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Section I – Overview

Prime Minister's Message

In the October 2007 Speech from the Throne, the Government committed to strong leadership and to work with Canadians to continue building a better Canada by focusing on five clear priorities:

• Strengthening Canada’s sovereignty and place in the world through a northern strategy, efforts to rebuild the Canadian Forces, and actions to ensure the effectiveness of Canada’s activities in Afghanistan;

• Building a stronger federation by taking measures to respect the constitutional jurisdiction of the different orders of government and strengthening our economic union;

• Providing effective economic leadership by taking steps to strengthen our infrastructure, standing up for Canada’s traditional industries, continuing to invest in our families, and helping those seeking to break free from the cycles of homelessness and poverty;

• Continuing to tackle crime through the Safer Communities Strategy, implementing the National Anti-Drug Strategy, committing resources to recruit 2,500 more officers to police our streets, and developing a statement on national security; and

• Improving our environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, introducing the first-ever national air pollution regulations, and taking measures to strengthen food and product safety.

Building on our achievements to date, this agenda will allow us to work with Canadians to strengthen our federation, enhance our economic prosperity, secure our international leadership and make our communities safer.

The dedicated public servants who make up the Privy Council Office play a critical role in supporting the Government in implementing this agenda and responding to issues as they arise. The Government will continue to rely on their competence, expertise and non-partisan advice.

I am pleased to present the 2008-2009 Report on Plans and Priorities for the Privy Council Office. The plans outlined in this report, when fully implemented, will assist the Government in achieving the goals for the country in the coming years.Additionally, I am pleased to present the Report on Plans and Priorities for 2008-2009 for the Public Appointments Commission Secretariat, included in this document.

Management Representation Statement

I submit for tabling in Parliament, the 2008-2009 Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP) for the Privy Council Office.

This document has been prepared based on the reporting principles contained in the Guide for the Preparation of Part III of the 2008–2009 Estimates: Reports on Plans and Priorities and Departmental Performance Reports:

• It adheres to the specific reporting requirements outlined in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat guidance;

• It is based on the department’s Strategic Outcome and Program Activity Architecture that were approved by the Treasury Board;

• It presents consistent, comprehensive, balanced and reliable 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 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

Kevin G. Lynch
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet

Raison D’être

The mandate of the Privy Council Office (PCO) is to serve Canada and Canadians by providing the best professional, non-partisan advice and support to the Prime Minister, the ministers within the Prime Minister’s portfolio and the Cabinet. PCO supports the development of the Government’s policy agenda; coordinates responses to issues facing the Government and the country; and supports the effective operation of Cabinet. As the head of the Public Service, the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet serves as the principal link between the Prime Minister and the Public Service.

Organizational Information

The Privy Council Office reports directly to the Prime Minister and is headed by the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet.

The Prime Minister’s overall responsibility is to provide leadership to create and sustain the unity of the Ministry required to maintain the confidence of Parliament. The Prime Minister demonstrates this leadership in two distinct ways:

• through the exercise of unique authorities as head of government; and

• through the management and coordination of the Government’s agenda, as Chair of Cabinet.

The core functions of the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet and those of the entire PCO flow directly from these responsibilities. The strength of PCO is in large measure determined by its ability to concentrate its resources on supporting exclusively these two central responsibilities, in addition to helping the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet fulfill his role as head of the Public Service.

PCO contributes significantly to the implementation of a clearly articulated agenda of Government policy, coordinates timely responses to issues facing the Government and the country, and supports the effective operation of the Cabinet and the government. PCO works to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards in the federal Public Service and to ensure that the Prime Minister and ministers within the Prime Minister’s portfolio receive the best quality, consistent, appropriate and non-partisan policy and legal advice, and objective recommendations.

The main roles of PCO are to:

• provide professional, non-partisan advice to the Prime Minister and other ministers in the Prime Minister’s portfolio, and to Cabinet, on questions of national, intergovernmental and international importance;

• manage the Cabinet’s decision-making system by challenging and coordinating departmental policy, legislative and communications proposals, conducting policy, legal, legislative and communications analysis, and providing secretariat services to the Cabinet and Cabinet committees;

• provide advice on the appropriate structure and organization of the government and its entities;

• advance the development of the Government’s agenda across federal departments and agencies and with external stakeholders;

• help foster a high-performing and accountable Public Service for the 21st century;

• manage the appointment process for senior positions in federal departments, Crown corporations and agencies; and

• provide administrative support to the Prime Minister’s Office, ministers’ offices within the Prime Minister’s portfolio, commissions of inquiry, task forces and other independent bodies considering matters associated with good governance in Canada.

PCO Organizational Chart

The PCO organization chart is shown below. Further information on the roles and functions of PCO are available on the PCO website at www.pco-bcp.gc.ca

The Privy Council Office modified its Program Activity Architecture (PAA) to better reflect its role, core mandate and program activities across the organization. The revised PAA was approved by Treasury Board ministers in May 2007 and is being implemented in fiscal year 2008-2009.

New PAA Structure

Strategic Outcome	The Government’s agenda and decision making are supported and implemented and the institutions of government are supported and maintained.
Program Activity	The Prime Minister and portfolio ministers Provide professional, non-partisan policy advice and support to the Prime Minister and portfolio ministers.	The Cabinet Provide policy advice and secretariat support to Cabinet and Cabinet committees.	The Public Service Provide overall leadership and direction to the Public Service in support of the Government’s agenda.	Commissions of inquiry Provide commissions of inquiry with administrative and financial support.

Previous PAA Structure

Strategic Outcome	Towards effective government policies and operations, the Privy Council Office ensures that decision making by the Prime Minister and Cabinet is well supported and the institutions of executive government are well supported and maintained.
Program Activity	Support for Cabinet decision making and legislative agenda	Advice to the Prime Minister and ministers on issues, policies, machinery and appointments	Provide Cabinet with sound advice on the development, coordination and implementation of the policy agenda	As its head, the Clerk leads the Public Service in effectively supporting Cabinet and serving Canadians	Provide the Prime Minister’s Office and the offices of the portfolio ministers with financial and administrative support	Provide commissions of inquiry with appropriate administrative support

Program Activity Architecture Crosswalk

2008–2009
(thousands of dollars)	New Program Activity Architecture
Old Program Activity Architecture	1.1- Provide professional, non-partisan policy advice and support to the Prime Minister and portfolio ministers	1.2-Provide policy advice and secretariat support to Cabinet and Cabinet committees	1.3- Provide overall leadership and direction to the Public Service in support of the Government’s agenda	1.4- Provide commissions of inquiry with administrative and financial support	Total
1- Support for Cabinet decision making and legislative agenda	3,689	1,688	-	-	5,377
2- Advice to the Prime Minister and ministers on issues, policies, machinery and appointments	45,311	12,838	270	-	58,419
3- Provide Cabinet with sound advice on the development, coordination and implementation of the policy agenda	18,640	5,620	-	-	24,260
4- As its head, the Clerk leads the Public Service in effectively supporting Cabinet and serving Canadians	3,919	617	3,303	-	7,839
5- Provide the Prime Minister’s Office and the offices of the portfolio minister’s with financial and administrative support	27,914	-	-	-	27,914
6- Provide commissions of inquiry with appropriate administrative support	-	-	-	1,316	1,316
Total	99,473	20,763	3,573	1,316	125,125
Total (%)	79.5%	16.6%	2.9%	1.0%	100.0%

Planned Spending Proportion per Program Activity for 2008-2009

Voted and Statutory Items Displayed in the Main Estimates

(thousands of dollars)

Vote or Statutory Item	Truncated Vote or Statutory Wording	2008–09 Main Estimates	2007–08 Main Estimates
1	Program expenditures	110,568	114,162
(S)	Prime Minister’s salary and motor car allowance	157	153
(S)	President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification - salary and motor car allowance	76	75
(S)	Leader of the Government in the Senate - salary and motor car allowance	76	75
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	12,348	12,839
	Total Department	123,225	127,304

Departmental Planned Spending and Full-time Equivalents

(thousands of dollars)	Forecast Spending 2007–08	Planned Spending 2008–09	Planned Spending 2009–10	Planned Spending 2010–11
Provide professional, non-partisan policy advice and support to the Prime Minister and portfolio ministers	97,239	97,573	97,573	97,573
Provide non-partisan policy advice and secretariat support to Cabinet and Cabinet committees	20,778	20,763	20,763	20,763
Provide overall leadership and direction to the Public Service in support of the Government’s agenda	3,579	3,573	3,573	3,573
Provide commissions of inquiry with administrative and financial support1	5,708	1,316	-	-
Total Main Estimates	127,304	123,225	121,909	121,909
Adjustments
Supplementary Estimates A
Funding for the establishment and operation of the Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin	7,342
Funding for continuing the activities of the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182	6,258
Funding for continuing the activities of the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar	374
Incremental costs associated with the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin	161
Funding for activities to implement the Public Service Modernization Act	135
Transfer to the Canada Public Service Agency for the National Managers’ Community	(7)
Supplementary Estimates B
Funding for the office of the Coordinator for the 2010 Olympics and G8 Security	810	1,594	1,744	878
Funding for the office of the Independent Advisor for the review of allegations respecting the financial dealings between Mr. Karlheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, in order to make recommendations for an appropriate mandate for a public inquiry	800
Other
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons - salary and motor car allowance		76	76	76
Treasury Board Vote 102	126
Treasury Board Vote 153	1,256
Treasury Board Vote for Operating budget Carry Forward	5,840
Employee Benefit Plan	718	230	230	115
Total Adjustments	23,813	1,900	2,050	1,069
Total Planned Spending	151,117	125,125	123,959	122,978
Less: Non-respendable revenue	791	791	791	791
Plus: Cost of services received without charge	16,928	17,882	17,805	17,829
Total Departmental Spending	167,254	142,216	140,973	140,016
Full-time Equivalents	938	944	940	940

1. See “Departmental Planned Spending and Full-time Equivalents – Details for the Program Activity: Provide commissions of inquiry with administrative and financial support.”
   
2. Vote 10: Government-wide Initiatives, supplements other appropriations in support of the implementation of strategic management initiatives in the Public Service of Canada. Amounts were given for policy on internal audit.
   
3. Vote 15: Supplements other appropriations to provide funding for the increased personnel costs of collective agreements between the Treasury Board and collective bargaining units representing public servants.

Spending trend
The variation in PCO’s Planned Spending is largely due to commissions of inquiry. The number of commissions of inquiry PCO supports varies from one year to another.

Departmental Planned Spending and Full-time Equivalents – Details for the Program Activity: Provide Commissions of Inquiry with Administrative and Financial Support

(thousands of dollars)	Forecast Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010	Planned Spending 2010-2011
Funding for continuing the activities of the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182
Main Estimates	5,708	1,316	-	-
Adjustments	6,258	-	-	-
Planned Spending	11,966	1,316	-	-
Funding for the establishment and operation of the Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in relation to Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin
Main Estimates	-	-	-	-
Adjustments	7,342	-	-	-
Planned Spending	7,342	-	-	-
Funding for continuing the activities of the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar
Main Estimates	-	-	-	-
Adjustments	374	-	-	-
Planned Spending	374	-	-	-
Total Commissions of Inquiry
Main Estimates	5,708	1,316	-	-
Adjustments	13,974	-	-	-
Planned Spending	19,682	1,316	-	-
Full-time Equivalents	24	4	0	0

Summary Information

Financial Resources (thousands of dollars)

	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
Main Estimates	123,225	121,909	121,909
Planned Spending	125,125	123,959	122,978

Human Resources (full-time equivalents)

	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
Main Estimates	934	930	930
Planned	944	940	940

Departmental Priorities

Name	Type (new, ongoing, or previous commitment)
1. Support the Prime Minister in exercising his overall leadership responsibility	Ongoing
2. Focus on key policy areas and strengthen medium-term policy planning	Ongoing
3. Support management and accountability of government	Ongoing
4. Strengthen PCO’s internal management practices	Ongoing

Program Activities by Strategic Outcome

(thousands dollars)		Expected Results	Planned Spending			Contributes to the following priority
			2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
Strategic Outcome:	The Government’s agenda and decision making are supported and implemented and the institutions of government are supported and maintained					Priorities 1, 2, 3 and 44
Provide professional, non-partisan policy advice and support to the Prime Minister and portfolio ministers		The Prime Minister and portfolio ministers are able to carry out their respective responsibilities	99,473	99,623	98,642	1, 2, 3
Provide non-partisan policy advice and secretariat support to Cabinet and Cabinet committees		Functioning and integrity of Cabinet decision making are maintained	20,763	20,763	20,763	1, 2
Provide overall leadership and direction to the Public Service in support of the Government’s agenda		The Public Service has the talent, capacity and management frameworks to provide advice on and implement the Government’s agenda	3,573	3,573	3,573	3
Provide commissions of inquiry with administrative and financial support		Commissions of inquiry receive required resources as well as advice and guidance on financial and administrative matters	1,316	-	-	4
Total			125,125	123,959	122,978

4. The priorities for PCO are as follows:

Plans and Priorities

The Privy Council Office reports directly to the Prime Minister; therefore, the Government’s priorities set the priorities of PCO:

• Support the Prime Minister in exercising his overall leadership responsibility

• Focus on key policy areas and strengthen medium-term policy planning

• Support management and accountability of government

• Strengthen PCO’s internal management practices

Operating Environment

PCO’s priorities depend in large part on the Government’s agenda and are subject to a variety of internal and external influences. The most significant ones are outlined below.

Public expectations for increased government accountability 

Canadians expect their government to provide more, better and faster services without increasing their taxes. At the same time, they expect their government to make sounddecisions, to be transparent and to account for the use of resources.

The Federal Accountability Act is a key response to Canadians’ demand for accountability. Since its adoption, there has been an unprecedented focus on improving management performance. The Government has put an emphasis on effective expenditure management in order to meet public demand for value for money and demonstrable results. This includes a focus on restraining growth in government spending and on results-based management. PCO, as a central agency and as the Prime Minister’s department, has a special duty to lead by example by demonstrating an efficient and effective use of public resources, with excellence being the benchmark. However, it is critical to ensure that the initiatives put in place to strengthen accountability are balanced with the need to provide an environment that encourages creativity in policy development and citizen-centred service delivery.

Complexity of issues

Although the priorities of the Government are clear and focused, the business of government in a modern society is inevitably complex. Increased interdependence among governments and a convergence of sectors are changing relationships and policy design. Decision makers are faced with challenges and opportunities that are influenced by varying pressures, international circumstances, budget limits and changing expectations. In addition, the Government faces a minority situation in both the House of Commons and the Senate. To deal with this level of complexity, PCO must support integration within the federal government community, and encourage teamwork within and across departments and agencies. As well, strong and effective networks involving the federal government, other orders of government, and stakeholders are key success factors. PCO must also ensure that it is able to support the Prime Minister in exercising his overall leadership responsibility with a high level of policy expertise and analytical capability. In addition, PCO must provide sound advice and support to ministers in the Prime Minister’s portfolio.

Accelerating technological shifts

As Canada is moving toward the front ranks of the world’s most innovative countries, new forms of delivering services and information are quickly becoming an integral part of the federal government’s commitment to provide the best service possible to Canadians in their medium of choice. The development of information technology also raises questions about security, confidentiality and privacy as well as accessibility. The computerization of work, as well as information and communications technologies, has implications for human resources management in terms of the skill sets, knowledge and training required by workers. These changes will require a PCO that is flexible, agile, innovative and focused on excellence. These adjustments to an ever-evolving world will allow PCO to fully support the Prime Minister in exercising his overall leadership responsibility and contribute to strengthening departmental internal management practices.

Demographic changes and the labour market

The face of Canada is being reshaped by significant societal and demographic changes. The Canadian population is aging. According to 2006 Census data, the median age has been rising steadily since 1966, reaching 39.5 years in 2006, and could exceed 44 years by 2031. The number of people aged 55 to 64 has never been so high, at nearly 3.7 million in 2006. This group makes up 16.9% of the working-age population compared with 14.1% in 2001 and could represent more than 20% of the working-age population in 2016. According to population projections, in approximately 10 years Canada may face workforce shortages creating the necessity to adopt transfer of knowledge, employee retention and learning strategies.

In addition, immigrants who landed in Canada during the 1990s and who were in the labour force in 2001 represented almost 70% of the net growth of the Canadian labour force over the decade. The Canadian population comprises individuals of more than 200 different ethnic origins. The top four source countries in 2003 were China, India, the Philippines and Pakistan. As a result, members of visible minorities account for more than 13% of the total Canadian population.

To fulfill its role of providing sound policy advice and support to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, PCO relies extensively on its ability to attract, recruit and retain high-calibre policy analysts and advisors with specific subject-matter expertise who possess the experience, knowledge, analytical capability, and, above all, the dedication to provide exceptional quality. The Public Service of Canada as a whole must take concrete steps to attract and retain staff who reflect the diversity of the Canadian population. To meet these combined challenges, PCO has developed a strategic human resources plan with the goal of ensuring organizational sustainability. The plan addresses such areas as recruitment, the development of leadership capabilities in current and future leaders, diversity, succession planning, and knowledge transfer of critical corporate information.

The implementation of the following priorities and plans will take into consideration the operating environment described above.

PCO will continue to support the Prime Minister in one of his key leadership roles: to create and sustain the unity of the Ministry, which is essential in order to maintain the confidence of Parliament.

Plans:

PCO will provide advice on:

• the broad organization and machinery of government, including ministerial mandates and responsibilities, and the structure and functioning of government organizations;

• the organization, membership and mandate of Cabinet and its committees;

• the establishment of rules for the Cabinet decision-making process;

• the management, dissolution and convocation of Parliament; and

• the appointment of principal public office holders and their mandates.

PCO will fulfill the Cabinet secretariat role by:

• supporting strong and integrated management across all government institutions through exercising a challenge and coordination function in respect of policy and legislative proposals being brought forward by departments;

• carrying out a coordination and challenge function to provide Cabinet and its committees with the support required to prepare for and conduct meetings for the consideration of policy and legislative proposals;

• carrying out the overall management of the Government’s legislative agenda in Parliament and the development of new legislative proposals; and

• continuing to support Cabinet’s collective decision-making process by safeguarding Cabinet confidences from unauthorized disclosure or from being compromised, as the guardian of the Cabinet decision-making process and Cabinet confidences.

PCO will provide advice and support the development and implementation of the Government’s focused policy and legislative agenda in the fields of international policy, democratic institutions, the economy, crime and security, and the environment as set out in the Speech from the Throne and the agenda identified by the Prime Minister. It will also identify emerging issues to inform Cabinet’s deliberations and, through long-term strategic thinking, provide advice for the Government’s forward-looking agenda.

PCO will support the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform, the Leader of the Government in the Senate and Secretary of State (Seniors), the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Cabinet decision-making system to ensure the effective implementation in Parliament of the Government’s focused set of priorities as outlined in the Speech from the Throne. This will include advice and operational support for the introduction and progression of legislative initiatives, with a particular emphasis on priority bills.

Plans:

International

PCO will contribute to the development and implementation of the Government of Canada’s efforts to:

• Strengthen Canada’s sovereignty and place in the world through the development of an integrated northern strategy to ensure the sovereignty of Canada’s Arctic, the modernization of Canada’s military, continued cooperation with the United States in defence of North America, and the fulfillment of our responsibilities to the United Nations and allies; and 

• Build on Canada’s accomplishments in Afghanistan and respond to the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan by creating a Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan and an Afghanistan Task Force Secretariat, which will be located in the Privy Council Office.

Democratic Institutions

PCO will support the Government’s efforts to strengthen the federation and democratic institutions and processes through drafting legislation to place formal limits on the use of the federal spending power for new shared-cost programs in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction as well as the development of specific initiatives to make Canada’s institutions and processes more democratic and more accountable.

PCO will also

• Support the completion of a strategy for the next phase of the Government’s Action Plan for Official Languages;

• Support the Government in achieving progress on key Aboriginal issues such as the resolution of land claims, governance and self-government, and fostering  reconciliation, while continuing to support government work on initiatives in the areas of economic development and education; and

• Coordinate across the federal government the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec, which also corresponds to the founding of the Canadian State.

Economic Leadership

PCO will support the Government of Canada’s efforts to provide effective economic leadership of the forward-looking economic agenda in the following areas:

• The implementation of a long-term plan of broad-based tax reform;

• The implementation of the Building Canada Plan and the Growing Forward agricultural framework;

• Helping to provide a single window for the approval of major projects in the mining and resource sectors;

• Standing up for Canada’s traditional industries; and

• Assisting families and those seeking to break free from poverty and homelessness.

Crime and Security

PCO will support the Government’s efforts to advance the comprehensive Tackling Violent Crime Bill (C-2), to implement the Safer Communities Strategy, and to move forward the commitment to recruit 2,500 more police officers.

PCO will work with Public Safety Canada to develop and implement a statement on national security that addresses Canadians directly on the challenge of protecting our free and open society. PCO will support the introduction of legislation to ensure that the Government has the tools it needs to protect Canada, Canadians and their rights and freedoms from global and domestic threats.

Environment

PCO will provide advice on and support the development and implementation of the following Government of Canada’s priority initiatives aimed at improving the environment:

• Address the growing challenge of climate change through tough action on greenhouse gas emissions;

• Implement measures to clean up our major lakes and oceans; 

• Bolster environmental protection through the development of tougher environmental enforcement; and 

• Support the Government of Canada’s efforts to enhance the safety of consumer products and food.

PCO will continue to play a central role in assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet in enhancing the overall management, transparency and accountability of government while ensuring that the objectives of improved efficiency and efficacy are met.

It will continue to support the Government in meeting its commitment to implement the Federal Accountability Act and Action Plan and other key measures aimed at ensuring integrity, accountability, responsibility and excellence in public administration. It will also assist the Government in increasing the effectiveness and accountability of Canada’s democratic institutions and practices. PCO will continue to support the renewal of the Public Service to ensure strong leadership capacity at all levels, now and in the future.

Plans:

PCO will support the implementation of the Government’s integrity, management, accountability and democratic reform initiatives contained in the Federal Accountability Act and the associated Action Plan.

PCO will ensure strategic management of the Governor-in-Council population through open, competency-based selection and appointment processes, enhanced leadership development and talent management programs, and fair and appropriate compensation policies and practices.

PCO will support the renewal of the Public Service of Canada, grounding initiatives in the business of government, to ensure that the Public Service reflects non-partisanship, excellence and leadership at all levels. The 2008-2009 priorities will focus on the key pillars of renewal:

• Integrate human resource and business planning in order to understand future requirements;

• Target recruitment to renew and sustain capacity at all levels; 

• Invest in people and leadership through training and development; and 

• Improve the human resource infrastructure through processes that support efficient, connected and user-friendly planning, recruitment and development.

Achieving excellence in management requires ongoing strengthening of PCO’s internal management practices, consistent with the standards of management outlined in the Management Accountability Framework (MAF).

Plans:

PCO is designing and putting in place a risk-based Integrated Business Planning Process that will be refined over the coming years. PCO will also continue to implement priorities and strategies in its Strategic HR Plan and report to employees on the progress achieved.

PCO is continuing its efforts to implement the Performance Measurement Framework within the context of the Management, Resources, and Results Structure Policy. The framework will enhance PCO’s ability to report credible and factual information on financial and non-financial performance.

PCO is continuing its efforts to implement the new internal audit policy and is developing a long-term approach for monitoring compliance and enhancing PCO’s system of internal controls.

PCO is continuing to modernize its emergency management and business continuity program. In this regard, PCO will be reviewing and, if necessary, refreshing all internal plans and operating procedures with respect to emergency response and business continuity planning. PCO will also be working in collaboration with Public Safety Canada and other institutions on coordinated government-wide emergency response and business continuity plans.   

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