Late letter guidance and sample

Guidance

Submissions received after the deadline for a planned Treasury Board meeting will be rescheduled to a subsequent meeting. In order to have a late submission considered for inclusion on a Treasury Board agenda, the minister responsible for the organization must sign and send a late letter addressed to the President of the Treasury Board seeking support for inclusion of the submission on the TB agenda. With respect to joint submissions (i.e. submissions requiring two or more ministerial signatures), the minister responsible for the lead organization is responsible for signing and submitting the late letter on behalf of all organizations involved.

Late or urgent submissions will only be considered for inclusion on the Treasury Board agenda in exceptional circumstances, notably:

• Urgent action required to meet government priorities;
• Urgent action required to protect the health and safety of Canadians; or
• Immediate consequences of not considering the submission, such as significant financial implications.

Late or urgent submissions will be scheduled for consideration by the Treasury Board solely at the President’s discretion. If your organization anticipates submitting such a request, advise your Secretariat program analyst as soon as possible.

Sample letter