Where a disagreement arises between departments as a result of an interdepartmental settlement or lack thereof, the departments are to resolve the difference in a reasonably timely manner. Reasonableness depends to some degree on the amount in question, but it is expected that most differences should be resolved before the end of the accounting period, or at the very latest prior to the end of the current fiscal year.

The departments should discuss the issue and agree on how to solve the dispute. Where departments cannot come to an agreement and the amount involved exceeds $100,000, the Office of the Deputy Comptroller General of the Treasury Board Secretariat, will provide a dispute resolution service.

Inquiries concerning the procedures described above should be directed to your departmental headquarters. For further details pertaining to the dispute service, departmental headquarters should contact:

Financial Management Policy Division
Comptroller Branch
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
L'Esplanade Laurier
300 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R5

Telephone: (613) 957-7233
Facsimile: (613) 952-9613
E-mail address: dcg-scginformation@tbs-sct.gc.ca