada77

Employment Insurance Board of Appeal75

Social Security Tribunal61

Veterans Review and Appeal Board32

Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board26

Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada25

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety21

Canada Industrial Relations Board17

Canadian Energy Regulator15

Bank of Canada14

Canadian Institutes of Health Research14

National Capital Commission14

Canada Revenue Agency13

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council13

Public Sector Pension Investment Board13

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board12

Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization12

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority12

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation12

Canadian International Trade Tribunal12

National Gallery of Canada12

Payments in lieu of Taxes Dispute Advisory Panel12

Public Service Pension Advisory Committee12

Canada Infrastructure Bank11

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal11

Canadian Museum for Human Rights11

Canadian Museum of History11

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 2111

Export Development Canada11

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada11

National Museum of Science and Technology11

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians11

VIA Rail Canada Inc.11

Business Development Bank of Canada10

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation10

Canadian Race Relations Foundation10

Citizenship Commission10

Management Advisory Board for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police10

Renewable Resources Board (Gwich'in)10

Royal Canadian Mint10

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council10

Standards Council of Canada10

Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council10

Canada Post Corporation9

Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board9

Canadian Museum of Nature9

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission9

Farm Credit Canada9

First Nations Financial Management Board9

International Development Research Centre9

Marine Atlantic Inc.9

National Advisory Council on Poverty9

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization9

Canada Council for the Arts8

Canada Lands Company Limited8

Canadian Commercial Corporation8

Canadian Human Rights Commission8

Canadian Tourism Commission8

Competition Tribunal8

National Arts Centre Corporation8

National Battlefields Commission8

National Research Council of Canada8

Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority8

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited7

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission7

Defence Construction (1951) Limited7

First Nations Tax Commission7

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation7

National Film Board7

National Seniors Council7

Pacific Pilotage Authority7

Telefilm Canada7

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority7

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation6

Canada Development Investment Corporation6

Canada Foundation for Innovation6

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse6

Canadian High Arctic Research Station6

Canadian Statistics Advisory Council6

Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (The)6

National Security and Intelligence Review Agency6

Arbitration Board (Inuvialuit)5

Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority5

Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator5

Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board5

Canadian Transportation Agency5

Great Lakes Fishery Commission5

Independent Advisory Board on Eligibility for Journalism Tax Measures5

Law Commission of Canada5

Military Police Complaints Commission5

Montréal Port Authority5

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board5

Prince Rupert Port Authority5

Renewable Resources Board (Sahtu)5

Saint John Port Authority5

The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.5

Trois-Rivières Port Authority5

Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada4

Atlantic Pilotage Authority4

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator4

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority4

Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority4

Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition4

Military Grievances External Review Committee4

Nanaimo Port Authority4

Net-Zero Advisory Body4

Nunavut Wildlife Management Board4

Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission4

Saguenay Port Authority4

St. John's Port Authority4

Windsor Port Authority4

Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal3

Canada Employment Insurance Commission3

Canadian Dairy Commission3

Cree-Naskapi Commission3

Halifax Port Authority3

House of Commons3

International Joint Commission3

Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission3

Laurentian Pilotage Authority3

National Farm Products Council3

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions3

Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal3

Public Service Commission3

Québec Port Authority3

Sept-Îles Port Authority3

Thunder Bay Port Authority3

Belledune Port Authority2

British Columbia Treaty Commission2

Canadian Grain Commission2

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police2

International Authority2

International Pacific Halibut Commission2

Invest in Canada Hub2

Lake of the Woods Control Board2

Permanent Engineering Board2

Port Alberni Port Authority2

Ship and Rail Compensation Canada2

Specific Claims Tribunal2

Supreme Court of Canada2

Toronto Port Authority2

Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada1

Bankruptcy1

Canada Water Agency1

Canada-US Permanent Joint Board on Defence1

Canadian Defence Academy1

Canadian Intellectual Property Office1

Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat1

Courts Administration Service1

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada1

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada1

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development1

International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas1

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea1

International Monetary Fund1

International Niagara Committee1

Library and Archives of Canada1

Library of Parliament1

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency1

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission1

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Commission1

Office of the Auditor General of Canada1

Office of the Chief Accessibility Officer1

Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs1

Office of the Commissioner of Competition1

Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages1

Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying1

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada1

Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner1

Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada1

Office of the Federal Housing Advocate1

Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime1

Office of the Information Commissioner1

Office of the Intelligence Commissioner1

Office of the Ombudsperson for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces1

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer1

Office of the Privacy Commissioner1

Office of the Procurement Ombudsman1

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner1

Office of the Senate Ethics Officer1

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions1

Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson1

Office of the Treaty Commissioner in Saskatchewan1

Office of the Veterans' Ombudsperson1

Parks Canada Agency1

Public Health Agency of Canada1

Royal Canadian Mounted Police1

Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee1

Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians1

Senate1

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Boundary Waters Treaty)1

Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba1

Canadian Space Agency0

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada0

Harbour of Québec0

Leaders' Debates Commission0

Military Judges Compensation Committee0

National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care0

National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat0

Source: Government of Canada, Governor in Council appointments directory, retrieved 26th July 2026. An independent edition, not affiliated with the Government of Canada. For information only.