Minister of Natural Resources formally designated as a specified minister under the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act

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A new Order in Council designates the Minister of Natural Resources as a 'specified minister' under the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, replacing a prior 2024 order that made the same type of designation. This formal step determines which federal minister holds responsibilities and authorities assigned to a specified minister under that Act, such as involvement in sustainable jobs planning and workforce transition measures. Businesses, workers, and organizations in natural resource sectors who engage with federal sustainable jobs processes should be aware that the Minister of Natural Resources holds this designated role. A previous order on the same subject has been repealed and replaced by this new designation.

Who this affects: natural resource sector employers · workers in energy and resource industries · organizations engaged in federal sustainable jobs planning · industry associations in natural resources