About Us
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), founded in 1947, is a dynamic association of public servants, academics, and others interested in public administration. Anchored by our regional groups, we’re a membership-based organization that creates knowledge networks and leads public administration research in Canada. Since the early 1990s, IPAC has been a major player in exporting successful Canadian public sector expertise around the world.
IPAC's mission is to be dedicated to excellence in public service.
The Institute pursues its mission by:
• Encouraging the highest standards of professional practice and service to the public,
• Enhancing the understanding of the public sector,
• Advocating the highest values and ideals of public service,
• Expanding and exchanging knowledge about public administration,
• Contributing to the resolution of key issues in public administration,
• Promoting the education and professional development of public administrators.
In meeting our mission to promote excellence in public service, IPAC advances the theory and practice of public management and governance. We harness the ideas presented in our prestigious publications, conferences and awards to stimulate innovation and the creative exchange of ideas and best practices among public servants, academics and students of public administration.
IPAC determines its agenda in part through its biennial survey of deputy ministers at the federal and provincial levels, chief administrative officers of major municipalities as well as its regional groups.
IPAC is funded by its members and its projects. We have contribution and service agreements with the Government of Canada, and the Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. IPAC is a registered charity.
We proudly foster excellence in public administration in both official languages.
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