Manager's Reference Guide - FIS INFO

FIS INFO

September 2001

Manager's Reference Guide

The Financial Information Strategy (FIS) was implemented in departments and agencies in the Government of Canada on April 1, 2001. This guide identifies a number of helpful Websites that provide managers with information on FIS and related government-wide initiatives or resources.

Recommended Readings

• Results for Canadians: A Management Framework for the Government of Canada:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/res_can/siglist_e.html
• Getting Government Right: Governing for Canadians:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/govrev/Gfce.html

Financial Information Strategy

• Treasury Board Secretariat:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fin/sigs/fis-sif/
• Public Works and Government Services Canada:
  http://publiservice.pwgsc.gc.ca/cars-sccr/casd/text/welcome-e.html

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• FIS Accrual Accounting Implementation Protocol:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fin/common/c_infb_e.asp
• Treasury Board Accounting Standards:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fin/common/c_tbas_e.asp
• Financial Management On-Line:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fin/
• Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (Public Sector Accounting Board):
  http://www.cica.ca/cica/cicawebsite.nsf/public/SGPublicSector

Related Government-Wide Initiatives

• Modern Comptrollership Crossroads:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/CMO_MFC/contents.asp
• Government of Canada Information and Service On-Line (GOL):
  http://publiservice.cio-dpi.gc.ca/gol-ged/index_e.asp
• Connecting Canadians:
  http://www.connect.gc.ca/en/100-e.htm
• Service Canada:
  http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/menu_e.shtml
• Improved Reporting to Parliament Project:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tb/irpp/irppe.html
• Travel Modernization Project:
  http://publiservice.tbs-sct.gc.ca/travel/gtm-apgv/siglist_e.html
• Shared Systems Initiative:
  http://publiservice.cio-dpi.gc.ca/ssi-isp/index_e.asp
• Modernizing Human Resources Management:
  http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/centres/new-neuf_e.htm

Reference Material

• Report of the Independent Review Panel on Modernization of Comptrollership in the Government of Canada:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/Pubs_ pol/partners/rirp_e.html
• World Class Practices Discussion Paper:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fin/sigs/FIS-SIF/ord-adp/PRACTTOC_e.asp
• FIS Accounting Manual (Treasury Board Secretariat):
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/Pubs_pol/dcgpubs/accstd/fisam-mcssif-0701_e.html
• Results Measurement and Accountability:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/rma_e.html
• Risk Management and Active Monitoring:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/RiskManagement/siglist_e.html
• Program Evaluation:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_ pol/dcgpubs/TBM_161/ep-pe_e.html
• Internal Audit:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ia/resources.asp
• Estimates for the Government of Canada:
  http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tb/estimate/estime.html
• Public Accounts of Canada:
  http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pubacc-e.html

Learning

• Training and Development Canada:
  http://www.edu.psc-cfp.gc.ca/tdc/cours_e.htm
• Canadian Centre for Management Development:
  http://www.ccmd-ccg.gc.ca/calendar_e.html
• The Leadership Network:
  http://www.leadership.gc.ca/menu_e.asp
• The Learning Resource Network:
  http://learnet.gc.ca/eng/index.htm

For more information, contact your departmental financial advisor.