Cabinet secretary

In the Canadian Republic, the Cabinet of Canada (the highest executive body of government at the federal level) and the 18 executive councils (the 13 provinces' and five territories' equivalents to the Cabinet of Canada, ie. the provincial/territorial executive governments) each have a member called the Cabinet Secretary (French: Secrétaire du Cabinet). A relatively high-ranking cabinet member, a cabinet secretary is the only member not elected to the position (like the Prime Minister or a premier) nor appointed to the position by the Prime Minister or Premier (like the remaining members), but rather an ex officio member due to the Cabinet Secretary's position as director of the respective government's civil service commission. For example, the Cabinet Secretary of British Columbia oversees the British Columbia Civil Service (BCCS; the civil service at the provincial level within British Columbia, with twelve other similar provincial civil service commissions in the remaining provinces), while the Cabinet Secretary of Canada oversees the Canada Public Service Commission (CPSC; the civil service commission of the Canadian federal government).