Internal Trade

Premiers are committed to maintaining a modern and competitive Canadian market. They recognize the...

Canadian Energy Strategy

As owners of natural resources, provinces and territories have an essential role to play...

Fiscal Arrangements Working Group

The Fiscal Arrangements Working Group was established in January 2012. The principles underlying the...

Health Care Innovation Working Group

The Health Care Innovation Working Group (HCIWG) is composed of provincial and territorial Ministers...

The Council of the Federation Literacy Award

The Council of the Federation Literacy Award recognizes outstanding achievement, innovative practice and excellence...

2019 Premiers’ Mission To Washington, D.C.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, as Chair of the Council of the Federation, led a joint mission of Canada’s Premiers to Washington, D.C. on February 22-23, 2019. Joining him on the mission...

Summit of North American Governors and Premiers May 4 – 6, 2018

The 2018 Summit of North American Governors and Premiers took place on May 4-6, 2018, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Summit was hosted by the U.S. National Governors Association (NGA), together with the...

2017 Premiers’ Mission to Washington, D.C. June 6-8, 2017

Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, as Chair of the Council of the Federation, led a joint mission of Canada’s Premiers to Washington, D.C. from June 6-8, 2017. The aim of the visit was to build and...

Summit of North American Governors and Premiers

On October 30-31, Darrell Pasloski, Premier of Yukon and Vice-Chair of the Council of the Federation (COF), met with Governors from the United States and Mexico for the first-ever Summit of North...

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