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SECTION III—SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Management Representation Statement

I submit for tabling in Parliament, the 2006-2007 Report on Plans and Priorities for the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.

This document has been prepared based on the reporting principles contained in the Guide for the Preparation of Part III of the 2006-2007 Estimates: Reports on Plans and Priorities and Departmental Performance Reports.

• It adheres to the specific reporting requirements outlined in the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) guidance;
• It is based on the department’s approved Program Activity Architecture structure as reflected in its MRRS;
• It presents consistent, comprehensive, balanced and accurate information;
• It provides a basis of accountability for the results achieved with the resources and authorities entrusted to it; and
• It reports finances based on approved planned spending numbers from the TBS in the RPP.

Julia Ginley
Director
Management Services

Organizational Information

The Tribunal is an independent, investigative and quasi-judicial decision-making body that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Finance.

Under the CITT Act, the Tribunal may be composed of up to nine full-time members, including a chairperson and two vice-chairpersons, who are appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of up to five years. The Chairperson is the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the assignment of cases to the Members and for the management of the Tribunal’s workload and resources.

The Members of the Tribunal are supported by a permanent staff of 87 people. Its principal officers are:

• the Secretary, responsible for relations with the public, the court registry functions of the Tribunal and relations with other government departments and other governments;
• the Director General, Research, responsible for the investigative portion of inquiries, the economic and financial analysis of firms and industries, the investigation of complaints by potential suppliers concerning any aspect of the procurement process and other fact finding required for Tribunal inquiries;
• the General Counsel, responsible for the provision of legal services to the Members and staff of the Tribunal; and
• the Director, Management Services, responsible for corporate services, such as HR management, financial management, information technology, materiel management, accommodation and administrative services, and for relationships with the central agencies on all matters relating to administrative policy and procedure.

Organizational Structure

Financial Tables

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents ($ thousands)

	Forecast Spending 2005-2006	Planned Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009
Adjudication of Trade Cases (quasi-judicial role)	9,449	9,922	9,941	9,941
General Economic Inquiries and References (advisory role)	103	83	83	83
Total Main Estimates	9,552	10,005	10,024	10,024
Adjustments:
Supplementary Estimates:
Operating Budget Carry Forward	417
MGI Project	68
Conversion Factor - O/B Transfer (20%)	65
TB Vote 5 Eligible Costs	404
Budget Announcement:
Procurement Savings	-10	-20
Other:
TB Vote 15	487
Employee Benefit Plan (EBP)	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Total Adjustments	1,431	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Total Planned Spending	10,983	9,985	10,024	10,024
Total Planned Spending	10,983	9,985	10,024	10,024
Plus: Cost of Services Received Without Charge	2,406	2,458	2,474	2,474
Net Cost of Program	13,389	12,443	12,498	12,498
Full Time Equivalents	94	94	94	94

Table 2: Program Activities ($ thousands)

2006-2007
	Budgetary Operating	Adjustments (planned spending not in Main Estimates)	Total Planned Spending
Adjudication of Trade Cases (quasi-judicial role)	9,922	-20	9,902
General Economic Inquiries and References (advisory role)	83	0	83
Total	10,005	-20	9,985

Note: The Tribunal is in the process of reevaluating its cost allocation between its two program activities. This new cost allocation will be reflected in the upcoming 2005-2006 Departmental Performance Report.

Table 3: Voted and Statutory Items Listed in Main Estimates ($ thousands)

2006-2007
Vote or Statutory Item	Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording	Current Main Estimates	Previous Main Estimates
25	Program Expenditures	8,609	8,171
(S)	Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans	1,396	1,381
	Total Department	10,005	9,552

Table 4: Services Received Without Charge ($ thousands)

	2006-2007
Accommodation Provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)	1,870
Contributions Covering Employers’ Share of Employees’ Insurance Premiums and Expenditures Paid by TBS (excluding revolving funds) Employer’s Contribution to Employees’ Insured Benefits Plans and Expenditures Paid by TBS	588
2006-2007 Services Received Without Charge	2,458

Table 5: Resource Requirement by Branch ($ thousands)

2006-2007
	Adjudication of Trade Cases (quasi-judicial role)	General Economic Inquiries and References (advisory role)	Total Planned Spending
Chairman’s Office	1,472	12	1,484
Secretariat	1,767	15	1,782
Research	3,546	30	3,576
Legal	864	7	871
Management Services	2,273	19	2,292
Total	9,922	83	10,005

Table 6: Internal Audits and Evaluations ($ thousands)

Internal Audits or Evaluations	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
Financial Management Framework	60
Review of Financing Model			30
Human Resources Management—Workplace Assessment	50
Management Audit of the Information Management / Information Technology Function		55
Review of Information Management		40
Review of the Management Framework Surrounding Confidentiality of Information		40

 

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