The specific mandate for national unity continues to fall under the responsibility of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs . The Canada Information Office supports the promotion of national unity by providing corporate communications assistance the Government as a whole, and by producing information on Canada and on the services offered by the Government of Canada. The Canada Information Office provides communication support to other departments and also partners with them on selected initiatives. The Canada Information Office was established in 1996 to inform Canadians about their country, its people, the evolving role of the federation, and the products and services of the Government of Canada. It has the responsibility of assisting the CCC in efforts to improve communications with Canadians.
Modern communications are complex.
Citizens want more information about government and want to be more involved in it. As a result, many democratic governments around the world and provincial governments here in Canada have adopted a corporate approach to the management of communications. Their reasons are similar to our own. Such central organizations are able to transcend traditional departmental mandates and present information unhindered by institutional obstacles and organizational boundaries. There is no duplication.