public relations and strategic communications

JOHANNA MACDONALD & ASSOCIATES

Government Communications

If you need an insider’s experience in dealing with federal government communications, contact JM&A. Our solid understanding of the needs of regional communications staff will be an asset, whether you’re dealing with national office issues, ministerial visits, speech writing, or the preparation of briefing books. When that late call comes in and you’re scrambling to put together an interesting venue for your pending ministerial visit, JM&A will provide the support you need.

If you’re a stakeholder in a federal & provincial government/industry partnership, JM&A will advocate for you and protect your interests. We’ll develop a communications strategy that helps all partners to remain focused on the main objective, while meeting the specific needs of individual partners.

As appropriate to your needs, we will:

• manage and organize activities, including ministerial visits, technical briefings, news conferences and editorial boards
• judiciously develop effective government communication strategies and plans that will represent your best interests, while presenting key messages clearly, concisely, and correctly
• participate in, and champion, horizontal communication activities among multi-level committees
• develop and maintain effective, close working relationships with government departments, provincial counterparts, business groups, associations and media contacts
• build relationships and increase ministerial awareness of regional activities and departmental advances, via effective communications management with Ottawa and other regional offices, and by providing ongoing reports to the minister's office on key regional issues