About the Guide
This Guide resulted from an interdepartmental collaborative effort of
officials from more than 15 federal departments and agencies who contributed to
its design and content. It explains the key attributes that are common to
managing transfer payments.
Appendices, references, examples and tools have been provided at the end of a
number of sections for further elaboration of a subject and to provide greater
clarity to the reader.
- Appendices: an elaboration of specific topics. Appendices are located at
the end of each section (e.g., case analysis).
- Examples: illustrations of complex issues that are found in the body of
each section.
- References: external documents that speak to broad management issues
(e.g., risk-taking, accountability). They are identified in the body and at
the end of some sections.
- Tools: documents that help when administering transfer payments
(e.g. checklists, decision trees, monitoring guide, pro-forma text such
as agreements etc). Tools are located at the end of some sections.
- Best Practices Annex : documents provided by departments that include
contribution agreement templates, checklists, forms, and procedures. The
Annex can be found following Section 11.
Current best practices such as tools and cases will be updated and/or added
to the Guide as departments develop them.
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