About the Corporate Management Sector (CMS)

The Corporate Management Sector (CMS) is comprised of three Branches and one Division : Financial Management Branch, Human Resources and Security Management Branch , Information Management Branch and Real Property Management Division.

Our Vision

To be a leader in making NRCan a high performance organization.

Our Mandate

To provide NRCan with a systematic, directional and guiding approach to achieve its strategic and operational objectives through leadership in the areas of Finance, Human Resources, Health and Safety and Emergency Management, Information Management, Information Technology, Access to Information and Privacy, and Real Property through the following four roles:

1. Ensuring legislative, regulatory, and policy obligations are identified, understood and met.
2. Providing strategic, functional leadership and guidance.
3. Maintaining oversight and compliance monitoring and reporting.
4. Enhancing corporate decision-making and management practices in response to NRCan business needs.

In carrying out its mandate, CMS will:

• be a catalyst for functional, horizontal leadership and management
• be an advocate of good management practices and appropriate behaviours at all levels
• be an advocate and leader on risk management
• ensure alignment with the Management Accountability Framework elements
• be an agent of compliance
• promote responsible stewardship and sustainability of resources and assets
• be a liaison to Treasury Board Secretariat, Public Service Human Resource Management Agency, and other central agencies
• be an owner/investor of the corporate infrastructure