Normalement, un petit groupe de ministères, principalement les organismes centraux—soit le BCP, le Conseil du Trésor, le ministère des Finances, et souvent le ministère de la Justice—rencontre le ministère en premier, afin d'aider celui-ci à étoffer sa proposition de politique et vérifier que tous les différents enjeux soient pris en compte.
Normally what happens is that a smaller group of departments, primarily central agencies that is, PCO, Treasury Board, the Department of Finance, and often the Department of Justice will meet with the department first, to help that department flesh out its policy proposal and ensure that all the different issues are taken into account.