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What about political staff, policy staff of the minister’s office, are they considered senior?

“Senior public office holders” are a subset of public office holders. “Senior public office holders” include the following positions:

  • Premier and ministers (members of the Executive Council)
  • Staff of premier/staff of ministers (other than administrative support staff)
  • MLA
  • Staff of MLAs (other than administrative support staff)
  • Parliamentary secretary
  • Deputy minister, chief executive officer or a position of comparable rank in a ministry
  • Associate deputy minister, assistant deputy minister or a position of comparable rank in a ministry
  • Senior or next most senior ranking executive position of a Provincial entity
  • Chair or vice chair of, or the equivalent position in, the governing body of a Provincial entity           


A public office holder who is not a “senior public office holder” is:

  • anyone in a ministry below the level of assistant/associate deputy minister;
  • anyone below the two most senior ranking executive positions in a Provincial entity; and
  • anyone below the level of chair or vice chair in the governing body of a Provincial entity.

This list may include an officer, director, or employee of any government corporation as defined in the Financial Administration Act.