Government promises
Every commitment the Prime Minister has formally tasked each minister with via a mandate letter. Two cycles covered:
- 2015–2019 (Trudeau 42nd Parliament) — 430 commitments, with PCO-reported progress status.
- 2021 (Trudeau 44th Parliament) — 760 commitments. Letters were published but PCO never released a public status tracker for this cycle, so no progress data.
The Carney government (2025–, 45th Parliament) hasn't been ingested yet — it's on the roadmap.
Why does the status disappear after 2019?
The Privy Council Office's public mandate-letter tracker only ran for the 2015–2019 cycle. After that election the tracker was quietly retired — the 2021 mandate letters were published as text but the government never restored a public progress tracker. So no official Canadian source reports commitment-level status for 2021 onward.
Coming soon: we're building an LLM-curated status layer that scans government press releases, departmental progress reports, and news mentions to estimate progress on the 2021+ commitments. It will be clearly labelled as kyg-assessed, not government-reported, with the reasoning + sources shown for each commitment. Refresh cadence will be monthly.
Don't want the gap papered over without a clear signal of who's making the call.
Status — 2015–2019 cycle only(430 commitments · government-reported)
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesSafety and SecurityMinister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard;Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility;Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Developmentupdated Mar 22, 2019
Renew the Canadian Coast Guard fleet.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie;President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Governmentupdated Mar 22, 2019
Establish a free, online service for learning and retaining English and French as second languages.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Infrastructure and Communities;Minister of Indigenous Servicesupdated Mar 22, 2019
Improve essential infrastructure for Indigenous communities, including improving housing.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relationsupdated Mar 22, 2019
Implement the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Indigenous Servicesupdated Mar 22, 2019
Invest in First Nations education to ensure that First Nations children on reserve receive a quality education.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relations;Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada;Minister for Women and Gender Equalityupdated Mar 22, 2019
Undertake an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesHealthy CanadiansMinister of Healthupdated Mar 22, 2019
Ensure Canada's response to the current opioid crisis is robust, well-coordinated and effective.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesHealthy CanadiansMinister of Healthupdated Mar 22, 2019
Curb opioid misuse by introducing prescribing guidelines, tracking prescriptions at the patient level, and increasing transparency in marketing and promotion of therapies.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesGovernment Services and OperationsMinister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibilityupdated Mar 22, 2019
Ensure public servants are paid accurately and promptly.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relations;Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Tradeupdated Mar 22, 2019
Include Indigenous representatives in a meaningful way in Canada's federal-provincial-territorial dialogues.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relations;Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Tradeupdated Mar 22, 2019
Increase the number of comprehensive modern treaties and new self-government agreements for Indigenous communities.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relationsupdated Mar 22, 2019
Support Indigenous peoples in their work to advance self-determination.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relationsupdated Mar 22, 2019
Advance positions in co-operative dispute resolution processes that are consistent with the resolution of past wrongs toward Indigenous peoples.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Indigenous Servicesupdated Mar 22, 2019
Collaboratively, identify the best models for delivering improved services to Indigenous peoples, and improve accountability.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Indigenous Servicesupdated Mar 22, 2019
Continue to provide services to Indigenous peoples, including community infrastructure, emergency management, water, education, moneys and trusts, and registration.
- Actions taken, progress made, facing challengesIndigenous peoplesMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relationsupdated Mar 22, 2019
Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in full partnership with Indigenous peoples.
Top priority areas (2015)
Most-tasked ministers
- Minister of Environment and Climate Change59
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance56
- Minister of Health51
- Minister of Natural Resources41
- President of the Treasury Board36
- Minister of Foreign Affairs36
- Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry35
- Minister of Families, Children and Social Development34