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Occasionally government goals go beyond the sphere of one federal department;
therefore departments must work collaboratively with partners for the
achievement of shared outcomes. The objective of reporting on horizontal
initiatives is to provide parliamentarians, the public and government with an
overall picture of public expenditures, plans and performance for all major horizontal
initiatives. The horizontal results database provides an electronic
gateway to expenditure and performance information on the Government of Canada's
horizontal initiatives.
Search the Horizontal Results Database by:
The database provides planned and actual financial and non-financial
information by horizontal initiatives. Details for each initiative include the
lead departments, timing of the initiative, the total funding allocation, a
description, the shared outcomes, governance structure, partners and a contact
name. Plans, spending and results are also available for each identified
reporting period (see side bar for each horizontal initiatives).
According to the Guide for Preparation of Part III of the Estimates: Reports
on Plans and Priorities (RPP) and Departmental Performance Reports (DPR), a
horizontal initiative is an initiative in which partners from two or more
organizations have established a formal funding agreement (e.g. Memorandum to
Cabinet, a Treasury Board submission, federal-provincial agreement) to work
towards the achievement of shared outcomes. Partners include other federal
departments or agencies, other national governments, non-government and private
sector organizations, etc.
Major horizontal initiatives include initiatives that:
- have been allocated federal funds that exceed $100 million for the entire
initiative; or
- are key to the achievement of government priorities; or
- have a high public profile.
Lead departments, in conjunction with horizontal initiative partners, are
responsible for the reporting and providing information on horizontal
initiatives through the lead department’s RPP and DPR. TBS is not responsible
for the content of the information for each horizontal initiative.
Questions relating to individual horizontal initiatives should be addressed to
the contact name provided. Questions related to the horizontal results database
should be sent to:
Chantal Clow
Policy Analyst
(613) 941-9954
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