Canadian Intergovernmental Conferences

Every year, the Government of Québec participates in some 80 intergovernmental conferences involving ministers, deputy ministers and premiers. These conferences deal with a wide variety of public policy fields: culture, health, justice, public safety, environment, finance, climate change, agriculture, etc. The Secrétariat aux affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes works in collaboration with Québec departements and organizations involved in the preparation of these conferences and in the elaboration of the positions that will be promoted by the Government of Québec. The Secrétariat is also present in all of these conferences in order to advise Québec's representatives on intergovernmental matters.  

Participation in these intergovernmental conferences enables the Government of Québec to foster collaboration with other governments regarding concerns of mutual interest as well as sharing of information and best practices while ensuring the protection of its interests and the respect of its jurisdictions.

This section lists the dates and locations of the intergovernmental conferences that have been held over the last two years. It also contains the press releases issued at the outcome of these conferences.

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2016 Meetings

November 2016

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Housing

  November 1, Ottawa (Ontario)

  Press releases:

  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Advance National Housing Strategy
  • Le gouvernement du Québec a participé à la réunion fédérale-provinciale-territoriale des ministres responsables du logement

October 2016

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Housing

  October 31 – afternoon, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Housing

  October 31 – morning, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Federal, Provincial, Territorial and Aboriginal Forum: Meeting of Senior Federal-Provincial-Territorial Officials of Aboriginal Affairs and Leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations

  October 26, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health

  October 18 , Toronto (Ontario)

• Conference of Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health

  October 17, Toronto (Ontario)

  Press releases:

  • Provincial and Territorial Health Ministers Focus on Strengthening Health Care for All Canadians
  • Finance and Health Ministers Seek Funding Partnership with the Federal Government

• Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) - Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  October 14, Québec (Quebec)

  Press release:

  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers work together to prepare Canadians for the jobs of today and tomorrow

• Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) - Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  October 13, Québec (Quebec)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety

  October 13-14, Halifax (Nova Scotia)

  Press release:

  • Ministers from across Canada gather in Halifax to discuss justice and public safety priorities
  • ANNEX - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Partnerships Inventory
  • ANNEX - List of Youth and Adult FASD Justice Programs
  • Executive Summary - Final Report to Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety
  • Official photo

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety

  October 12, Halifax (Nova Scotia)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Immigration

  October 12, Winnipeg (Manitoba) )

  Press release:

  • Federal provincial territorial forum of Ministers responsible for Immigration meet to discuss future immigration planning

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers of Innovation and Economic Development

  October 4, Toronto (Ontario)

• Meeting of Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) – Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  October 3, Montréal (Quebec)

  Press release:

  • Environment Ministers Discuss Climate Change and Clean Air

September 2016

• Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety – Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  September 28, Toronto (Ontario)

  Press release:

  • Transportation ministers commit to ongoing collaboration to drive future long-term economic growth and enhance Canadians’ quality of life

• Council of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety – Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  September 27, Toronto (Ontario)

• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) – Deputy Ministers Committee Meeting

  September 16, Montréal (Quebec)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Senior Officials Responsible for the Status of Women

  September 16, Edmonton (Alberta)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women

  September 14-15, Edmonton (Alberta)

  Press release; :

  • Status of Women Ministers address key issues affecting women at 34^th Annual Meeting

• 17^th Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors

  September 13, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press releases:

  • Federal, Provincial, Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors continue to collaborate to support the well-being of Canadian seniors
  • La ministre Francine Charbonneau partage l’expérience québécoise relative à l’amélioration des conditions de vie des personnes aînées

• Northern Development Ministers' Federal-provincial-territorial Meeting

  September 12-13, Iqaluit (Nunavut)

  Press release:

  • Northern Development Ministers Discuss the North’s potential as a “Land of Opportunities”

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Labour

  September 8-9, Prince George (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  • Mental health and flex work key topics of productive discussions between federal, provincial and territorial ministers of labour
  • Annex: Statement: Statement on mental health in the workplace

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers on Infrastructure

  September 6-7, Edmonton (Alberta)

  Press release:

  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial ministers discuss Phase 2 of federal infrastructure plan

August 2016

• 40^th Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers

  August 28-29, Boston (Massachusetts)

  Resolutions:

  • Resolution 40-1 – Resolution concerning the 40^th Conference of New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers
  • Resolution 40-2 – Resolution recognizing the importance of continued cooperation in regional economic development and trade efforts
  • Resolution 40-3 – Resolution on ecological connectivity, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity conservation

• Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference (EMMC) - Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  August 21-23, Winnipeg (Manitoba)

  Press release:

  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial Energy and Mines Ministers agree to collaborate on priorities for the upcoming year
  • Backgrounder – Energy
  • Backgrounder – Mining

July 2016

• Council of the Federation

  July 21-22, Whitehorse (Yukon)

  Press releases:

  • Canada’s Premiers to Meet in Whitehorse from July 21-22, 2016
  • Yukon Hosts Summer Meeting of Canada’s Premiers in Whitehorse
  • Premiers work to improve the state of the federation
  • Premiers write to Prime Minister on softwood lumber
  • Growing Canada’s Economy
  • Premiers advance responsible energy development
  • Disaster Response and Recovery
  • Health Care Sustainability
  • Canada’s Premiers to meet in Alberta in 2017
  • Premiers Strike an Agreement in Principle on Internal Trade
  • Les premiers et premières ministres des provinces et territoires, ensemble pour l’immigration francophone

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture

  July 21-22, Calgary (Alberta)

  Press releases:

  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Set the Direction for the Next Agricultural Framework
  • Conférence des ministres fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux de l'Agriculture - Lait diafiltré : diminution du revenu des producteurs et augmentation du prix aux consommateurs

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture

  July 21, Calgary (Alberta)

• Meeting of Premiers and Leaders National Aboriginal Organizations

  July 20, Haines Junction (Yukon)

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for Internal Trade

  July 8, Toronto (Ontario)

• Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)

  July 7-8, Toronto (Ontario)

  Press release:

  • CMEC moves forward on pan Canadian education initiatives

• Meeting of the Advisory Committee of Deputy Ministers of Education (ACDME)

  July 6, Toronto (Ontario)

• Meeting of Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for Local Government

  July 6-7, Quebec (Quebec)

  Press release:

  • Provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government reaffirm their commitment to address municipal infrastructure challenges

• Meeting of Provincial and Territorial Deputy Ministers responsible for Local Government

  July 5, Quebec (Quebec)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Culture and Heritage

  July 6, Victoria (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  • Creative Economy, Indigenous Culture, the 150th anniversary of Confederation and Historic Places Are at the Heart of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration
  • Official photo

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Culture and Heritage

  July 5, Victoria (British Columbia)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Culture and Heritage

  July 5, Victoria (British Columbia)

June 2016

• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) – Deputy Ministers Committee Meeting

  June 28, Montreal (Québec)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Housing

  June 28, Victoria (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers committed to improving housing outcomes for Canadians

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Housing

  June 27, Victoria (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for housing meeting June 27, 2016 Victoria

• Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie – Federal-Provincial-Territorial

  June 22-23, St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador)

  Press release:

  Key issues for the Canadian Francophonie at the heart of discussions among the ministers

• Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie – Provincial-Territorial

  June 22, St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador)

  Press release:

  The canadian francophonie has the wind in its sails

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting and Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Network on Canadian Francophonie

  June 21, St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador)

• Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM)

  June 21-22, St. Andrews (New Brunswick)

  Press release:

  Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers make progress in managing aquaculture development and expanding market access for fish and seafood

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers of Finance

  June 19-20, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Le ministre Leitão fait le point sur la rencontre fédérale-provinciale-territoriale des ministres des Finances

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Innovation and Economic Development

  June 13, Ottawa (Ontario)

  Press release:

  Canada’s innovation and economic development ministers conclude successful meeting

• Meeting of Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Deputy Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs

  June 13, Toronto (Ontario)

• Meeting of Ministers and Leaders at new Federal, Provincial, Territorial and Indigenous Forum

  June 9-10, Ottawa (Ontario)

  Press release:

  First meeting of Ministers and Leaders at new Federal, Provincial, Territorial and Indigenous Forum (FPTIF)

• Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation

  June 8-9, Lethbridge (Alberta)

  Press release:

  Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Ministers Collaborate to Address Concussions

• Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM)

  June 7-8, Dawson City (Yukon)

  Press releases:

  • Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Reaffirm a Strong, Joint Commitment to Wildland Fire Management
  • Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Recognize the Value of Innovation and Indigenous Participation in the Forest Sector

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety

  June 2-3, Vancouver (British Columbia)

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety

  June 1, Vancouver (British Columbia)

May 2016

• Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers of Health

  May 27, Toronto (Ontario)

• Conference of Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers of Health

  May 26, Toronto (Ontario)

• Federal-Provincial/Territorial Deputy Ministers' Table on Service Delivery Collaboration

  May 25-26, Gatineau (Québec)

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for Internal Trade

  May 19-20, Toronto (Ontario)

• Teleconference of Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Aboriginal Affairs and Leaders of the National Aboriginal Organizations

  May 20

• Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation (CAALL)

  May 19, Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island)

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Emergency Management

  May 6, Toronto (Ontario)

  Press release:

  Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers meet to discuss Emergency Management

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers Responsible for Emergency Management

  May 5 – afternoon, Toronto (Ontario)

• Meeting of Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers Responsible for Emergency Management

  May 5 – morning, Toronto (Ontario)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Housing

  May 3, Victoria (British Columbia)

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Housing

  May 2, Victoria (British Columbia)

April 2016

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Tourism Deputy Ministers at Rendez-vous Canada

  April 26, Montréal (Quebec)

• Council of Deputy Ministers responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety

  April 12, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Canadian Parks Council: Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers

  April 11, Canmore (Alberta)

• Meeting of the Council of the Federation Steering Committee

  April 5-6, Whitehorse (Yukon)

March 2016

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Immigration

  March 14, Ottawa (Ontario)

  Press release:

  Federal, provincial and territorial immigration ministers meet to discuss future immigration planning

• Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) - Deputy Ministers' Meeting

  March 11, Ottawa (Ontario)

• First Ministers' Meeting

  March 3, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press releases:

  • Communiqué of Canada’s First Ministers
  • Vancouver Declaration on clean growth and climate change

• Meeting of the First Ministers with the leaders of National Aboriginal Organizations

  March 2, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Prime Minister Trudeau and Premiers meet with indigenous leaders to discuss climate change

• Council of the Federation

  March 2, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Canada’s Premiers to Meet on March 2 in Vancouver

February 2016

• Second National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  February 25-26, Winnipeg (Manitoba)

  Press release:

  « Le temps est venu de passer à l’action. » – Geoffrey Kelley

• Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for Internal Trade

  February 17, Toronto (Ontario)

• Energy – Provincial-Territorial Ministers' Conference

  February 10-11, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Social Services

  February 5, Edmonton (Alberta)

  Press release:

  Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Committed to Quality Social Services for Canadians

• Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Social Services

  February 4, Edmonton (Alberta)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Telephone conference of Ministers responsible for the Status of Women

  February 2

January 2016

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers of Environment

  January 28-29, Ottawa (Ontario)

  Joint declaration:

  Federal, provincial and territorial governments working together on first steps towards a pan-Canadian framework to address climate change

  Backgrounder:

  Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections to 2020 and 2030

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers of Environment

  January 28, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Council of Ministers responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety - Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  January 28, Ottawa (Ontario)

  Press release:

  Ministers responsible for transportation and highway safety announce a new strategy to improve road safety and collaborate to strengthen transportation in Canada

• Council of Deputy Ministers responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety – Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting

  January 27, Ottawa (Ontario)

• Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM)

  January 21, Montréal (Quebec)

  Press releases:

  • New federal government strengthens partnerships with provinces and territories at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers meeting
  • Pêches et aquaculture commerciales - Le gouvernement du Québec présente ses priorités à l'occasion d'une première rencontre avec le nouveau ministre fédéral des Pêches et des Océans

  Official Photo

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety

  January 21, Québec (Quebec)

  Press releases:

  • Justice and Public Safety Ministers from across the country meet in Quebec City to work together on key issues facing Canadians
  • Justice Framework to Address Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
  • Conférence fédérale-provinciale-territoriale à Québec : Les ministres Stéphanie Vallée et Pierre Moreau accueillent leurs homologues responsables de la justice et de la sécurité publique

  Official photo

• Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health

  January 21, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Statement of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health

• Conference of Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health

  January 20, Vancouver (British Columbia)

  Press release:

  Improving health of Canadians the focus in wide-ranging health talks

• Meeting of the Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers

  January 14, Winnipeg (Manitoba)

  Press releases:

  • Canada’s Tourism Ministers Support Marketing Campaign in the U.S. to Boost Travel and Tourism
  • La ministre Dominique Vien expose la stratégie en tourisme pour le Québec

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers responsible for Tourism

  January 13, Winnipeg (Manitoba)

• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Deputy Ministers of Agriculture

  January 12-13, Montréal (Quebec)

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