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Federal names
[Editor's note: this page is somewhat out of date.] It seems like some federal government departments change their name every
30 seconds. Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat, however, maintains a list of the most recent names and abbreviations on its Web site ( What often trips up writers and editors is the difference between a department's legal name and its applied name. The legal name is used only in
legal documents, such as legislation. Just about everything the average writer or editor will come across will use the applied name instead. Here are a few of the more difficult applied names for selected departments
and agencies, along with their abbreviations (where applicable). · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) · Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
· Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) · Department of Finance Canada · Department of Justice Canada · Department of the Secretary of State of Canada · Department of Canadian Heritage
· Environment Canada (EC) · External Affairs and International Trade Canada (EAITC) · Fisheries and Oceans (F&O) · Health Canada (HCan) · Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
· Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) · National Defence (ND) · National Research Council Canada (NRC) · Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) · Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
· Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) · Revenue Canada (RC) · Solicitor General Canada (SGC) · Statistics Canada (SC) · Transport Canada (TC) · Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat (TBS)
· Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) · Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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