DPR 2003-2004
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Annex 1: Division of Responsibilities of the former Human Resources Development Canada

Following the governmental reorganization announced on December 12, 2003, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) was split into two new departments: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Social Development Canada (SDC).The following table shows the division of responsibilities of the former HRDC into the new departments.

Division of Responsibilities of the former Human Resources Development Canada

Annex 2: Websites and References

Parliamentary Committee Recommendations

Raising Adult Literacy Skills: The Need for a Pan-Canadian Response. Third Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

• http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfocomDoc/37/2/HUMA/Studies/Reports/humarp03-e.htm

Government of Canada Response to the Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Raising Adult Literacy Skills: The Need for a Pan-Canadian Response

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/reports/literacy/index.shtml

Building a Brighter Future for Urban Aboriginal Children. Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

• http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/HUMA/Studies/Reports/humarp04-e.htm

Response of the Government of Canada to the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities: Building a Brighter Future for Urban Aboriginal Children

• http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/interloc/default.asp?Language=E&Page=Strategy&Sub=Response

Efficient and Effective Income Support and Labour Market Transitions

Youth Employment Strategy (YES):

• http://www.youth.gc.ca/yoaux.jsp?contentpageid=706&lang=en
• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/yes-sej/description_e.asp

Employment Benefits and Support Measures:

• http://www18.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/programs/unemployed.asp

Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS):

• http://www17.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ARO-BRA/ARO.cfm?Menu=strategymenu_e.cfm&File= strategy/strategy_intro_e.cfm&subMenu=AHRDA
• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/ahrds-sdrha/description_e.asp

Early Childhood Development Strategy for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children:

• http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2002/2002_72.htm

Early Learning and Child Care

• http://socialunion.gc.ca/elcc_e.htm
• http://socialunion.gc.ca/ecd_e.html

Federal/provincial/territorial investments in Early Childhood Development

• http://www.socialunion.gc.ca/ecd_e.html

Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA):

• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/lmda-edmt/description_e.asp

Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report:

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/ei/reports/eimar_2003.shtml

Enhanced Competitiveness of Canadian Workplaces by Supporting Investment in and Recognition and Utilization of Skills

Knowledge Matters: Skills and Learning for Canadians:

• http://www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca/cmb/innovation.nsf/pages/Menu-e

Consultations:

• http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/sp-ps/sl-ca/events_e.shtml

Sectoral Partnership Initiative:

• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/scp-pcs/description_e.asp

Foreign Worker Program

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/fw.shtml

Literacies: Researching Practice, Practicing Research:

• http://www.literacyjournal.ca

Knowledge Matters: Skills and Learning for Canadians:

• http://www.hrdc drhc.gc.ca/sp ps/sl-ca/home.shtml

Modern Comptrollership:

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/fas/fs/mm/menu/mc_home.shtml

University of Ottawa Certificate:

• http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/info/regist/crs/ssocEN/PAP.htm

Performance tracking results:

• http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/dept/reports/index.shtml

Through Access to Learning, Canadians can Participate Fully in a Knowledge-Based Economy and Society

Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP):

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/cslp.shtml
• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/cslp-pcpe/description_e.asp

Student assistance:

• http://www.canlearn.ca

National Literacy Secretariat:

• http://www.nald.ca

Safe, Healthy, Fair, Stable, Cooperative and Productive Workplaces

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=/en/lp/fmcs/02About.shtml&hs=mxm

National Labour Operations

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/labour.shtml

International Labour Affairs (ILA)

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/business/cluster/category/ilaa.shtml

Workplace Policy and Information

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/topics/wnc-gxr.shtml

Enhanced Community Capacity to Contribute to the Reduction of Homelessness

National Homelessness Initiative:

• http://www.homelessness.gc.ca
• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/nhi-ins/description_e.asp

Seamless, Integrated and Multi-channel Service Delivery that Ensures Client Satisfaction

Report on Government-Wide Initiatives
Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS):

• http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/cs/fas/as/sds/sdd.shtml

Supplementary Information

Specified Purpose Accounts
2002-2003 Report on Plans and Priorities:

• http://www.hrdc drhc.gc.ca/fas sfa/rpp0203.shtml

2003 Public Accounts of Canada, Volume 1:

• http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc-e.html

Employment Insurance:

• http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/ei/legislation/ei_act_entry_page.shtml

Transfer Payments
National Literacy Program:

• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/nlp-pna/description_e.asp

Older Workers Pilot Projects:

• http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/owppi-ippta/description_e.asp

Statutory Annual Reports
Direct Student Loan financing plan:

• http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/student_loans

Other Statutory Annual Reports
2003 Public Accounts of Canada, Volume 1, Section 6:

• http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc-e.html

Evaluation and Audit
Recent Evaluations and Special Studies:

• http://www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/

Recent Audits:

• http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/fas-sfa/iab-bvi/menu/toc.shtml

Questions and Public Enquiries

If you have questions about departmental programs and services, you may contact your nearest Human Resources Development Canada office listed in the Government of Canada pages of the telephone book or the HRDC Public Enquiries Centre.

To obtain HRSDC publications, you may contact the HRDC Public Enquiries Centre at 1 819 994 6313.

• ¹ http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20032004/HRDC-DRHC/HRDC-DRHCr34_e.asp
• ² http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca
• ³ Social Development Canada programming has not been included."
• ⁴ Program activities listed here do not include Social Development Canada managed functions such as Modernizing Service for Canadians and Call Centres.
• ⁵ Budget in Brief 2003, p.6: http://www.fin.gc.ca/budget03/pdf/briefe.pdf; budget 2003 was tabled on February 18, 2003
• ⁶ Statistics Canada, The Daily, May 31, 2004: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/040531/d040531a.htm
• ⁷ Statistics Canada, The Daily, June 11, 2004: http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/040611/d040611.pdf
• ⁸ Based on calendar year estimates.
• ⁹ Collection services of Employment Insurance and Employment Programs overpayments, penalties and interests are administered by Social Development Canada on behalf of HRSDC.
• ¹⁰ Collection services for Default Canada Student Loans are administered by Social Development Canada on behalf of HRSDC.
• ¹¹ Available at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfocomDoc/37/2/HUMA/Studies/Reports/humarp03-e.htm
• ¹² Available at:http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/reports/literacy/index.shtml
• ¹³ Available at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/HUMA/Studies/Reports/humarp04-e.htm
• ¹⁴ Available at: http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/interloc/default.asp?Language=E&Page=Strategy&Sub= Response
• ¹⁵ http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/ei/reports/eimar_2003.shtml
• ¹⁶ More information on the federal Early Childhood Development Strategy for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children can be found on-line at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2002/2002_72.htm.
• ¹⁷ More information on FNICCI can be found in the Government of Canada's annual reports on Early Learning and Child Care activities and expenditures. These reports can be found on-line at http://socialunion.gc.ca/elcc_e.htm. More information on other federal/provincial/territorial investments in Early Childhood Development can be found online at http://socialunion.gc.ca/ecd_e.html.
• ¹⁸ Reported by calendar year.
• ¹⁹ http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/fw.shtml
• ²⁰ http://www.canlearn.ca
• ²¹ http://www110.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/millieudetravail_workplace/gazette/legislation/index.cfm/doc/english
• ²² Of the $753 million allocated for the three-year NHI, $311 million was delivered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and will be reported separately.
• ²³ The Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative is delivered by Public Works and Government Services Canada under the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative renewal in Budget 2003.
• ²⁴ http://www.homelessness.gc.ca/initiative/evaluationreport/index_e.asp
• ²⁵ http://www.homelessness.gc.ca/research/projects/projectslist1_e.asp
• ²⁶ For descriptions of NHI success stories, visit: http://www.homelessness.gc.ca/successstories/index_e.asp
• ²⁷ http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/
• ²⁸ For more background on Government On-line Initiative Public Reports refer to http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/gol/index.shtml.
• ²⁹ Social Development Canada administers corporate services for both HRSDC and Social Development Canada, and in that capacity is responsible for many of the sustainable development targets.
• ³⁰ Refer to the departmental Sustainable Development Strategy website at the following link for details: http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/cs/fas/as/sds/sdd.shtml
• ³¹ For further information, see http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20032004/HRDC-DRHC/HRDC-DRHCr34_e.asp
• ³²For further information, see http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc-e.html
• ³³ For further information, see http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/ei/legislation/ei_act_tofprov_1.shtml
• ³⁴ For further information, see http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc.e.html
• ³⁵For further information, see http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc.e.html
• ³⁶ For further information on the Canada Student Loans Program, see http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/cslp.shtml
• ³⁷ An announcement was made on December 12, 2003 which split Human Resources Development Canada into two new departments — Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Social Development Canada (SDC). It was subsequently determined that collection services would be shared between the two departments and housed in SDC.
• ³⁸ For further information, see http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc.e.html
• ³⁹ For further information, see http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/text/pub-acc.e.html
• ⁴⁰ http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/
• ⁴¹ http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/
• ⁴² See http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca. Recent evaluations and special studies are posted at http://www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca. Recent audits are posted at http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/fas/iarms/toc.shtml.