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)
- Completed - fully metDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Restore and increase funding for CBC/Radio-Canada.
- Completed - fully metDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Ensure that the appointment process to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors is merit-based and independent.
- Completed - fully metDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Double investment in the Canada Council for the Arts.
- Completed - fully metDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Increase funding for Telefilm Canada and the National Film Board.
- Completed - fully metStrong Middle ClassMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Increase funding to "Young Canada Works" to help prepare the next generation working in the heritage sector.
- Actions taken, progress madeIndigenous peoplesMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Co-develop an Indigenous Languages Act.
- Actions taken, progress madeDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Work with all cultural and creative sectors on the successful delivery of initiatives and $3.2 billion of new funding announced in previous budgets.
- Actions taken, progress madeDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Strengthen Canada's multicultural advantage by implementing a revitalized Multiculturalism Program and developing new initiatives to celebrate diversity and foster greater inclusion.
- Actions taken, progress madeDiverse and Inclusive CanadaMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Assess barriers faced by minority groups in Canada through cross-country engagement and develop a new federal anti-racism strategy to combat discrimination and racism.
- Actions taken, progress madeJobs and InnovationMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Work with media organizations to consider how the government can further support the transition to digital media.
- Completed - fully metIndigenous peoplesMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalismupdated Mar 22, 2019
Provide new funding to preserve, promote and revitalize Indigenous languages and cultures.