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Audit and Oversight
The Government of Canada's new Policy on Internal Audit is a key component of the Government's
management agenda, which sets out a vision for a more integrated, networked public sector and focuses on enhanced efficiencies, cost savings and continuous improvement
with a view to provide better results to Canadians.
The new Policy on Internal Audit builds on the 2001 policy, as well as recommendations made by parliamentarians, the Auditor General and internal audit experts in the
public and private sectors. It provides a greater level of assurance to the Ministers, deputy ministers and deputy heads of departments and agencies and supports
their efforts to provide accountable, transparent and effective management. It also provides a clear, integrated assignment of responsibilities for internal audit
activities between the heads of departments and agencies and the Comptroller General of Canada.
The 2005 Policy on Internal Audit is designed to re-position internal audit as a critical underpinning for effective and credible governance at the departmental and
government-wide levels. It will improve the independence, objectivity and overall effectiveness of the internal audit function across government, as well as
significantly increase the number of professionally accredited internal auditors in the public sector.
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Corporate Administrative Shared Services
Shared services are defined as a more effective delivery of common corporate administrative systems and functions among departments and agencies to improve efficiency,
effectiveness and lower costs of service delivery.
The initial areas of focus for shared services within the federal government are transactional human resources, financial, and materiel services and IT
services.
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External Oversight
Committee on the Implementation of Public Service Management Reform
The mandate of the Oversight Committee will be twofold:
- To advise the President of the Treasury Board on the overall direction, scope, pace and individual measures of the Government's plan to modernize public sector
management; and
- To monitor the government's progress in implementing its plan to modernize public sector management.
The Oversight Committee will report annually on the government's progress in implementing its management reforms.
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New Learning Framework
The government will put in place immediately a new learning framework to foster:
- individual capacities to do the job, to be ready for the next job, and to lead change;
- organizational leadership for transformation inside the public service and in all aspects of service to Canadians; and
- innovation to keep the federal public service at the leading edge of public sector management.
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Public Service Employment Act
The new Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) marks the most
significant change in 35 years on how human resources are managed in
the federal government. The new PSEA is designed to facilitate
hiring the right people, when and where they are needed, while
respecting the values of fairness, transparency and access.
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Public Service Labour Relations Act and Financial Administration Act
The Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA), is expected to be the cornerstone of good HR people management, enabling co-development of workplace improvements,
mandatory and informal conflict management systems and an expanded role for the new Public Service Labour Relations Board. The PSMA also amends the Financial
Administration Act (FAA).
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Public Service Modernization Act
The Public Service Modernization Act (PSMA) is designed to facilitate hiring the right people when and where they are needed, to promote more collaborative
labour-management relations, to focus on learning and training for employees at all levels, and to clarify roles and accountability. The PSMA will fundamentally change the
way employees are hired, managed, supported and led.
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Service Canada
Service Canada will integrate services from a number of federal departments to form a single service delivery network. Over the next three years, Service Canada will
continue to enhance and introduce more services with the goal of continuous improvement in service delivery and client satisfaction.
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Smart Regulations
Smart Regulation is a government-wide initiative aimed at improving the Government of Canada’s regulatory performance. It involves a series of projects that
strengthen the policy, processes, tools and regulatory community that are needed to sustain high levels of regulatory performance and facilitate continuous improvement.
The projects emphasize the importance of safeguarding the health and safety of Canadians, contributing to a healthy environment and securing the conditions for an
innovative economy.
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Strengthening Transparency
The government will increase transparency in three areas:
- strengthening the integrity of its relations with suppliers of goods and services;
- providing more information to Canadians through proactive disclosure; and
- improving its reporting on commitments.
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The Way Forward (Procurement Reform)
The Way Forward is a wide-ranging strategy led by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to find innovative ways to deliver services smarter, faster and at
a reduced cost, and to improve how the Government of Canada does business.
There are two fundamental, interrelated objectives at the core of The Way Forward: saving money by maximizing efficiencies, taking advantage of economies of scale and
leveraging existing expertise; and doing these things in an open, transparent way so as to preserve the confidence of Canadians in the integrity and fairness of the
Government of Canada.
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