Canada’s Cabinet ministers will prioritize climate change, reconciliation, and systemic inequities. Here are the details.

Author Brennan Doherty
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new mandate letters to his Cabinet are essential reading for social impact organizations looking to align their operations with government priorities.

Why It Matters

Mandate letters are a window into a Prime Minister’s thinking, and Trudeau appears committed to many of the same priorities Canada’s social impact sector is fighting for: more funding to tackle systemic inequities from food security to poverty to broadband access.

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