The term "record group" (RG) is used here exclusively to refer to federalgovernment records in the Public Archives of Canada. It can be most easilydefined as any body of records of the federal government of Canada or itspredecessors that are organizationally or functionally related byadministrative continuity. The inventory contains: 1) a brief administrativeoutline of the creating government body or bodies; 2) a note on accessregulations; 3) suggestions for citation of the records; 4) a series byseries description of the records themselves.